https://github.com/gaomd/lock-screen-app

The missing Lock Screen app for Spotlight of macOS.
https://github.com/gaomd/lock-screen-app

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The missing Lock Screen app for Spotlight of macOS.

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/gaomd/lock-screen-app
• Owner: gaomd
• Created: 2014-12-07T15:59:11.000Z (over 11 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2018-02-12T17:12:46.000Z (about 8 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-03-30T20:04:28.261Z (about 1 year ago)
• Topics: high-sierra, lockscreen, macos
• Language: Shell
• Homepage:
• Size: 843 KB
• Stars: 41
• Watchers: 3
• Forks: 9
• Open Issues: 2
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md

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# Lock Screen

The missing Lock Screen app for Spotlight of macOS.

## Introduction

Both LaunchBar and Alfred have lock screen functionality built-in for convenience, it's Spotlight's turn now:

![Lock Screen app in Spotlight](docs/assets/spotlight-view.png)

Or just locking screen up directly from Finder:

![Lock Screen app in Finder](docs/assets/finder-view.png)

## Installation

### No, you don't need this!

Available since macOS 10.13 High Sierra, Apple has built-in a lock screen shortcut: Command-Control-Q.

Also available under Apple menu => Lock Screen.

### For macOS 10.13 High Sierra and later

Download a pre-built .dmg at [releases section](https://github.com/gaomd/lock-screen-app/releases), or build by yourself:

1. [Extract the downloaded master zip](https://github.com/gaomd/lock-screen-app/archive/master.zip)

2. Build the *Lock Screen.app* by double clicking the `build.command` script

3. Copy the *Lock Screen.app* file in the *dist* directory to anywhere you'd like (*Applications* directory preferred)

### For macOS 10.12 Sierra and earlier

Unsupported! Please refer to [pre-macos-hs](https://github.com/gaomd/lock-screen-app/tree/pre-macos-hs) branch for more information.

## Acknowledgments

[gaomd/lock-screen-app](https://github.com/gaomd/lock-screen-app) was originally forked from [windgazer's WALS repository](https://github.com/windgazer/WALS), only kept lock screen parts with improvements.