How to Lock Apps on Your Mac with Cisdem AppCrypt

How to Lock Apps on Your Mac with Cisdem AppCrypt


In this video, you’ll learn how to easily lock any app with Cisdem AppCrypt.
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Want to protect your privacy and keep
certain apps away from others on your
Mac? In this video, you'll learn how to
easily lock any app with Cinemap Crypt.
Part one, launch App Crypt. First, open
Cinemap Crypt. If it's your first time,
you'll be asked to set a password. This
password will be used to unlock the apps
later.
Part two, add apps. Once you've set the
password, go to the main window. Click
the plus button or drag and drop any app
into app crypts window. For example,
let's lock Safari and Chrome.
Now Safari and Chrome are locked.
Whenever someone tries to open it, a
password prompt will appear. Part three.
app allow list. Cinemat crypt also
allows you to access some specific apps
and lock down all other apps on your
Mac. Just slide on switch to allow list.
Click the add button or drag and drop
certain apps into the allow list. For
example, let's add contacts into the
allow list. Then all the other apps are
locked and you can only access contacts.
Part four, unlock apps. To unlock an
app, simply remove it from the list or
enter your password.
You can also lock or unlock apps
temporarily with the enable/disable app
lock function from the app crypt menu
bar icon. A password is required to
disable the app lock, but not to enable
it.
Part five, forgot password. If you ever
forget your app crypt password, don't
worry. Simply use the email address you
use to place your order and request a
one-time secret code from sidum support
team at supportsidum.com.
Then click forget on the password
screen. Enter the secret code into the
box. Click reset. It will bring you to a
window to recreate a new password.
And that's it. You've learned how to
lock apps on your Mac with Cinemap Crypt
and what to do if you forget your
password. Thanks for watching.

Video Length: 02:23
Uploaded By: Cisdem
Published: 10/15/2025
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Cisdem AppCrypt for Mac: Lock Apps and Block Websites with One Password Cisdem AppCrypt for Mac is a $39.99 one-time-purchase app that puts a password on chosen Mac apps and blocks websites, keywords and whole site categories. It is for parents, people sharing a Mac, and anyone trying to keep themselves off social media during work hours. macOS Screen Time can limit apps, but it isn't built around a simple locked-app password. AppCrypt is: open a...


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