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Set up LeadMeNot on Mac

Create your account on the web, install, sign in, and check it works.

9 stepsAbout 5 min

Browser

Step 1 of 9

First, create your account at app.leadmenot.org

On Mac, your account, plan, Safe Wall and standard rules are set up in the browser at app.leadmenot.org. The app is where you sign in afterwards. New to LeadMeNot? Follow Your first day with LeadMeNot, which walks through the web setup screen by screen.

Good to know

Already have an account from your phone? Just install and sign in with it.

macOS

Download for Mac

Step 2 of 9

Download and install

Download the Mac app, open it and move LeadMeNot to Applications, then open it from there.

Step 3 of 9

Click Sign in

Open LeadMeNot and click Sign in. Brand new? Click Create an account instead.

Step 4 of 9

Sign in to your account

Use the same email, or the same Google or Apple sign-in, as on your phone. A different method creates a new, empty account.

Watch out

One account covers all your devices, so sign in the same way everywhere.

Step 5 of 9

Grant the two permissions

Click Grant permission. macOS asks for Accessibility (to read on-screen text) and Automation (to control browsers). Allow both.

Watch out

Without both, nothing is blocked. You can check them any time in System Settings › Privacy & Security.

Step 6 of 9

All set

Both cards show a tick. Click All Set.

Step 7 of 9

Make sure Blocker and Monitor are Active

On Home, both cards should say Active. If one says Inactive, click its play button. Blocker stops content; Monitor tells your partner.

Watch out

The lion looks worried when something is off. A green shield means you're protected.

Step 8 of 9

Switch on the standard rules

Open Block & Monitor. Under Standard, switch on Block for Adult Websites & Apps and Gambling Websites & Apps, plus Monitor if your partner should hear about them.

Watch out

These switches start off.

Browser

Step 9 of 9

Test it: type leadmenottest

Open your browser, type leadmenottest into the address bar and go. If LeadMeNot blocks the page, everything is working.

Watch out

Not blocked? Every permission has to be on. In System Settings › Privacy & Security, check LeadMeNot is switched on under Accessibility and under Automation, then restart your Mac.

Good to know

The test only works while blocking is on, for example with Adult Websites & Apps switched on.

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