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Fortify: App Lock

Lock any app on your Mac with Touch ID

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Fortify locks any app on your Mac behind Touch ID or a PIN. Pick the apps to protect; when someone opens one, it hides instantly and an unlock card drops from the notch. Apps relock when you close them or your Mac sleeps. Free, open source (MIT), and it never connects to the internet. macOS 14+.

PH · launched Nov 15, 2026 · 2 upvotes (top 19%) · 0 views

Niche: macos system utilities · 453 launches, 36 in the last 7 days ▼ -18% · Explore this niche →

Category and tags
  • Security
  • B2C
  • Not AI
  • Commercial product
  • Mac
  • Open Source
  • Privacy
  • GitHub

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More like this: all 453 launches in macos system utilities →

Could you build this?

Yes A native macOS app that uses Touch ID through LocalAuthentication and shows an unlock UI is a well-documented Swift and AppKit project. Vibe coding can handle most of it, and the open-source, no-network design keeps the scope small.

Competitors

Other products that read as similar to this one : 711 launches clear the similarity bar, closest 8 shown.

Attention rank: #149 of 712 (itself plus its competitors, highest first, normalized so YC and Product Hunt are compared fairly).

Launched 372 days after the earliest competitor.

  • Shoo! · ph · 2026-09-15 · 1 upvotes · similarity 0.61
  • MacAway · ph · 2026-10-07 · 3 upvotes · similarity 0.57
  • AppLocker · ph · 2026-10-11 · 1 upvotes · similarity 0.57
  • Lockpaw · ph · 2026-10-08 · 3 upvotes · similarity 0.57
  • PanicLock · hn · 2026-04-17 · 265 upvotes · similarity 0.55
  • Hard No · ph · 2026-10-29 · 1 upvotes · similarity 0.53
  • Pawl · ph · 2026-10-22 · 1 upvotes · similarity 0.52
  • Moat · ph · 2026-10-26 · 1 upvotes · similarity 0.51

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