A photo.
Not just a warning.
Wrong passwords and unrecognized fingerprints trigger a camera photo and a Telegram message. Repeated wrong passwords are counted.
A little peace of mind. For your Mac.
Your Mac is locked.
Know who’s
trying to get in.
A wrong password. A camera photo. An alert on your phone. Macsafe sends the moment straight to your own Telegram.
€8
For Apple silicon Macs · macOS 13 or later
Signed and notarized by Apple.
From your lock screen → to your phone
09:41
Your Mac · Lock screen
Wrong password
↗ TELEGRAM / MACSAFEnow
Someone tried your password.A camera photo, the time, and your Mac’s name.
Delivered to your own Telegram bot.
Illustrative alert · Your Mac → your Telegram
✓ Apple signed & notarized↗ No AppAlbania server in the middle○ About 14 MB memory while waiting
Awareness, without the noise
It notices the attempts
you don’t get to see.
Step away from your desk with a clearer picture of what happens at your lock screen.
A photo.
The right password
gets your attention, too.
A password unlock sends an alert, because someone else might know it. After wrong attempts, the alert includes how many came first.
Quiet in the background.
Clear when it changes.
Get a message when Macsafe starts or is deliberately turned off. macOS relaunches it if it quits or crashes.
Thoughtful defaults
The alerts that matter.
The quiet you want.
A familiar Touch ID or Apple Watch unlock stays quiet by default. Prefer to see every unlock? You can turn those notifications on.
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Wrong passwordPhoto + time + Mac name + attempt countALERT + PHOTO
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Fingerprint not recognizedKnow when Touch ID doesn’t matchALERT + PHOTO
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Unlocked with a passwordIncluding preceding wrong attemptsALERT
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Touch ID or Apple Watch unlockOptional notifications in settingsQUIET
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Macsafe starts or is turned offStay informed about its statusALERT
Your Mac. Your Telegram.
A direct line.
Fewer places for
your photos to go.
Alerts go directly from your Mac to your own Telegram bot. There’s no AppAlbania server in the middle and no Macsafe account to create.
Camera, only when needed.
After a wrong attempt, the camera switches on for about two seconds. The macOS green camera light remains visible.
Keys stay in Keychain.
Your bot key is stored in macOS Keychain. Photos are removed from your Mac once Telegram receives them.
Visible by design: a shield in your menu bar and an entry in Login Items.
A short setup. A useful heads-up.
Ready in about two minutes.
Install Macsafe.
Open the download and drag Macsafe into Applications. The app is signed and notarized by Apple.
Connect your Telegram.
Paste your Telegram bot details, then press “Send test alert” to check the connection.
Allow the camera.
Grant camera access, press “Send test photo,” and lock your Mac. You’re ready for the next attempt.
Before you buy
Made for your Mac.
Check the fit.
You’ll need an Apple silicon Mac (M1 or newer), macOS 13 or later, an administrator account, and a free Telegram account.
Intel Macs are not supported.
When does Macsafe monitor attempts?
Macsafe starts after you log in, so the first password after a restart isn’t monitored. Your Mac’s lock screen must be on; a closed or sleeping Mac isn’t watched.
What happens without internet?
Alerts are kept for up to seven days while your Mac is offline, so they can be delivered when the connection returns.
Can someone simply close the app?
macOS relaunches Macsafe after a crash (about one second) or a quit (about five seconds). Deliberately turning it off sends a message first.
Does it slow down my Mac?
While waiting, Macsafe uses approximately 14 MB of memory and 0% CPU, according to the product specifications.
Read the full product description
Someone typed the wrong password on your Mac. Here is their photo.
Macsafe watches your Mac's lock screen. Every wrong password sends a message to your own Telegram with a photo from the camera, the time and the name of the Mac. You see it on your phone a few seconds later, wherever you are.
It tells you when it matters, and stays quiet when it's you
- Wrong password – a message and a camera photo for every wrong attempt, counted: 1x, 2x, 3x.
- Fingerprint not recognised – a message and a photo when Touch ID doesn't match.
- Unlocked with the password – a message, because someone else might know your password. After wrong attempts it tells you how many came first.
- Unlocked with Touch ID or Apple Watch – nothing. That's you. (You can turn these on if you want every unlock.)
- Macsafe turned off or started – a message when someone turns it off, and when it starts after a restart.
Ready in about two minutes
Hard to switch off without you knowing
Macsafe runs in the background from the moment you log in. If it is closed or crashes, macOS opens it again on its own (back in ~1s after a crash, ~5s after a quit). Turning it off on purpose sends you a message first. While waiting it uses ~14 MB of memory and 0% CPU. Alerts are kept for up to 7 days when there's no internet.
Your photos go to you, and only you
- No AppAlbania server in the middle – alerts go straight from your Mac to your own Telegram bot. No account to create.
- The camera turns on only after a wrong attempt, for about two seconds (the green light shows, as macOS requires).
- Photos are deleted from the Mac as soon as Telegram receives them.
- Your bot key is stored in the macOS Keychain, not in a file.
- Nothing hidden: a shield in the menu bar and an entry in Login Items.
Requirements
- Mac with Apple silicon (M1 or newer), macOS 13 or later
- Administrator account
- A Telegram account (free)
Good to know: Macsafe starts when you log in, so the first password after a restart isn't watched. The lock screen must be on (a closed or sleeping Mac isn't watched). Intel Macs aren't supported.
More info: appalbania.com/macsafe
Keep an eye on the unexpected
Leave your desk.
Keep the heads-up.
Get Macsafe for your Apple silicon Mac.
€8
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