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How to get an Apple student discount at Apple’s Education Store

tigaman webdesign — Thu, 22 Jun 2023 10:07:24 +0000

Students, teachers, and those who work for an educational institution can save money on a new Mac, MacBook, or iPad by shopping at the Apple Education Store, which offers discounts all year round.

In this article, we will explain how much the Apple education discount is and who qualifies for an Apple student discount, before explaining how to get an Apple student discount at the Apple Education Store. Click the link below to go to Apple’s education storefront in your country:

Apple’s U.S. Education Store
Apple’s U.K. Education Store (in the UK you will need to verify your student status via UNiDAYS).
Apple’s Canada Education Store
Apple’s Australian Education Store

What products does Apple discount for students?

The discounts are only available for iPads, MacBooks and Macs.

Education discounts are not available on the iPhone, Apple TV, Apple Watch, HomePods, accessories, or software.

AirPods don’t get a student discount either, but Apple has been known to give away AirPods as part of a student-focused deal during the back-to-school buying season. Apple’s Back To School offer runs between June and October each year in the northern hemisphere, and between January and March in the southern hemisphere. Apple’s promotion is currently running in the U.S. where it is giving away vouchers, but in previous years, and in January 2023 in Australia, the company gave away AirPods to registered students purchasing a Mac or iPad.

Students can also get Apple Music for half price with free Apple TV+ included.

How much is the Apple student discount?

Apple doesn’t offer a single, universal discount to students. It sets different prices for each product range.

Students can save up to $200/£220 on Macs and up to $50/£60 on iPads.

Here’s how the iPad MSRP compares to the student price:

iPad	U.S.	U.K.	Australia	Canada
iPad (9th gen) MSRP	$329	£369	$549	$449
iPad (9th gen) Student Price	$309	£349	$519	$419
iPad (10th gen) MSRP	$449	£499	$749	$599
iPad (10th gen) Student Price	$419	£469	$699	$559
iPad mini MSRP	$499	£569	$829	$679
iPad mini Student Price	$449	£509	$749	$609
iPad Air MSRP	$599	£669	$999	$799
iPad Air Student Price	$549	£609	$919	$729
iPad Pro 11-inch MSRP	$799	£899	$1,399	$1,099
iPad Pro 11-inch Student Price	$749	£839	$1,309	$1,029

Apple’s discounted iPad price for students compared to the usual price.

Here’s how the Mac MSRP compares to the student price:

Mac	U.S.	U.K.	Australia	Canada
13.3-inch MacBook Air, M1, MSRP	$999	£999	$1,499	$1,299
13.3-inch MacBook Air, M1, Student discount	$899	£899	$1,349	$1,169
13.6-inch MacBook Air, M2, MSRP	$1,099	£1,149	$1,799	$1,449
13.6-inch MacBook Air, M2, Student discount	$999	£1,049	$1,649	$1,299
15-inch MacBook Air, M2, MSRP	$1,299	£1,399	$2,199	$1,749
15-inch MacBook Air, M2, Student discount	$1,199	£1,289	$1,999	$1,599
13-inch MacBook Pro MSRP	$1,299	£1,349	$1,999	$1,699
13-inch MacBook Pro Student discount	$1,199	£1,249	$1,849	$1,574
14-inch MacBook Pro MSRP	$1,999	£2,149	$3,199	$2,599
14-inch MacBook Pro Student discount	$1,849	£1,989	$2,959	$2,399
16-inch MacBook Pro MSRP	$2,499	£2,699	$3,999	$3,199
16-inch MacBook Pro Student discount	$2,299	£2,479	$3,679	$2,939
iMac MSRP	$1,299	£1,399	$1,999	$1,699
iMac Student discount	$1,249	£1,349	$1,919	$1,629
Mac mini MSRP	$599	£649	$999	$799
Mac mini Student discount	$499	£539	$829	$669
Mac Studio MSRP	$1,999	£2,099	$3,299	$2,699
Mac Studio Student discount	$1,799	£1,889	$2,969	$2,429
Mac Pro MSRP	$6,999	£7,199	$11,999	$8,999
Mac Pro Student discount	$6,599	£6,789	$11,309	$8,479

Apple’s discounted Mac price for students compared to the usual price.

MacBook student discounts

Below are the discounts on the base model Macs, there are bigger discounts on the more expensive models.

How much can students save on the 13-inch MacBook Air, M2?

MSRP: $1,099 / £1,149 / AU$1,799 / CA$1,449
Student: $999 / £1,049 / AU$1,649 / CA$1,299

Students save: $100 / £100 / AU$150 / CA$150

How much can students save on the 15-inch MacBook Air, M2?

MSRP: $1,299 / £1,399 / AU$2,199 / CA$1,749
Student: $1,199 / £1,289 / AU$1,999 / CA$1,599

Students save: $100 / £110 / AU$200 / CA$150

How much can students save on the 13-inch MacBook Pro, M2?

