Two complementary settings for keeping session content private.
App Lock
When App Lock is on, Confidant requires biometrics (Touch ID, Face ID) or your system password whenever:
The app launches
Your screen wakes from sleep with Confidant in the foreground
Your encrypted database is already protected at rest, but App Lock adds a second layer: if someone walks up to your unlocked Mac and clicks Confidant in the dock, they're stopped at a Touch ID prompt instead of seeing your patient list.
To enable
Open Settings › Privacy › Privacy & security
Toggle Lock on launch and screen sleep under On screen
That's it — no setup, no password to remember. Confidant uses your OS-level biometrics or system password.
Caveats
App Lock is currently macOS-only. Windows support is coming.
If you don't have biometrics enrolled, you'll be prompted for your system password instead.
App Lock isn't a substitute for locking your screen when you walk away. Lock your screen.
Screen Privacy (Privacy Mode)
Privacy Mode hides patient names by replacing them with initials throughout the app — sidebar, patient detail headers, session lists. Useful when:
Sharing your screen on a video call
Working in a public space where someone might glance over
Demoing the app
To enable
Three ways:
Click the eye icon next to Clients in the sidebar
Press ⌘⇧P
Toggle Show names as initials in Settings › Privacy › Privacy & security › On screen
The setting persists between launches, so you can leave it on if you regularly screen share.
What changes
Patient names → initials (e.g. "Jason Fried" → "JF")
Session list still shows session metadata, just without the name attached
Patient detail content (notes, transcripts) is not blurred — Privacy Mode is about quick visual scans, not full data hiding. If you need to hide everything on the screen, lock your screen.