See threats before they bite
How Alpaca Helps Protect Your Mac
Alpaca uses content filtering across your Mac - a simple but effective approach that's designed to help protect your entire Mac.
You browse normally
Use Safari, Chrome, or any app. Alpaca works in the background without changing how you browse.
Alpaca checks each request
When any app tries to connect to a website, Alpaca checks it against regularly updated filter lists.
Risky content is filtered
Potentially harmful websites, trackers, and ad servers are filtered before they can load.
Safe content loads normally
Everything else works as expected. No slowdowns, no interruptions - just quieter, safer browsing.
All filtering happens locally on your Mac. We never see or store your browsing data.
Who Alpaca is For
Simple protection designed for different needs
For Parents
You can't watch over their shoulder every minute. Alpaca is designed to help filter out many risky websites and ads - so you can worry a little less about what they might encounter online.
For Privacy-Conscious Users
Tired of being tracked across the internet? Alpaca is designed to help reduce the trackers that follow you, and all filtering happens locally. Your browsing data never leaves your Mac.
For New Mac Owners
Tired of ads following you everywhere? Alpaca is designed to help filter them out - all while running so lightly you'll forget it's there.
For Peace of Mind
Worried about clicking something wrong? Alpaca is designed to help watch out for you while you browse. Once it's set up, you don't need to think about it again.
Simple Protection for Your Organization's Macs
Alpaca is designed to provide Mac-wide content filtering that aims to work alongside your existing infrastructure - nothing extra to install in browsers, no complicated setup.
- Mac-wide protection across all applications
- Nothing extra to install or maintain
- Designed to work with VPNs and network policies
- Lightweight and battery-friendly
- Simple to deploy, minimal ongoing maintenance
K-12 Schools
Help protect student devices from inappropriate content and online threats. Simple to deploy, designed to work with your school's network.
Universities
Lightweight protection that aims to stay out of the way of research, VPN access, and institutional systems. Nothing extra to set up in browsers.
Workplaces
Mac-wide content filtering designed for employee Macs. Works quietly without disrupting productivity tools or VPN connections.
Libraries
Help protect public-access Macs with content filtering that's designed to require minimal ongoing maintenance.
Get Alpaca
Help protect your family in under a minute
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Download
Click below to download Alpaca to your Mac
Install
Drag Alpaca to your Applications folder
Approve
Open Alpaca and approve the one-time system permission request
You're Set!
That's it - Alpaca is now working to help protect your family's Mac
Frequently Asked Questions
Got questions? We've got answers.