MSRP: $1,299 / £1,349 / AU$1,999 / CA$1,699
Student: $1,199 / £1,249 / AU$1,849 / CA$1,574

Students save: $100 / £150 / AU$150 / CA$125

How much can students save on the 14-inch MacBook Pro, M2 Pro?

MSRP: $1,999 / £2,149 / AU$3,199 / CA$2,599
Student: $1,849 / £1,989 / AU$2,959 / CA$2,399

Students save: $150 / £160 / AU$240 / CA$200

How much can students save on the 13-inch MacBook Air, M1?

MSRP: $999 / £999 / AU$1,499 / CA$1,299
Student: $899 / £899 /AU$1,349 / CA$1,169

Students save: $100 / £100 / AU$150 / CA$130

How much can students save on the Mac mini, M2?

MSRP: $599 / £649 / AU$999 / CA$799
Student: $499 / £539 / AU$829 / CA$669

Students save: $100 / £110 / AU$170 / CA$130

How much can students save on the iMac?

MSRP: $1,299 / £1,399 / AU$1,999 / CA$1,699
Student discount: $1,249 / £1,349 / AU$1,919 / CA$1,629

Students save: $50 / £210 / AU$330 / CA$270

Get the student discount at:

Apple’s U.S. Education Store
Apple’s U.K. Education Store (in the UK you will need to verify your student status via UNiDAYS).
Apple’s Canada Education Store
Apple’s Australian Education Store

You may be able to get better discounts if you shop elsewhere. We round up the best MacBook Pro deals, the best MacBook Air deals, the best iMac deals, and the best Mac mini deals.

We also have a guide to the best Mac for students that you might find useful.

iPad student discounts

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Below are the discounts on the base model iPads, there are bigger discounts on the more expensive models.

How much can students save on the 9th gen iPad?

MSRP: $329 / £369 / AU$549 / CA$449
Students: $309 / £349 / AU$519 / CA$419

Students save: $20 / £20 / AU$30 / CA$30

How much can students save on the iPad mini?

MSRP: $499 / £569 / AU$829 / CA$679
Students: $449 / £509 / AU$749 / CA $609

Students save: $50 / £60 / AU$80 / CA$70

How much can students save on the 10th gen iPad?

MSRP: $449 / £499 / AU$749 / CA$599
Students; $419 / £469 / AU$699 / CA$559

Students save: $30 / £30 / AU$50 / CA$40

Get the student discount at:

You may find a better deal or discount if you check out our deals round-ups: best iPad Air deals, best iPad mini deals, best iPad 10.2in deals, and the best iPad Pro deals.

If you’re thinking of buying an iPad for college or university you also might like to read our guide to the Best iPad for students.

Who can get an Apple student discount?

Now we have told you how much you can save, the big question is whether you can save anything at all. Do you qualify for Apple’s student discounts?

In order to shop at Apple’s Education Stores and take advantage of the lower prices you need to qualify as a student or work in an education institution.

If you were hoping that you could get a discount for the Mac you want to buy your 13-year-old the bad news is that you can’t, unless you are employed by the school and buying for the institution, or you are a home educator. Students in high school don’t qualify for this discount.

There are three types of people who can qualify for a student discount:

Students in higher education (post-secondary education, e.g. university, college).
People who are buying for education institutions.
Parents of higher education students buying on their behalf.
Home-based educators.

Apple spells this out in more detail in its terms and conditions.

For the U.S. these state that the following groups are “eligible to purchase from the Apple Store for Education:”

K-12 staff: Any employee of a public or private K-12 institution in the United States is eligible, including homeschool teachers (this doesn’t include people educating their children during lockdowns). In addition, school board members who are currently serving as elected or appointed members are eligible. PTA or PTO executives currently serving as elected or appointed officers are eligible.
Higher education staff and students: Faculty and staff of higher educational institutions in the U.S.; and students attending, or accepted into a higher educational institution in the U.S. are eligible to purchase. Purchases from the Apple Store for Education Individuals are not for institutional purchase or resale.
Higher education parents: Parents purchasing on behalf of their child, who is a student currently attending or accepted into a public or private higher educational institution in the U.S. are eligible to purchase.

Apple has a similar set of terms and conditions for eligibility in the U.K.:

Employees of any education institution: Any employee of a public or private education institution in the U.K.
Post-secondary education students: Students attending or accepted into a post-secondary education institution in the U.K.
Parents of post-secondary students: Parents purchasing on behalf of their child, who is a student currently attending or accepted into a public or private post-secondary education institution in the U.K.

If you’re attending higher education, or have been accepted into a higher education/post-secondary institution, you qualify for an Apple discount. (In the U.K. post-secondary means university, or any other formal education that takes place after secondary education is complete. Therefore, this excludes sixth-form colleges, although it may be worth inquiring at an Apple Store to see if the company is prepared to relax the rules.)

Parents of post-secondary/higher education students do not qualify when buying for themselves, but they can pick up a discounted Mac for their child from the education store.

Anybody who works in an educational environment qualifies for a discount on certain Apple products. It’s not just limited to teachers and lecturers but also covers administrative workers and other staff members. Essentially, it’s anybody who works at or for a school, college, or university. (This is not limited to post-secondary institutions. Apple refers to “any education institution.”)

