Camera privacy.
One click.
Local privacy controls for your MacBook’s built-in camera and microphone. Zero telemetry, no usage analytics, and fail-open safety that always restores.
macOS Tahoe or later · Built-in camera only · 0 telemetry
Camera privacy is off.
Ready. Turn on camera privacy or mute the microphone anytime.
Recovery and Actions
How it works
Privacy that just works
No complicated setup. Just local control over your camera and microphone, with licensing separated from privacy controls.
Install the local service
One admin approval installs a small, sandboxed helper on your Mac. Camera and microphone controls run locally; paid builds contact licensing only for activation and status checks.
Click to enable privacy
From your menu bar, one click pauses your built-in camera daemons instantly. Mute your microphone the same way. It's faster than digging through System Settings.
Rest easy — it always restores
Even if the app quits unexpectedly, your camera automatically restores. Fail-open design means your camera can never get permanently stuck.
Trust & Security
Your privacy is the product
Every design decision starts with a single principle: your camera and microphone belong to you, and only you.
0 Telemetry
CoverMyCamera has no analytics, crash reports, usage tracking, or camera and microphone activity telemetry. Paid builds only contact licensing services for purchase, activation, and status checks.
Zero Activity Logs
No camera activity logs. No usage history. No timestamps of when you enabled or disabled privacy. Licensing records are separate and used for purchase support.
Local Privacy Controls
Camera and microphone controls run on your Mac. The privileged helper is sandboxed and validated, with no remote control plane for privacy state.
Fail-Open Design
If anything goes wrong — app crash, daemon restart, heartbeat timeout — your camera automatically restores. Your camera can never get permanently stuck.
Open Repair
Clean uninstall anytime. No lock-in. No hidden processes. The helper, its state, and its launch daemon are fully removable from System Settings or the app itself.
Pricing
One price. Full privacy.
No subscriptions. No recurring fees. Buy once, use forever on this major version.
Requires macOS Tahoe or later. Built-in camera only.