Yap
Dictate into any text field with a shortcut, transcribed on device by Apple’s speech framework without accounts or API keys.GetMIT
Lockpaw
Cover every screen with a hotkey while builds and AI coding agents keep running underneath.
MIT · Downloads from github.com
- License
- MIT
- Open source
- Source
- GitHub
- sorkila
- Verified
- 2026
About Lockpaw
Lockpaw places a cover over all connected displays when you press its shortcut, without logging out or sleeping the Mac, so long-running jobs continue in the background. You unlock with the same shortcut, Touch ID, or your account password.
It is aimed at people who leave coding agents and terminal sessions running: the covered screen can light up when a supported agent asks for attention, and alerts can optionally be forwarded to a phone. Keeping the Mac awake with the lid closed is an opt-in feature that relies on a helper you approve separately.
Information
- Source code
- sorkila/lockpaw
- License
- MIT
- Website
- getlockpaw.com
- Download
- github.com
- Category
- Utilities
- Evidence checked
- Tags
Maco links to each project’s official download. Check its release notes for macOS version and Apple silicon support. The verification date records our license and source review, not a security audit.
Sources and image credits
- github.com/sorkila/lockpaw
- github.com/sorkila/lockpaw/blob/main/LICENSE
- github.com/sorkila/lockpaw/releases
- icon.png: Erik Nielsen and Lockpaw contributors. MIT; upstream project asset, trademarks retained.
License and artwork notices
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