This does mean that you can’t get a discount for a Mac or iPad for your child who is currently at school, although the school could make the purchase and provide the equipment for students.

If you don’t qualify for an Apple Education Store discount, we’d recommend instead checking out the Apple Refurbished Store, which offers discounts for everyone. You can’t apply a student discount in Apple’s Refurbished Store. We also recommend that you check our round-ups of the latest and best Apple deals we find at various Apple resellers.

How many products can I buy?

According to this Sales Policy document on the U.S. Apple site and the same on the U.K. Apple Education site, students can purchase the following with education pricing:

Desktop Mac: One may be purchased per year
Laptop Mac: One may be purchased per year
iPad: Two may be purchased per year
Accessories: Two accessories with Education Pricing may be purchased per year

How to get a student discount at Apple

Having established that you qualify for an education discount, how can you get money off at Apple?

You may think that all you need to do is visit the Apple Store for Education and you will find the products you want at a lower price. However, before you can access Apple’s Education Store you will need to verify that you are a student or that you qualify in another way (e.g. you work in a school or college). Different countries have different sequences of steps to go through, which we will run through below.

How to get an Apple student discount in the U.S.

If you are a student in the U.S. it is quite easy to get an Education discount at the U.S. Apple Store–in fact, a loophole may mean it is possible to get a student discount without any proof that you are a student. If you are a student you should follow these steps:

Visit Apple’s U.S. Education Store.
Choose the Mac or iPad you want and click on your selection.
Once you have customized your Apple product, click Continue.
Enter your delivery details and check out.
Beware that Apple can request to see evidence that you are a student at any point during or after the purchase and will charge an additional fee if you fail to provide it.

If you have any problems, we recommend you get your student status verified with UNiDAYS or log on from your university network. Make sure you have quick access to some form of official identification that proves you qualify for the education discount. Your student ID is a good choice.

In January 2022, Apple changed the U.S. Education Discount Store to require validation from UNiDAYS before students can get a discount, but it then removed the requirement. Apple could re-implement this validation step that students in other countries have to go through. If it does it may still be possible for non-students in the U.S. to avoid the validation step, as per this Reddit post.

Canadian students can follow the same steps as the U.S. Start shopping at Apple’s Canada Education Store.

How to get an Apple student discount in the U.K.

U.K. students will need to register with UNiDAYS before they can get a discount from the Apple Education Store.

Visit Apple’s U.K. Education Store to access the Apple Education site.
Once there you’ll be encouraged to sign up on the student discount website UNiDAYS. You can also use the alternative service Student Beans to register for Apple’s educational discounts.
On whichever site you use, you’ll need to provide your email address and a password, your name, institution, subject of study, years of study, and course length.
Once you have completed the registration process and signed in you will be able to access Apple’s student discounts.

If you don’t want to register via a verification site, you can also call Apple, use Apple’s Chat online feature, or visit an Apple Store. The staff there will guide you through the process.

How to get an Apple student discount in Australia

Visit Apple’s Australian Education Store.
It’s usually best to log on from your university network if you can.
You will also want to make sure you have quick access to some form of official identification that proves you qualify for the education discount. Your student ID is a good choice.
However, you may find you don’t actually require any sort of login or ID to order from the Apple Education Store–but beware that Apple can request to see evidence that you are a student at any point during or after the purchase and will charge an additional fee if you fail to provide it.

How to buy Apple products for an education institution

If you have been tasked with buying new Macs or iPads for a school, college, or university then Apple has a different store for you. This store is designed for those who are buying a Mac for an educational institution (for students to work on rather than for individual students to own).

You should visit the U.S. Apple Store for Education Institutions, the U.K. Apple Store for Education Institutions, or the Australian equivalent.
You’ll need to search for your Educational Institution: enter your institution’s details and click on search.
If your institution is found you will be able to sign in to access your institution’s store.
You may still need to register before you can use the store.
If your school, college, or other institution isn’t found then you may need to call Apple to discuss registering your school.

How to get a student discount for Apple Music and Apple TV+

Apple’s student membership scheme for Apple Music offers those in full-time education a 50 percent subscription discount and this deal is better than ever right now because the Student Apple Music deal also includes Apple TV+ for a limited time (normally $6.99/£6.99 per month). If you are a student, here’s how to get Apple Music for half price.

Apple regularly offers three months free for new subscribers to Apple Music, so you might want to take that up first. Get three months free here or read How to get Apple Music for free.

The student discount brings the monthly cost of Apple Music membership down from $10.99/£10.99 to $5.99/£5.99, with identical schemes in Ireland, the U.S., Australia, New Zealand, Germany, and Denmark, each offering half off the usual price. And with Apple TV+ bundled in for free, it’s a great deal!

To qualify for the student discount, you’ll need to prove that you’re enrolled at an eligible university or college.

The Student Membership tier is the third membership tier Apple has offered to consumers, alongside Individual Membership ($10.99/£10.99 per month) and Family Membership ($16.99/£16.99). Visit Apple’s site for more details and to sign up.

