ShuKey

ShuKeyLOCAL ACCESS / MAC

Android + Wear OS · Built for Mac

No Touch ID? Just tap to unlock.

Mac mini under your desk, or a MacBook closed beside your display? Tap a Quick Settings tile, touch an NFC tag, or confirm right on your watch.

Try free for 7 days
US$14.99 once 3 Macs Offline after activation
Unlock a Mac with ShuKey An Android Quick Settings tile, NFC tag and Wear OS watch use signed challenges to unlock a Mac. SIGNED · VERIFIED YOUR MAC ShuKeyTap to unlockQUICK TILE NFCTap tag Unlock MacWEAR OS Identity verifiedOne-time challenge · replay safe
Password stays on your MacDevice signature verificationFaster dual-channel unlockNo cloud in the unlock path

Made for desktop Macs

No Touch ID on your keyboard?
You still shouldn't type every time.

ShuKey never unlocks merely because you are nearby. Every unlock starts with an explicit action on a trusted device.

MAC MINI

The Mac is under your desk

Your standard keyboard has no Touch ID. Your phone tile or watch becomes the confirmation button you already carry.

CLAMSHELL MODE

Your MacBook is closed

The fingerprint sensor is hidden behind a closed display. Keep the lid down and confirm once to get back to work.

FIXED DESK

One NFC tag on the desk

Place a tag at the edge of your desk. Touch it with an unlocked Android phone to start a signed request.

Three triggers, one secure protocol

Use whatever is already in reach.

01

Swipe down. Tap.

Pin a specific Mac to Android Quick Settings. No need to open the ShuKey app first.

Quick Tile
02

Touch an NFC tag

Your unlocked Android phone reads the tag you paired, then starts the unlock request.

NFC
03

Raise wrist. Confirm.

Choose your Mac and tap explicitly on Wear OS. It also works without the phone nearby.

Wear OS

Security is a protocol, not a promise

The request can travel.
Your Mac password never does.

Pairing establishes device identity. For every unlock, your Mac creates a one-time challenge; the phone or watch signs it with its device key, and your Mac verifies it locally before login.

  • 01
    Password stays localYour login password remains in the Mac Keychain. It is never sent to a device or server.
  • 02
    Every request is uniquePair ID, nonces from both sides, a monotonic counter and a short validity window resist replay.
  • 03
    Only paired devices are trustedPairing exchanges and verifies device public keys. Unlock accepts valid signatures only from registered devices.
  • 04
    Revoke a lost device immediatelyRemove any paired device on your Mac at any time. Future unlock requests from that device will be rejected.
⌁Trusted deviceSigns with device key
Signed challenge
⌘Your MacVerifies identity and state
Local KeychainThe login password never leaves this Mac
Cloud stays out of routine unlocking

Three steps

Set it up once. Tap from then on.

  1. 1

    Install on your Mac

    Follow the guide for Accessibility, Keychain access and launch at login.

  2. 2

    Pair by QR code

    Scan the code on your Mac to exchange and verify the devices' public keys.

  3. 3

    Pick your triggers

    Add a Quick Settings tile, bind an NFC tag, or unlock right from your watch.

Get started

Give your desktop Mac
a better way back in.

Try everything free for seven days. A personal license covers three Macs; after activation, no recurring network check is required and your installed version keeps working.

US$14.99 · CNY 98 in mainland China · 12 months of updates

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Choose a platform to download

01macOSInstall on the Mac you want to unlockDownload  ↓ 02AndroidUnlock with Quick Settings or NFCDownload  ↓ 03Wear OSUnlock your Mac directly from your watchDownload  ↓
Important limits

ShuKey cannot unlock FileVault, the first login after a Mac restart, or a logged-out user. The current Mac beta uses a long-lived self-signed certificate; first install requires trusting the ShuKey root certificate.