Lock on Touch

What it does

Lock on Touch keeps your Mac awake while you step away, then locks it the instant anyone touches the keyboard, trackpad, or mouse. It reads only idle time—never what you type—and needs no Input Monitoring permission. Optional camera capture can save one photo locally when a touch triggers the lock. Free, 2 MB, signed and notarized for macOS 13+.

Walk away from your Mac without locking it. The screen locks as soon as someone touches it. Free macOS app, no permissions needed.

The screen locks as soon as someone touches the keyboard, trackpad or mouse. It never asks for Input Monitoring — the permission that lets an app read your keyboard. The optional photo is the one exception. It needs your camera , and the photos never leave yourfrom adnan-toky.github.io

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