If you’re a student and signing up for Apple Music on your iPhone or iPad, tap where it says “Are you a University Student?” and you’ll be directed to a verification system. If your college or university is eligible you’ll get a reduced subscription rate. Read our guide to Apple Music.

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Lockdown Mode Expanding to Apple Watch With watchOS 10

tigaman webdesign — Thu, 15 Jun 2023 20:07:51 +0000

With iOS 16, iPadOS 16, and macOS Ventura last year, Apple introduced Lockdown Mode, an optional security setting designed to protect the “very small number” of users who may be at risk of “highly targeted cyberattacks” from companies developing state-sponsored spyware, such as journalists, activists, and government employees.

Starting with iOS 17 and watchOS 10, enabling Lockdown Mode on an iPhone also turns on Lockdown Mode on a paired Apple Watch. Apple says Lockdown Mode provides an “extreme” level of security, with strict limitations on apps, websites, and features.

At launch, Lockdown Mode included the following protections:

In the Messages app, most message attachment types other than images are blocked, and some features like link previews are unavailable.

Incoming FaceTime calls from people you have not previously called are blocked. Incoming invitations for other Apple services from people you have not previously invited are also blocked.

In Safari and other WebKit browsers, some complex web technologies and browsing features, including just-in-time (JIT) JavaScript compilation, are disabled unless the user excludes a trusted site from Lockdown Mode.

Shared albums are removed in the Photos app, and shared album invitations are blocked.

When a device is locked, wired connections with other devices/accessories are blocked.

Configuration profiles cannot be installed, and the device cannot enroll into mobile device management (MDM), while Lockdown Mode is turned on.

In a press release last week, Apple said it is expanding Lockdown Mode’s protections to encompass “safer wireless connectivity defaults, media handling, media sharing defaults, sandboxing, and network security optimizations.”

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Father’s Day Deals: The Best Apple Accessory Sales From Sonos, ZAGG, Satechi, and More

tigaman webdesign — Fri, 09 Jun 2023 14:18:51 +0000

Father’s Day falls on Sunday, June 18 this year, and with just over a week to go before the holiday we’re tracking notable discounts from a few Apple-related accessory companies. These sales include Sonos speakers, iPhone cases, Samsung monitors, and other products that could make good gifts for Father’s Day.

Note: MacRumors is an affiliate partner with some of these vendors. When you click a link and make a purchase, we may receive a small payment, which helps us keep the site running.

All of the deals listed in this article have already begun, and most of them will last until Sunday, June 18, unless otherwise stated. You’ll find discounts from Belkin, ZAGG, Samsung, Sonos, Satechi, and more. With nine days to go until Father’s Day, most orders placed today should make it in time for the 18th.

Samsung

Samsung’s event for Father’s Day is focusing on savings on monitors and TVs, including a great deal on the popular Smart Monitor M8. You can get this monitor for $449.99 during the sale, down from $699.99.

$250 OFF

Smart Monitor M8 for $449.99

The M8 houses a 4K UHD flat LCD panel providing 400 nits of brightness, a 60Hz refresh rate, HDR support, and adaptive picture technology that automatically adjusts display brightness and color temperature for viewing comfort. The M8 chassis is 11.4mm thin, which is 0.1mm thinner than Apple’s iMac, and it includes a flat back, thin bezels, and a height adjustable stand with tilt functionality.

Otherwise, in this sale you’ll find various savings on monitors, memory, storage, speakers, and TVs. We’ve collected a few of these deals below, and be sure to browse Samsung’s event before the deals expire on June 11.

980 Pro PCIe NVMe SSD 2TB – $159.99, down from $249.99

Portable SSD T7 4TB – $249.99, down from $319.99

34-inch ViewFinity HDR10 Monitor – $329.99, down from $379.99

34-inch Odyssey OLED Curved Smart Gaming Monitor – $1,099.99, down from $1,499.99

MX-ST40B Sound Tower – $249.99, down from $499.99

65-inch QLED 4K Smart TV – $1,199.99, down from $1,299.99

86-inch Crystal UHD 4K Smart TV – $1,599.99, down from $1,699.99

55-inch OLED 4K Smart TV – $1,799.99, down from $1,899.99

65-inch The Frame Smart TV – $1,699.99, down from $1,999.99

65-inch NEO QLED 4K Smart TV – $2,499.99, down from $2,799.99

Sonos

Sonos recently kicked off a big sale that has up to 25 percent off select products through Father’s Day on June 18. Sonos sales are very rare, so now is a great time to pick up one of their popular speakers, particularly if you’re looking to make it a gift for Father’s Day.

All discounts in the new sale have been applied automatically, so you won’t need any coupon codes in order to see the sale prices. The sale includes savings on speakers, portable Bluetooth speakers, sound bars, subwoofers, and more. We’ve collected a few of the best deals below, but be sure to visit the Sonos website to see the full sale.

