Built for the Mac
Each app has a native Mac interface and a focused job. Check its page for the supported macOS version.
Small tools for a better Mac
The Mac, made better.
Make room for your work. Capture a thought. Get your memory back. Focused Mac apps that make the everyday feel easier.
Thoughtful software. A calmer computer.
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Your Mac remembers every yes. Now it remembers no.
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Your Mac remembers every yes. Now it remembers no.
Your Mac remembers every yes. Now it remembers no.
- Say no once
Choose “Say no, and stop asking me” the next time a pop-up appears. From then on, when that app asks for the same thing, AccessWatch presses Don’t Allow for you after a short pause, so you can still see what happened.
- Keep your focus
Permission pop-ups arrive while you’re typing, presenting or on a call. The ones you’ve already refused stop getting in your way, and you stay in what you were doing.
- Know who’s really asking
When something new asks, a card appears beside the pop-up: which app asked, what you were using at the time, who made it, and how often it has asked before. Then you decide.
One focused app
Find your everyday advantage.
The way we build
Feels at home. Works your way.
You choose the action
AccessWatch explains a permission pop-up and only ever says no for you.
Clear about connections
AccessWatch keeps your prompts and history on the Mac and goes online only for its license, update and offer checks. Apps that connect to outside services describe those connections on their own pages.
Start with a task
Start from the job
Find a practical way through the task in front of you, from a crowded disk or a slow Mac to a first draft.
All use casesThe language behind it
Terms worth pinning down
Clear explanations for the Mac terms you come across along the way.
Browse the glossaryFrom the studio
Notes from the studio
Ideas, practical guides, and the thinking behind our Mac apps.
What you can count on
Useful tools, thoughtful controls, and a direct line to the people building them.
On your Mac
AccessWatch keeps your permission prompts, rules and history on the Mac.
PrivacyRefunds
Need help with a purchase? Contact us with your app name and order reference. See our refund policy for how requests are handled.
Refund policyWrite to the founder
Have a question or an idea? Reach Harish Ganapathi, co-founder of MacMelon, directly by email.
ContactNative Mac software
AccessWatch works on macOS 14 and later. Each app page states its own requirements.
The appsQuestions
Which Mac do these apps require?
AccessWatch works on macOS 14 and later. Check each app page before downloading.
When can I get the apps?
Our apps are coming soon. Choose an app and use “Ask about availability” to get in touch with the studio.
Does AccessWatch ever give an app access?
No. AccessWatch only ever presses Don’t Allow. Only you can give an app access, on the macOS pop-up or in System Settings.