peeku.app

What It Is

Peeku is a Mac presence and automatic screen-locking tool that runs in the menu bar, designed for Apple Silicon Macs running macOS 14 or later. It uses the camera to determine locally whether a face is present, whether the user is looking at the screen, and their distance and posture, while also factoring in recent input activity. If the user has an Apple Watch, Peeku can also use Bluetooth proximity as a second presence gate to reduce false locks.

Core Features and Privacy

Based on the product description, Peeku’s focus is not cloud AI, but local visual analysis. It provides visual countdowns or yellow/red alerts for eyes, movement, distance, posture, and related signals, and shows menu-bar states such as “looking at Mac,” “looking away,” and “out of frame,” making its locking decisions more transparent. Its privacy design is clearly stated: no account is required, camera frames or face images are not uploaded, and cloud presence history is not stored. Both the Camera and Bluetooth APIs are used locally for presence detection and Watch distance checks.

Pricing and Platform Limitations

The website does not disclose pricing, a free version, a trial period, or payment methods, so the business model remains unclear. Compatibility requirements are more explicit: Peeku requires macOS 14 Sonoma or later, Apple Silicon architecture, and a camera. An Apple Watch is not required but is recommended for safer automatic locking. The current version is Peeku 1.0. The DMG direct download is Developer ID signed, Apple-notarized, and stapled, with a SHA-256 checksum provided, which gives relatively good transparency around the trust chain.

Pros, Cons, and Who It’s For

Peeku’s strengths are its solid privacy positioning, no-registration setup, local camera-data processing, and use of multiple signals—face presence, input activity, and Watch proximity—to reduce false locks. Auto Lock also starts in coaching mode, making it suitable for users who want to observe behavior before enabling it fully. The downsides are its narrow platform coverage and the lack of information about a Chinese interface, pricing, after-sales support, accuracy data, performance in complex scenarios, or API/enterprise integration.

Access from China and Alternatives

The website does not provide clear information about access from mainland China, payment options, or App Store availability, so china_access can only be considered unknown. If users only need basic screen locking, they can first use macOS’s built-in automatic locking and Apple Watch-related features. For more complex automation, Mac automation tools or enterprise MDM policies may be worth considering. But if the core requirement is local presence-based auto-locking without uploading camera data, Peeku’s positioning is relatively clear.