UP TO 25% OFF

Sonos Father’s Day Sale

Speakers

Roam SL – $119.25, down from $159

Roam – $134.25, down from $179

One SL – $159.20, down from $199

Move – $299.25, down from $399

Sound Bars

Ray – $223.20, down from $279

Beam (Gen 2) – $399.20, down from $499

Arc – $719.20, down from $899

Sets

Roam Charging Set – $183.25, down from $228

2x Roam Speakers – $268.50, down from $358

Roam Speaker + Move Speaker – $433.50, down from $578

Era 100 Speaker + Move Speaker – $548.25, down from $648

Arc Sound Bar + Move Speaker – $1,018.45, down from $1,298

ZAGG

ZAGG is offering 20 percent off select wireless chargers, travel chargers, portable batteries, and more for Father’s Day this year. You can choose up to three products to get 20 percent off your order on ZAGG’s website, and this excludes already-discounted items.

20% OFF

ZAGG Father’s Day Sale

This sale does not require a coupon code, and it will run through June 11.

Satechi

Satechi has 20 percent off when you buy two products with the code DG20, or 30 percent off when you buy three or more products with the code DG30.

UP TO 30% OFF

Satechi Dads and Grads Sale

Satechi is well known for its Apple-compatible products and is a perfect place to shop for anyone in the Apple ecosystem. With these codes, you can get solid discounts on USB-C hubs for MacBook users, cables and MagSafe-compatible products for iPhone users, and more.

B&H Photo

B&H Photo is hosting a big sale for Father’s Day this year, with discounts on cameras, lenses, drones, lighting equipment, computers, storage, TVs, smart home products, and more. The retailer says that these sales will run through Father’s Day on June 18, or while supplies last, so be sure to shop soon if you spot anything you may want to buy.

Belkin

Belkin is always good at hosting notable discounts for holidays throughout the year, and Father’s Day is no different. You can get up to 40 percent off and free two-day shipping on select items with the code DNG23.

UP TO 40% OFF

Belkin Dads and Grads Sale

iPhone Mount for Mac – $25.49, down from $29.99

BoostCharge 15W Wireless Charging Stand – $26.99, down from $44.99

Magnetic Phone Mount – $41.99, down from $69.99

BoostCharge Wireless Car Charger – $47.99, down from $59.99

PowerHouse 2-in-1 Dock – $59.99, down from $99.99

OtterBox

OtterBox has 20 percent off sitewide, allowing for savings across the company’s collection of tough cases for iPhone, AirPods, and more.

20% OFF SITEWIDE

OtterBox Father’s Day Sale

Shoppers should note that this sale ends soon, and you’ll only have the rest of today, June 9, to get 20 percent off sitewide at OtterBox.

Pad & Quill

Pad & Quill is also hosting a sitewide sale for Father’s Day, and it’s providing 25 percent off everything on the company’s website.

25% OFF SITEWIDE

Pad & Quill Father’s Day Sale

With this deal, you can save on Pad & Quill’s leather iPhone cases, iPad folios, AirPods cases, backpacks, wallets, desk accessories, and more.

More Sales

The Home Depot – Save on smart home products, tools, power equipment, and more

Newegg – Save on computers, storage, keyboards, and more

Nomad – Save on cases for iPhone and AirPods, cables, and more in Nomad’s overstock sale

Keep up with all of this week’s best discounts on Apple products and related accessories in our dedicated Apple Deals roundup.

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Father’s Day Deals: The Best Apple Accessory Sales From Sonos, ZAGG, Satechi, and More

tigaman webdesign — Fri, 09 Jun 2023 14:18:51 +0000

Note: MacRumors is an affiliate partner with some of these vendors. When you click a link and make a purchase, we may receive a small payment, which helps us keep the site running.

Samsung

$250 OFF

Smart Monitor M8 for $449.99

980 Pro PCIe NVMe SSD 2TB – $159.99, down from $249.99

Portable SSD T7 4TB – $249.99, down from $319.99

34-inch ViewFinity HDR10 Monitor – $329.99, down from $379.99

34-inch Odyssey OLED Curved Smart Gaming Monitor – $1,099.99, down from $1,499.99

MX-ST40B Sound Tower – $249.99, down from $499.99

65-inch QLED 4K Smart TV – $1,199.99, down from $1,299.99

86-inch Crystal UHD 4K Smart TV – $1,599.99, down from $1,699.99

55-inch OLED 4K Smart TV – $1,799.99, down from $1,899.99

65-inch The Frame Smart TV – $1,699.99, down from $1,999.99

65-inch NEO QLED 4K Smart TV – $2,499.99, down from $2,799.99

Sonos

UP TO 25% OFF

Sonos Father’s Day Sale

Speakers

Roam SL – $119.25, down from $159

Roam – $134.25, down from $179

One SL – $159.20, down from $199

Move – $299.25, down from $399

Sound Bars

Ray – $223.20, down from $279

Beam (Gen 2) – $399.20, down from $499

Arc – $719.20, down from $899

Sets

Roam Charging Set – $183.25, down from $228

2x Roam Speakers – $268.50, down from $358

Roam Speaker + Move Speaker – $433.50, down from $578

Era 100 Speaker + Move Speaker – $548.25, down from $648

Arc Sound Bar + Move Speaker – $1,018.45, down from $1,298

ZAGG

20% OFF

ZAGG Father’s Day Sale

This sale does not require a coupon code, and it will run through June 11.

