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Pick an app to lock it behind Touch ID or hide it completely. Each guide takes about a minute to follow.

Lock a specific app

Lock WhatsApp on MacStep by step with Touch IDLock Telegram on MacStep by step with Touch IDLock Signal on MacStep by step with Touch IDLock Messages on MacStep by step with Touch IDLock Discord on MacStep by step with Touch IDLock Slack on MacStep by step with Touch IDLock Mail on MacStep by step with Touch IDLock Notes on MacStep by step with Touch IDLock Photos on MacStep by step with Touch IDLock Chrome on MacStep by step with Touch IDLock Safari on MacStep by step with Touch IDLock Brave on MacStep by step with Touch IDLock Firefox on MacStep by step with Touch IDLock Notion on MacStep by step with Touch IDLock Obsidian on MacStep by step with Touch IDLock Spotify on MacStep by step with Touch IDLock Finder on MacStep by step with Touch IDLock Terminal on MacStep by step with Touch IDLock VS Code on MacStep by step with Touch IDLock Reminders on MacStep by step with Touch IDLock Calendar on MacStep by step with Touch IDLock Books on MacStep by step with Touch IDLock Steam on MacStep by step with Touch IDLock Hidden Vault on MacStep by step with Touch ID

Hide a specific app

Hide WhatsApp on MacMake it disappear completelyHide Telegram on MacMake it disappear completelyHide Signal on MacMake it disappear completelyHide Messages on MacMake it disappear completelyHide Discord on MacMake it disappear completelyHide Slack on MacMake it disappear completelyHide Mail on MacMake it disappear completelyHide Notes on MacMake it disappear completelyHide Photos on MacMake it disappear completelyHide Chrome on MacMake it disappear completelyHide Safari on MacMake it disappear completelyHide Brave on MacMake it disappear completelyHide Firefox on MacMake it disappear completelyHide Notion on MacMake it disappear completelyHide Obsidian on MacMake it disappear completelyHide Spotify on MacMake it disappear completelyHide Finder on MacMake it disappear completelyHide Terminal on MacMake it disappear completelyHide VS Code on MacMake it disappear completelyHide Reminders on MacMake it disappear completelyHide Calendar on MacMake it disappear completelyHide Books on MacMake it disappear completelyHide Steam on MacMake it disappear completelyHide Hidden Vault on MacMake it disappear completely

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Lock anything on your Mac

Cloak locks apps behind Touch ID, hides them completely, and encrypts folders with AES-256. Everything stays local. No account, one-time purchase.

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