Note: ScreenKin currently uses the Truple app for macOS monitoring. While ScreenKin is developing its own dedicated apps, the Truple app provides the underlying technology for Mac devices. Follow the steps below to connect a Mac to a ScreenKin account.

ScreenKin MacOS Setup

Notes

Two things to be aware of with the current version of the monitoring app for Mac:

1. This version of the monitoring app for Mac does not currently support blacking out banking websites. We strongly encourage the use of the image blurring feature to hide private information that may be captured.
2. We originally attempted to release a Mac version back in July 2019. We submitted an early alpha release to be notarized. Shortly afterwards, we noticed our code signing certificate had been revoked. Without any warning or communication, Apple had revoked our certificate. It's now been over 9 months. We've contacted Apple support several times, and each time we're told the same thing: "your account is under review, and we can't provide a timeline for the review process". Our best guess is they have privacy concerns over the app. There's also a chance they didn't like the way we coded something. Since that time we've actually completely rebuilt the Mac app, because the original implementation came with some significant drawbacks. Because of this, we're signing the Mac app with a self signed certificate. This means 1-2 extra steps will need to be taken in order to run the app (which are described in the instructions below). This also means Apple has not reviewed our code, so you'll get a warning stating the app could be dangerous. Hopefully Apple will understand the value the app provides, and work with us to clear our account. In the mean time this solution with the self signed certificate will get you up and running on MacOS.

Prerequisites

• Mac OS 10.14.4+ (specific version of Mojave & Catalina)
  • No action required--skip straight to the Instructions below.
• Mac OS 10.14.3 (specific version of Mojave) to Yosemite
  • The monitoring app for Mac requires the Swift 5 runtime libraries. Please download and install them from here prior to installing the app.
• Mac OS 10.9 (Mavericks) and older
  • The monitoring app for Mac will not run properly on Mac OS X Mavericks and older. Please use the Chrome Extension setup guide for instructions for getting coverage on your machine.

Instructions

1. Download the Truple app from https://mac.truple.io/prod/truple.macos.installer.pkg. (Because of #2 mentioned above, trying to open the installer directly won't work--you'll get a warning message. Instead go on to the step below.)

2. The next steps differ depending on the version of MacOS you have. On new versions (Sequoia+) of MacOS, please do the following:

• Open System Settings app
• Click Privacy & Security
• Scroll down to Security section, and click Open Anyway for the Truple installer.

On older versions of MacOS, please do the following:

• Open the Finder app
• Go to the Downloads folder
• control + click or right click on the truple.macos.installer.pkg file, then select Open

3. Read the warning message. Click open.

4. Install the Truple Application by clicking through the installer. At the end, the app should open automatically.

   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   

5. Click Get Started

6. Click Add device to account

7. Enter in the email address of the ScreenKin account you wish to add your device to (the parent's account email).

8. Enter in a name for your device

9. Click Submit

10. The parent needs to login to their ScreenKin parent dashboard and grant the request.

11. Once the request has been granted, you'll be prompted to grant the Screen Capture permission for the Truple app. Click Open System Preferences to do so.

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13. Click Quit Now to shutdown the Truple app immediately.

14. Open the Truple app again (if it didn't automatically relaunch) to start monitoring (it will now have access to the screen)

15. A reboot is required after the first install to initialize some of the anti-tamper features. At your convenience, reboot the machine.

16. The parent can adjust the device's settings (image blurring, screenshot frequency, etc) from the ScreenKin parent dashboard