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Setup guide

Two minutes from download to your first watch-only lock.

1. Install

  • Purchase VibeLock and download the DMG from your Whop account.
  • Open the DMG and drag VibeLock into Applications.
  • Launch it — a lock icon appears in your menu bar. (If your menu bar is crowded on a notched MacBook, VibeLock will tell you if its icon ended up hidden and how to fix it.)

2. Grant Accessibility access (one time)

  • Click the lock icon → Lock. macOS will ask for Accessibility access — that's the permission input blocking requires. VibeLock needs nothing else: no network, no account, no files.
  • Grant it in System Settings → Privacy & Security → Accessibility, then click Lock again.

3. Choose your visible apps

  • Menu bar → Visible While Locked: checkmark what may stay on screen. Terminals (Terminal, iTerm2, Warp, Ghostty, kitty, Alacritty, WezTerm), Claude desktop, ChatGPT/Codex and VS Code are pre-allowed.
  • Optionally, mark an app as Accessible While Locked to allow typing in it while everything else stays locked — useful for trusted pair sessions. Leave it empty for maximum protection.

4. Lock, walk away, unlock

  • Lock from the menu bar. Everything not allowed hides; input dies; the display stays awake.
  • Touch any key when you're back — Touch ID unlocks instantly, or type your Mac login password into the shield. Everything returns exactly as you left it.
  • Tip: enable Open at Login (on by default) so VibeLock is always one click away.
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