Show HN: Someone Was Here – Find out who used your Mac while you were away
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#18Peak rank
2Days on list
83Score · 7d
Nov 9, 2026First seen
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Many thanks to my ex for inspiring my new MacOS app, Someone Was Here. It takes a photo of whoever uses your Mac while you're away, whether you left it unlocked or they know your password, and sends their photo to your iPhone if the face isn't yours. I built Someone Was Here as a menu bar app making use of Apple Vision and a local face recognition run via Core ML. It all runs locally on your Mac with no tracking or ads. Real-time remote alerts are available via one-time $4.99 lifetime purchase…
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- 91
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- 29
- Submitted by
- 4onthefloor124
- Posted
- Nov 9, 2026
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- someonewashere.app
Story details from Hacker News ↗ · linked article on someonewashere.app.
Trending history
Show HN: Someone Was Here – Find out who used your Mac while you were away was first seen on Hacker News · Front page on Nov 9, 2026. Since then it has appeared in 109 checks on 2 different days, across 3 lists (Hacker News · Front page, Hacker News · Show HN, Hacker News · Show HN · this week). Its best position was #18 of 30, reached on Nov 10, 02:24 UTC. It dropped off the list after Nov 10, 18:21 UTC.
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Where it trended
| List | Best | Days | Checks | Last seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hacker News · Front page | #18 | 2 | 44 | |
| Hacker News · Show HN | #3 | 2 | 46 | |
| Hacker News · Show HN · this week | #13 | 2 | 19 |
From the discussion
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I understand that the objective is to, pardon the language, detect the "creeps", but somehow the app itself feels creepy, too :/ Somehow I wouldn't feel comfortable even installing it. Not to mention my own privacy concerns.
How about the free DND (DoNotDisturb) [0] by Objective See foundation? [0]: https://objective-see.org/products/donotdisturb.html
How frequently does it take a photograph? How do you identify if someone else is using my mac. Although it sounds interesting, I'm a bit skeptical
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Is Show HN: Someone Was Here – Find out who used your Mac while you were away trending on Hacker News right now?
Not at the moment. It was last on the list on Nov 10, 18:21 UTC, after 2 days of trending.
What is the highest rank Show HN: Someone Was Here – Find out who used your Mac while you were away reached?
#18 on Hacker News · Front page, on Nov 10, 02:24 UTC. Trendoday checks this list every 15 minutes.
How long has Show HN: Someone Was Here – Find out who used your Mac while you were away been trending?
It was first seen on Nov 9, 2026 and has been on the list on 2 days (109 checks) since.
How much discussion did it get on Hacker News?
91 points and 29 comments; submitted by 4onthefloor124 on Nov 9, 2026.