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Unlox for Mac

Unlock your Mac with your iOS device (was MacID).

Free
In English
Version 3.0.4
4.5
Based on 11 user rates

Unlox overview

Note: while this listing is free, the app requires a $3.99 iOS app, which can be found here.

Unlox is a secure, fast way to unlock your Mac harnessing Touch ID for iOS. It works with multiple Macs and intelligently notifies you when you wake your Mac.

With Unlox you’re free to set a longer, more secure password for your Mac without being inconvenienced with typing it in over and over.

What’s new in version 3.0.4

Version 3.0.4.2:

I’m really pleased to announce that v3 is finally here. v3 brings a few new features, a few old features, and a few fixes and tweaks
It’s really important to note that v3 is not compatible with v2 due to the huge change in connection procedure, so please make sure you update BOTH apps asap. Unlox v3 is a free update for anyone who has v2
v3 has been the work of about 6 months or so, thank you to everyone for your patience while I worked on this

  • Fixes the missing name bug (finally!) which started in macOS Mojave
  • Since I had to re-write the connection code to fix the bug above, Unlox now requires your device to be "trusted" to connect. This means you might see a system Bluetooth pairing prompt (with some numbers to confirm on your Mac and iOS device). This should fix the issues people were seeing with having to forget and re-add your device over and over
  • Unlox for iOS can now control the volume level of your Mac
  • Unlox for iOS can now start your Mac screensavers again
  • Unlox for macOS can now connect to multiple iOS devices. The number is actually unlimited, but I recommend adding two devices. An iPhone and iPad is a nice combination
  • AutoLock and AutoWake (previously called Proximity Wake) are now configured per-device, so you can turn it on or off for a particular device, or change the trigger to be further away for your iPad, for example
  • Unlox for iOS is now more power-efficient, because it will only advertise itself when in the foreground. That doesn’t stop Unlox for macOS reconnecting to your iOS device while Unlox is in the background, it just means you can’t add a new device without bringing Unlox into the foreground, which is required for discovering the name of your device anyway
  • Small tweaks to some of the alert buttons in the app. For example, instead of the unlock confirmation alert saying "okay", it says "unlock", so you know what confirming actually does
  • Since your Mac can connect to multiple devices, confirmation alerts on each device are automatically dismissed if your Mac is unlocked either from another device, from Tap to Unlock or just entering your password manually. Same goes for admin password requests
  • Unlox for macOS will now show the number of devices connected in the menu bar, and will also show "!!" if Bluetooth has been turned off or is in some other state other than "on"
  • The above update made it easier to give much better VoiceOver support for the menu bar icon, which will now indicate how many devices are connected and whether Bluetooth is off etc
  • Unlox for macOS
  • "Unlox ready" lock screen notification now shows the number of connected devices
  • Unlox for macOS has a fresher design for the setup flow when adding a device
  • Unlox for macOS will now check if you’ve entered the right password before saving it, and will tell you if you made a mistake
  • Fixes macOS sometimes showing a warning that Unlox needs to be updated to 64-bit architecture. Unlox was actually already 64-bit, but an embedded app Unlox uses to relaunch itself was still 32-bit. I’ve completely removed that embedded app now, Unlox can use alternative methods to relaunch itself
  • Unlox for macOS will add itself to Login Items the first time you set up a device, so Unlox will automatically start when you log in. Previously this was broken and you would have to add Unlox to Login Items yourself
  • Added local logging to Unlox for iOS to help me debug issues. If you experience strange behaviour, please forward on logs from both your Mac and iOS device. As always, logs will never leave your device unless you explicitly share them with me

Unlox for Mac

Free
In English
Version 3.0.4
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4.5

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Filou53
Filou53
Oct 6 2020
3.0.4
0.0
Oct 6 2020
0.0
Version: 3.0.4
Seems very nice... Would it be possible to use Unlox to unlock my MacBook Air (with Mojave) 'active' but 'closed' ? Is it also possible to use it to unlock applications (example: 1Password) ? Tks
Tomq
Tomq
Apr 7 2018
2.0.2
0.0
Apr 7 2018
0.0
Version: 2.0.2
Doesn't work with my 2 MacPros. Automatic unlock (yes; it is selected) works initially, then within a few minutes the auto lock stops working on both Macs. Tried uninstalling and reinstalling: same result. Waiting for support after sending developer 2 emails.
anonymous-trout-1840
anonymous-trout-1840
Mar 7 2018
2.0.2
5.0
Mar 7 2018
5.0
Version: 2.0.2
Simply works and well designed. Never crashed here. I wish all app were that polished!
VRH
VRH
May 10 2017
1.3.6
4.5
May 10 2017
4.5
Version: 1.3.6
Love this app! In combination with the paid iOS app it is highly configurable, enormously convenient, and includes some extremely helpful conveniences. Highly recommended!
Scott-C-H-
Scott-C-H-
Jun 3 2016
1.3.4
5.0
Jun 3 2016
5.0
Version: 1.3.4
Works flawlessly. Convenient to be able to unlock my Mac with TouchID.
so6922407
so6922407
Jan 11 2020
5.0
Jan 11 2020
5.0
Version: null
anonymous-trout-1840
Mar 7 2018
5.0
Version: null
VRH
VRH
May 10 2017
4.5
May 10 2017
4.5
Version: null
Scott-C-H-
Scott-C-H-
Jun 3 2016
5.0
Jun 3 2016
5.0
Version: null
wafflecone
wafflecone
Apr 19 2016
3.5
Apr 19 2016
3.5
Version: null
omar-4
omar-4
Apr 6 2016
5.0
Apr 6 2016
5.0
Version: null
Johnny-T-Dane
Johnny-T-Dane
Feb 24 2016
5.0
Feb 24 2016
5.0
Version: null
Cerniuk
Cerniuk
May 23 2015
1.0
May 23 2015
1.0
Version: null
TCalhau
TCalhau
Apr 13 2015
5.0
Apr 13 2015
5.0
Version: null
cjred
cjred
Apr 7 2015
5.0
Apr 7 2015
5.0
Version: null
Cortig
Cortig
Jan 23 2015
5.0
Jan 23 2015
5.0
Version: null