Owner
MacShield is owned and maintained by Vivek W (AryanVBW), with upstream credit preserved for dependencies and foundational projects.
About the project
MacShield is built for privacy in ordinary workspaces.
MacShield protects moments when private content becomes accidentally visible: app switches, shared desks, open offices, screen sharing, and browser chats left on display.
Mission
A trustworthy privacy utility should be local, understandable, and reversible.
The project favors clear controls, transparent permissions, open-source code, and strong defaults over lock-in, subscriptions, analytics, or opaque cloud behavior.
- Local-first product design.
- Explicit permission explanations.
- Open-source attribution and licensing.
- Safety systems to reduce lockout risk.
Open source
The repository is designed to be auditable, forkable, and improvable by the community under applicable license terms.
Product values
No analytics, no advertising, no account dependency, and no unnecessary collection of sensitive content.