Version 1.0.4Newest
- Family shows who needs help now in red, and who is a little behind in orange, with why.
- Fingerprint
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HARD for Mac
Watches your whole Mac, from the menu bar.
It stops fake sites, tells you which missing updates attackers are using, shows every program that’s online and who it talks to, and adds a firewall, Secure DNS and a check of your home Wi-Fi.
HARD for MacVersion 1.0.4 (build 2026110803), released 8 November 2026
Your download starts when you press it: HARD.dmg, 22.1 MB. Requires macOS 14 or later.
- Signed by
- FLINDEV PTY LTD, Apple Developer ID W36N65RH8S
- Checked by Apple
- Notarised, so your Mac opens it without a warning
- Only from
- hard.fyi. HARD never sends the app itself by email or message, only a link to this page.
- Fingerprint
dc611258 613923bb aec4dcbb 84e0a094 34f088e7 56c2a41b 86c0e630 82d7573fCheck it yourself
What it does
No fake sites from the Wi-Fi
Secure DNS encrypts every lookup, so the Wi-Fi you’re on can’t send you to a fake site. It can also refuse sites known for malware and phishing.
Secure DNS guideUpdates that matter first
Checks your Mac’s settings and every app, and ranks missing updates by whether attackers are using the flaw right now.
Checks and updates guideEvery program that’s online
See what’s talking to the internet right now, who it talks to and where, and anything HARD doesn’t like the look of.
Live guideA firewall you can read
Sees every new connection from every app, by name. Watch, ask before an app connects somewhere new, or lock the Mac down.
The firewall guideMalware and downloads
Every file you download is checked before you open it, and HARD looks for malware across the whole Mac.
Malware and downloads guideYour home Wi-Fi
Finds open doors on your network, and checks your router against flaws that have been published.
Wi-Fi checks guideCheck it’s really HARD
Scammers copy security apps. A real copy of HARD comes from hard.fyi, is signed by FLINDEV PTY LTD, and has been checked by Apple. You don’t have to take our word for it.
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After it downloads, open Terminal and run this. The answer should match the fingerprint above, all 64 characters.
shasum -a 256 ~/Downloads/HARD.dmg -
Once HARD is in Applications, ask macOS who made it:
spctl -a -vv /Applications/HARD.appA real copy says
accepted,source=Notarized Developer IDandorigin=Developer ID Application: FLINDEV PTY LTD (W36N65RH8S). -
If either doesn’t match, don’t open it. Delete it and tell us where it came from.
Installing it
Open the download and drag HARD into Applications, then open it from there. It keeps itself up to date, and every update is checked against HARD’s own signature before it installs.
It isn’t in the Mac App Store, because Apple’s sandbox would switch off the firewall and the scans. The install guide has every step, and the docs cover the rest.
Versions
HARD for Mac updates itself, so you’ll only need these to go back to an earlier version or to check the one you have. Every version is signed by FLINDEV PTY LTD and notarised by Apple.
Version 1.0.3
- Mark a breach dealt with here or on your iPhone; each one opens hard.fyi's steps.
- Watch up to three email addresses for each person in your family.
- A calmer You're protected, and devices drawn as Apple draws them.
- Fingerprint
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Version 1.0.2
- Sign in by opening your Emergency Kit from iCloud Drive or Files.
- You and your plan are at the foot of the sidebar; click for Account.
- A plan bought on your iPhone or on hard.fyi shows here on its own.
- Fingerprint
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Every version of HARD for Mac, with each one’s build, notes and fingerprint.