App Identity
Surface apps from developers macOS cannot identify and apps with broken signatures. These are warning signs, not malware verdicts.
Access Journal
See which apps have identity warning signs and which hold powerful access to your Mac.
Private | No accounts | No tracking | macOS 13 or later
A clearer security review
Know what deserves a closer look
Access Journal brings app identity, powerful permissions, and recent changes into one private workspace.
Powerful Permissions
Review which apps can control the interface, record the screen, monitor input, or read protected files.
Changes
See permissions added, changed, or removed since your last review, then record what you expect.
Downloads
Choose the edition that fits your review
Both editions keep permission details and your notes on your Mac. The Full edition can see more permission categories and turn off supported access after you confirm.
Mac App Store
App Identity, powerful system permissions, change tracking, private notes, and guided links to System Settings.
Access Journal Full
Broader permission coverage, confirmed in-app permission changes where macOS supports them, and signed updates. Requires Full Disk Access.
Private by design
Your Mac stays your business
Permission details, app information, notes, and review history stay on your Mac in both editions.
- No accounts, analytics, advertising, or tracking.
- The App Store edition has no network access.
- The Full edition connects only for manual or optional automatic software update checks.
- Notes and review history remain in local app storage.
- The Full edition changes supported permissions only when you choose Disable and confirm.