Satechi

Satechi has 20 percent off when you buy two products with the code DG20, or 30 percent off when you buy three or more products with the code DG30.

UP TO 30% OFF

Satechi Dads and Grads Sale

B&H Photo

Belkin

UP TO 40% OFF

Belkin Dads and Grads Sale

iPhone Mount for Mac – $25.49, down from $29.99

BoostCharge 15W Wireless Charging Stand – $26.99, down from $44.99

Magnetic Phone Mount – $41.99, down from $69.99

BoostCharge Wireless Car Charger – $47.99, down from $59.99

PowerHouse 2-in-1 Dock – $59.99, down from $99.99

OtterBox

OtterBox has 20 percent off sitewide, allowing for savings across the company’s collection of tough cases for iPhone, AirPods, and more.

20% OFF SITEWIDE

OtterBox Father’s Day Sale

Shoppers should note that this sale ends soon, and you’ll only have the rest of today, June 9, to get 20 percent off sitewide at OtterBox.

Pad & Quill

Pad & Quill is also hosting a sitewide sale for Father’s Day, and it’s providing 25 percent off everything on the company’s website.

25% OFF SITEWIDE

Pad & Quill Father’s Day Sale

With this deal, you can save on Pad & Quill’s leather iPhone cases, iPad folios, AirPods cases, backpacks, wallets, desk accessories, and more.

More Sales

The Home Depot – Save on smart home products, tools, power equipment, and more

Newegg – Save on computers, storage, keyboards, and more

Nomad – Save on cases for iPhone and AirPods, cables, and more in Nomad’s overstock sale

Keep up with all of this week’s best discounts on Apple products and related accessories in our dedicated Apple Deals roundup.

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ZAGG Launches Massive 40% Off Sitewide Sale With Year’s Best Prices on Mophie Accessories

tigaman webdesign — Thu, 25 May 2023 16:15:37 +0000

ZAGG is celebrating Memorial Day this year with a massive 40 percent off sitewide discount. This sale will last through May 31 at 11:59 p.m. Mountain Time and you can purchase up to three products at once to receive 40 percent off your order.

Note: MacRumors is an affiliate partner with ZAGG. When you click a link and make a purchase, we may receive a small payment, which helps us keep the site running.

You won’t need any coupon codes for this sale, which also excludes anything that is already discounted. Overall, this is a huge sale that covers items from ZAGG, Mophie, Invisible Shield, and Gear4. You can find a bigger list of Mophie-specific products on sale in the lists below.

40% OFF

Zagg Memorial Day Sale

For Mophie products, this even includes the company’s car vent mounts with MagSafe that launched earlier this week. The Wireless Charging Vent Mount with MagSafe is just $59.97, down from $99.95. This is the first major discount we’ve tracked on this accessory.

Wireless Charging

Snap+ Powerstation Stand – $41.97, down from $69.95

Snap+ Multi-Device Travel Charger – $59.97, down from $99.95

Snap+ 3-in-1 Wireless Charging Stand – $59.97, down from $99.95

Powerstation Wireless Stand with MagSafe – $77.97, down from $129.95

3-in-1 Travel Charger with MagSafe – $89.97, down from $149.95

Power Banks

Powerstation 10,000 mAh – $29.97, down from $49.95

Snap+ Juice Pack Mini – $29.97, down from $49.95

Powerstation XXL – $35.97, down from $59.95

Powerstation Plus – $47.97, down from $79.95

Powerstation Pro 20,000 mAh – $89.97, down from $149.95

Powerstation Pro AC – $119.97, down from $199.95

Wall and Car Chargers

Speedport 30W Wall Charger – $20.97, down from $34.95

Speedport 45W 2-Port Wall Charger – $29.97, down from $49.95

Speedport 120W 4-Port Wall Charger – $59.97, down from $99.95

Wireless Charging Vent Mount with MagSafe – $59.97, down from $99.95

Keep up with all of this week’s best discounts on Apple products and related accessories in our dedicated Apple Deals roundup.

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Multiview now available for MLS Season Pass and ‘Friday Night Baseball’ on Apple TV 4K

tigaman webdesign — Thu, 18 May 2023 20:02:32 +0000

Thursday, Apple launched the multiview feature on Apple TV 4K, allowing sports fans the ability to watch up to four simultaneous streams, including Major League Soccer matches, “Friday Night Baseball” games, and select MLS and MLB live shows.

The new multiview feature on Apple TV 4K lets sports fans customize their viewing experience on MLS Season Pass or “Friday Night Baseball” to watch up to four simultaneous streams.

With this entirely customizable new multiview experience in the Apple TV app on Apple TV 4K, users can see the available live games displayed at the bottom of their screen, choose the ones they want to watch, and toggle between multiple layout options. Fans can also choose to display one match more prominently, or watch two to four matches in a split-screen view. Users can also control audio preferences, including the home radio feed for MLS Season Pass, and home and away radio for “Friday Night Baseball.” If a user wants to stop watching in multiview, they can quickly switch to full screen with one click.

