VeilA little space to think.
The next big idea. A half-finished thought.
Some things deserve a moment of privacy.
Blur when you look away.
Lock when you walk away.
Veil uses your AirPods to detect when you turn your head. Look away to blur your screen. Look back to clear it.
Requires AirPods with head trackingand a Mac running macOS 14 or later.
Download for Mac ↗Signed and notarized. Head motion, not eye tracking. No camera needed.
Veil in actionInteractive preview
Screen blurred.Look back to clear the blur.
Select “Looking away” to try the blur
The cat follows your cursor here. In Veil, it follows your head.
AirPods on. Veil armed. Screen covered.
Connect your AirPods.
Connect AirPods with head tracking to your Mac and allow motion access. Veil connects to available AirPods automatically.
Center & arm.
Face your screen and choose Center & arm in Veil. Set how far you turn before the blur appears.
Turn away to blur.
Turn your head away and a frosted overlay covers your displays. Face the screen again to clear it. Pause at any time.
Privacy first. A few extras, too.
Blur when you look away.
AirPods head motion triggers a frosted overlay across your displays. Adjust the turn angle and response to suit you. This is a visual shield; locking is a separate feature.
Open apps with a head gesture.
Assign an app or Shortcut to either of two head directions. Hold the direction briefly to trigger it. Head motion, not eye tracking.
Lock when you walk away. Experimental
Enable AirPods walking detection to start a lock countdown when you step away. A countdown lets you cancel.
iPhone proximity — Coming soon. Locking with the Veil Pocket companion will arrive in a future update.
A pet that follows your head.
Choose a cat or dog for your Mac’s notch. Using your AirPods head motion, it looks in the same direction you do.