Protect your MacBook. Get it back if it’s stolen.

GuardMyMac turns your iPhone into the key to your Mac: alarm, auto-lock, Lost Mode and location. All inside your iCloud, with no third-party servers.

Download for Mac · Coming soon Coming soon to the App Store

All in your iCloud. No third-party servers.

How it works

1

Install on your Mac

Download the app (signed and notarized by Apple) and sign in with your iCloud.

2

Pair your iPhone

Install the iPhone app and pair over Bluetooth. Your iPhone becomes your presence key.

3

Protected

Walk away and your Mac locks. From your iPhone you control alarm, lock, message and location.

Everything it does for you

Unplug alarm

If someone unplugs the charger while protected, your Mac sounds an alarm and alerts your iPhone.

Auto-lock when you leave

When your iPhone moves away from the Mac, the screen locks automatically.

Lost Mode

Show a full-screen message on the Mac for whoever finds it — or whoever has it.

Location & map

Request your Mac’s location from your iPhone and see it on a map.

Event history

Review what happened: unplugs, locks, alarms and locations.

Status widget

A glance from your home screen: Protected or Offline.

Your security, in your iCloud

GuardMyMac has no servers of its own. Your location and events travel encrypted through your private iCloud (CloudKit), only between your Mac and your iPhone. Presence is detected over Bluetooth. No analytics, no tracking.

Download GuardMyMac for Mac

Requirements: a Mac with a recent macOS and an iPhone with iOS 18, both on the same iCloud account.

Download for Mac · Coming soon

The download will be signed and notarized by Apple (Developer ID).

Frequently asked questions

Do I need the iPhone?

Yes. The iPhone is your presence key and your remote: it detects when you walk away and controls alarm, lock, message and location.

Is it free?

Yes, version 1 is free.

How does it locate my Mac?

Your Mac gets its location (with your permission) and shares it with you through your private iCloud. Only you can see it.

What about my privacy?

Everything happens inside your iCloud account. No third-party servers, no analytics, no tracking.

What do I need to use it?

A Mac with a recent macOS and an iPhone with iOS 18, both on the same iCloud account.

When will it be on the App Store?

The iPhone app is coming soon to the App Store. The Mac app is downloaded from this site.