FaceGate

FaceGate is a native macOS utility that brings app-level locking with FaceUnlock to your Mac. Lock sensitive applications behind FaceUnlock, Touch ID, or a secure password — all processed entirely on-device with zero telemetry.

macOS natively lacks the ability to restrict individual applications. Although other App-lockers exist, none of them use face recognition and are not as feature rich as FaceGate.

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Features:

• App Locking — Lock any installed app. FaceGate intercepts launches in real-time and prevents access until authenticated.
• On-Device Face Recognition — Software-based face embedding pipeline running entirely on your Mac via the Apple Neural Engine. No cloud, no data leaving your device.
• Liveness Detection — Head-pose challenges (turn left, turn right, tilt) to prevent photo and video spoofing.
• Touch ID — Seamless integration with macOS Touch ID.
• Password — Encrypted PIN stored in the macOS Keychain.
• Per-App Session Timers — Customizable unlock duration per app, including "Keep Unlocked Indefinitely." and "Lock immediately"
• Lock-on-Sleep — Automatically lock all apps when your Mac sleeps or the screen locks.
• Uninstall Protection — Prevents casual deletion by making the app bundle immutable and requires Admin Privileges to uninstall.
• Scheduled App-Lock/Unlock — Time-based auto-lock and auto-unlock windows.
• FaceUnlock Schedule — Disable face recognition during specific hours (e.g., when dark or in public spaces) to automatically fallback to Touch ID/Password.
• Auto-Optimization — Automatically boost display brightness and trigger Center Stage to improve camera visibility and face detection accuracy.
• Customizable Sensitivity — Fine-tune face recognition similarity thresholds to balance convenience and security.
• Menu Bar Control — Monitor locked/unlocked apps and lock them directly from the menu bar popup.
• Secure Operations — Require authentication to quit the application or configure settings to prevent unauthorized tampering.
• Emergency Kill Hotkey — Global keyboard shortcut to instantly terminate.
• Menu Bar Agent — Runs silently in the menu bar — no Dock icon, no distractions.