How do I download and install Covenant Eyes on Mac?

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Before You Begin

Compatibility: Covenant Eyes’ Mac software is compatible with macOS 10.12.1 (Sierra) and above. To see if Covenant Eyes is compatible with your Mac, follow these steps.
Administrator Profile: Covenant Eyes must be installed on the computer’s Administrator profile. Installing on a secondary profile may cause future issues. To switch profiles, click the Apple icon in the upper-left corner of your screen and click “Sign Out.” Then, sign in as the Administrator.
Potential Filter Conflict: If you wish to use Apple’s Screen Time’s Web Content Restrictions in conjunction with Covenant Eyes’ filtering, please follow the steps in this article to allow Covenant Eyes and prevent a conflict.

Install Covenant Eyes for Mac®

Follow the steps below to get Covenant Eyes on your Mac® computer:

Download and Install
Set Up Blocking
Allow Notifications
Set Up Screen Accountability

Download and Install

Go to my.covenanteyes.com and log in with your username and password.
After you’ve signed in, select: “Downloads,” “macOS,” and then the “Download” button.
Once the download has finished, a highlighted message will confirm you downloaded the software. To easily find the download, go to the Downloads folder on your dock.
Double click on “CovenantEyesMac.dmg.”
Once you open the CovenantEyesMac.dmg download, double click and open “Install Covenant Eyes.”
On the This package will run a program to determine if the software can be installed window, click the “Allow.”
On the Welcome to the Covenant Eyes Installer window, click “Continue.”
Read the Important Information page and click “Continue.”
On the Software License Agreement window, click the “Continue” button.
On the To continue installing the software you must agree… window, click “Agree.”
At the Standard Install on Macintosh HD window, click the “Install” button to begin the install process.
On the Installer is trying to install new software window, type in your Mac computer password and click the “Install Software” button.
On The installation was completed successfully window, click “close.” If you are prompted to restart your computer, save any unsaved work, close all your applications, and then restart your computer.
On the Do you want to move the Covenant Eyes Installer to the Trash? window, click “Keep.” The installer may helpful for troubleshooting purposes if issues arise later.
Covenant Eyes may prompt you to sign in now. If you do not see a login box, our program likely remembered your Covenant Eyes username and password and logged in automatically.

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Set Up Blocking

These Set Up Blocking steps are only for members that use our website filter, which blocks explicit websites. Skip to the next section in this article (Enable Notifications) if you aren’t using our filter.

On the Let’s set up Blocking window, click “Continue.”
On the Covenant Eyes Would Like to Filter Network Content window, click “Allow.”
On the System Extension Blocked windows, click “Open Security Preferences.”
On the Security & Privacy window, click the lock icon in the lower left-hand corner.
On the System Preferences is trying to unlock Security & Privacy preferences window, enter your Mac Administrator computer password and click the “Unlock” button.
Next to System software from application “Covenant Eyes” was blocked from loading, click the “Allow” button.
Finally, click the lock icon in the lower-left corner and then close Security & Privacy. Then select “Done” from the module at the top of the screen.

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Allow Notifications

Covenant Eyes will prompt you with two alert banners to allow notifications.

Hover over the notifications, click the “Options” menu, and select “Allow.”

Set Up Screen Accountability

On the Let’s set up Screen Accountability window, click “Continue.”
On the Covenant Eyes is requesting permission to record your screen window, click “Open Security Preferences.”
On the Security & Privacy window, click the lock icon in the lower left-hand corner.
On the System Preferences is trying to unlock Security & Privacy preferences window, enter your Mac Administrator computer password and click the “Unlock” button.
On the Security & Privacy window, click next to “Covenant Eyes” to check-mark it.
On the Covenant Eyes will not be able to record the contents of your screen… window, click “Quit & Reopen.”
Finally, click the lock icon in the lower-left corner and then close Security & Privacy.
On the Installation and setup complete window, click “Done.” You should see a bolded Covenant Eyes logo at the top-right corner of your screen.
Great job! You successfully installed Covenant Eyes. You can now use any internet browser (Google Chrome, Safari, etc.) and Covenant Eyes will run in the background to monitor your activity. To learn more about how our monitoring software works, read Screen Accountability FAQs.