In addition to MLS matches and “Friday Night Baseball” games, fans can also choose to watch the live MLS and MLB studio shows — MLS 360 and MLB Big Inning — to enjoy all the exciting, in-depth coverage in multiview.

MLS Season Pass — the unprecedented subscription service from Apple and Major League Soccer that is home to all MLS and Leagues Cup matches (excludes Leagues Cup for viewers in Mexico), and hundreds of MLS NEXT Pro and MLS NEXT games, all with no blackouts — is available to fans in over 100 countries and regions, and is on billions of devices through the Apple TV app on smart TVs, streaming devices, Apple devices, set-top boxes, and game consoles, as well as on the web at tv.apple.com.

Fans can subscribe to MLS Season Pass on the Apple TV app for $14.99 per month during the season or $99 per season, and Apple TV+ subscribers can sign up at a special price of $12.99 per month or $79 per season. A subscription to MLS Season Pass is included with each full-season MLS ticket account. Through Family Sharing, up to six family members can share the subscription using their own Apple ID and password. To subscribe to MLS Season Pass, customers must update to iOS 16.2 or later, iPadOS 16.2 or later, tvOS 16.2 or later, and macOS 13.1 or later.

“Friday Night Baseball” is available to all Apple TV+ subscribers on Fridays throughout the regular Major League Baseball season. Fans in 60 countries and regions can enjoy two marquee MLB matchups a week with no local broadcast restrictions. Apple TV+ is available for $6.99 per month with a seven-day free trial. Through July 7, 2023, new and returning Apple TV+ subscribers can access a two-month free trial of Apple TV+. For a limited time, eligible customers who purchase and activate a new Apple device can enjoy three months of Apple TV+ for free.

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Multiview now available for MLS Season Pass and ‘Friday Night Baseball’ on Apple TV 4K

tigaman webdesign — Thu, 18 May 2023 20:02:32 +0000

The new multiview feature on Apple TV 4K lets sports fans customize their viewing experience on MLS Season Pass or “Friday Night Baseball” to watch up to four simultaneous streams.

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Best Mac antivirus software 2023: Security software compared

tigaman webdesign — Fri, 05 May 2023 14:07:59 +0000

Macworld

Macs may be a far less tempting target for malware and viruses, but they’re not immune from attack. Even if you don’t care about adware or being used as means to infect users on other platforms, it’s still possible to fall victim to ransomware, or password theft.

Accordingly, good antivirus for Mac software will protect your Mac on all of these fronts. It’ll catch malware that’s still spreading or in circulation; block ransomware; protect older systems with out-of-date software from security vulnerabilities; prevent your Mac from acting as a carrier for malware aimed at other operating systems; and keep infected files off of any virtual machines you’re running.

As to the question of which Mac antivirus software you should choose, our current top pick is Intego Mac Internet Security. However, you will find several other recommendations below that may suit you better, depending upon the type and number of devices that need protection and also how much you want to pay.

Our top contenders in our best Mac antivirus round up dominate by posting perfect (or virtually near perfect) scores from security research labs, passing our own malware detection tests with flying colors, offering well-designed interfaces, and even throwing in extra features like a firewall or password manager.

For some great discounts and deals see our best Mac antivirus deals round up.

Updated May 5, 2023 to update the F-Secure review.

Best antivirus for Mac reviews

1. Intego Mac Internet Security X9

Pros

Two-way firewall
Good performance

Cons

Mac-specific (no Windows / Android protection)

Intego’s Mac Internet Security X9 suite is a pair of utilities designed to help you keep your Mac safe and running smoothly. These are VirusBarrier and NetBarrier, which catch and kill malware threats plus spot potential intrusion attempts from outside as well as outgoing attempts from rogue software.

You can get Intego Mac Internet Security X9 here.

The Mac Premium Bundle X9 adds three more sets of capabilities to these: the backup prowess of Personal Backup (a good ‘belt’ addition to your Time Machine ‘braces’), the useful cleaning, tidying and general speed optimising tricks of Mac Washing Machine, and finally the multi-user safe surfing intelligence of ContentBarrier.

Sure, that last one is not something everyone needs, but it’s great for parents. Whichever one of these software suites you choose, you can be sure they offer some of the best protection available for your Mac.

Read our full

Intego Mac Internet Security X9 review

2. Clario Antivirus 1.5 for Mac

Pros

Reasonably priced
Comprehensive and user-friendly security in a single package
Step-by-step setup and help easily available

Cons

Software can sometimes be slow when open

Best Prices Today:

$107.88 at Clario

Clario 1.5 for the Mac is much more than an antivirus package, it packs a healthy amount of security into one package, including real-time and on-demand malware scanning, ad blocking and website trackers, a VPN, and data breach monitoring to alert you if your email is caught and potentially exposed in a cyberattack. There’s also 24/7 live support.

