Most Mac security tools need agents, signups, or MDM. fort doesn't. One command checks 15+ security settings: FileVault, SIP, firewall, screen lock, local admin rights, Gatekeeper, SSH, AirDrop and more. Reports a score and fixes most issues automatically. Single binary. No telemetry. MIT licensed. Perfect for developers hardening their own Mac, and for teams preparing for SOC 2 or ISO 27001 without the MDM overhead. brew install djadmin/tap/fort
fort checks your Mac against common security best practices, helps fix issues with your approval, and generates a report you can use for compliance and audit evidence.
It is designed for founders, developers, consultants, and small teams who want confidence that their devices are secure without the complexity of managing an MDM.
A few things I cared about:
* No accounts or signups * No telemetry or tracking * No agents running in the background * Complete transparency into every check
I built it for myself, but I am sharing it in case it helps others dealing with security reviews, compliance requirements, or simply wanting a more secure Mac.
Would love your feedback and ideas on where to take it next 🙌
“One command to audit and fix your Mac's security”
fort launched on Product Hunt on June 10th, 2026 and earned 111 upvotes and 3 comments, placing #19 on the daily leaderboard. Most Mac security tools need agents, signups, or MDM. fort doesn't. One command checks 15+ security settings: FileVault, SIP, firewall, screen lock, local admin rights, Gatekeeper, SSH, AirDrop and more. Reports a score and fixes most issues automatically. Single binary. No telemetry. MIT licensed. Perfect for developers hardening their own Mac, and for teams preparing for SOC 2 or ISO 27001 without the MDM overhead. brew install djadmin/tap/fort
On the analytics side, fort competes within Mac, Productivity, GitHub and Security — topics that collectively have 801.2k followers on Product Hunt. The dashboard above tracks how fort performed against the three products that launched closest to it on the same day.
Who hunted fort?
fort was hunted by Dheeraj Joshi. A “hunter” on Product Hunt is the community member who submits a product to the platform — uploading the images, the link, and tagging the makers behind it. Hunters typically write the first comment explaining why a product is worth attention, and their followers are notified the moment they post. Around 79% of featured launches on Product Hunt are self-hunted by their makers, but a well-known hunter still acts as a signal of quality to the rest of the community. See the full all-time top hunters leaderboard to discover who is shaping the Product Hunt ecosystem.
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Dheeraj Joshi
Hey PH, Long time 👋
Every month, before a compliance audit, I found myself asking the same question:
"Is my Mac actually configured securely?"
The answer usually meant digging through system settings, running terminal commands I could never remember, and manually collecting evidence.
So I built a small tool called fort: https://github.com/djadmin/fort
fort checks your Mac against common security best practices, helps fix issues with your approval, and generates a report you can use for compliance and audit evidence.
It is designed for founders, developers, consultants, and small teams who want confidence that their devices are secure without the complexity of managing an MDM.
A few things I cared about:
* No accounts or signups
* No telemetry or tracking
* No agents running in the background
* Complete transparency into every check
I built it for myself, but I am sharing it in case it helps others dealing with security reviews, compliance requirements, or simply wanting a more secure Mac.
Would love your feedback and ideas on where to take it next 🙌
https://djadmin.github.io/fort