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 in-app analytics, no advertising, no account dependency, and no unnecessary collection of sensitive content.