HOW IT WORKS
A familiar Mac with a
new way in.
From a guided face scan to your first automatic unlock. Here’s what setup asks for, why it matters, and what happens next.
Enroll your face.
Choose Start scan, agree to local face processing and allow camera access. Follow the ring: look straight ahead, then gently turn your face left, right, up and down. Geist learns several views and saves a face template in the MacOS Keychain.
If camera access is off, enable Geist in System Settings → Privacy & Security → Camera, then return to the scan.
Save your Mac password.
Enter the login password for your macOS account. Geist verifies it with your Mac before saving it. Your password is kept in macOS Keychain; it isn’t synced, logged or sent anywhere.
macOS still performs the unlock. When Geist recognizes you, it enters your saved login password on your behalf.
Allow automatic typing.
When prompted, enable Geist in System Settings → Privacy & Security → Accessibility. This allows Geist to enter your login password at the lock screen after it recognizes your face. Return to Geist to finish setup.
If the permission still appears off, use Restart Geist when the app offers it. macOS may need a fresh app launch to apply the change.
Lock. Look. Unlock.
Once your face, password and typing permission are ready, completing the full setup enables automatic unlock. Lock your Mac and look at the camera. Geist checks your face locally and enters your login password when it recognizes you.
If you change your Mac login password, update the saved password in Geist Settings before using automatic unlock again.
Your normal login stays available.
After restarting your Mac, sign in normally once before using automatic unlock. Geist uses a standard camera without depth sensing and does not provide the same security as Face ID or Touch ID. You can remove your enrolled face and saved password in Geist Settings.