Payment is by subscription, and currently Clario has 54% off the usual $107.88 / £107.88 a year, so you can pay $50.00 / £50.00 a year (billed at $4.17 / £4.17 a month). The three devices included in the plan can include a combination of Macs and iOS or Android devices. There’s also a 7-day free trial.

Set up is quick and painless with a wizard that takes you through configuration of all the key features while allowing you to evaluate the different options and determine which ones you want to enable. Once installed you can access information about the security of your Mac and monitor the status of your online accounts and personal data. The VPN will kick in if Clario detects you using an unprotected network. And from the Dashboard you can trigger a quick virus scan, which is actually quite thorough.

We did encounter some issues with performance, with the program sometimes running slow before we were fully set up, but once we were fully configured everything ran smoothly.

Whether you’re a novice or advanced user, Clario is an effective and supportive security program.

Read our full

Clario Antivirus 1.5 for Mac review

3. AVG Antivirus for Mac

Pros

Capable basic protection for a free product
Quick and easy installation
Clean and helpful dashboard

Cons

Occasional prompts to convince you to upgrade to the paid version
Lacks the ransomware, phishing, and fake website protection built into the paid product

Best Prices Today:

$0 at AVG

AVG Antivirus for the Mac is one of a handful of free antivirus for Mac programs. As such it is basic, but its effective at protecting you from viruses, spyware, and malware.

Despite being free, AVG covers all the bases: blocking viruses and malware from websites, downloads, and email attachments. AVG will scan applications and check every file and remove threats from your Mac. It auto updates so you shouldn’t miss out on protection from the latest threats.

Though it lacks the advanced features of paid antivirus products, it handles the core tasks cleanly and seamlessly. However, if you need to resolve any advanced issues you will need to pay to upgrade to the full version of the software, which is about $2/£2 per month for a one-year subscription. There is a 60-day free trial though, which could be enough for your purposes.

All in all this is a great option, despite being basic. You get much more than you ‘pay’ for.

Read our full

AVG Antivirus for Mac review

4. McAfee Total Protection

Pros

Affordable cover for multiple devices
Simple automated operation

Cons

Lack of detail in activity reports
Occasional performance impacts

McAfee Total Protection is a dedicated software security tool that will monitor your Mac as you work, looking for unauthorised software activity such as browser search engine hacks, attempts to trick you into installing unwanted software, and actual malware and virus attacks.

It is very simple to use; once you’ve walked through the guided steps for giving it permission to work behind the scenes it is essentially something you can just leave to get on with its job.

Total Protection also offers WebAdvisor as an option, steering you from known problem sites and warning you when you visit questionable ones. It also offers a software firewall for two-way network traffic monitoring.

We noted some occasional performance impacts as it ran in the background, but it was largely unobtrusive in its efforts. The option of protecting other devices is useful as well, covering smartphones and Windows PCs as you require.

It’s worth noting that the Windows version in particular offers more features, such as a native VPN, which you don’t get in the Mac app.

You can get McAfee Total Protection here.

Read our full

McAfee Total Protection review

5. Norton 360 Deluxe

Pros

Easy-to-use & effective
Multiple device cover
Minimal performance impact

Cons

No backup on macOS
Didn’t spot threats in zip files

Norton 360 Deluxe is a security utility that performs a range of different monitoring and safeguarding operations to keep your Mac free from threats such as browser hacks and search engine hijack scripts to intrusion attempts and actual malware.

It focuses on catching unwanted software, but it also offers some useful additional features including a VPN for securing personal data while online, and a tool for managing passwords, bank card details and similar data.

There are three different versions, two of which can also be used to secure your iPhone as well as Android smartphones and Windows PCs, should you require that. In tests it proved to have little to no detectable impact on performance, and it spotted all the challenges in our test macOS setup.

Note that the Cloud Backup feature doesn’t work on macOS, but that is more of an extra rather than a vital part of the package.

You can get Norton 360 Deluxe here.

Read our full

Norton 360 Deluxe review

6. Avast Premium Security

Pros

Doesn’t generally impact performance
Caught all problem test files

Cons

Slow manual scanning
No option for single-device license
Upselling

Avast Premium Security for Mac does its job well overall. There are a few niggles such as the unwanted upselling for Cleanup Premium and the fact that the File Shield monitoring slows down file copy times a bit.

Otherwise, it’s a well-featured suite which will protect from all sorts of nasties including watching for browser script hacks, potential ransomware and other remote attack activity. It will, of course, also scan for potentially unwanted programs and actual malware threats, whether on your Mac or your removable media or in email attachments.

Custom scheduled scans can be set up, although the automatic background monitoring teamed with occasional specific manual scans is likely to be enough for most requirements. Wi-Fi network monitoring for vulnerabilities is another feature this software offers, and the Real Site option watches for fake sites pretending to be legitimate shopping or banking sites, a serious risk that goes beyond just watching for unwanted files on your own Mac. It is very effective at all these things, although we found that customising its behaviour can be a little fiddly.

Read our full

Avast Premium Security review

7. Bitdefender Total Security 2021

Pros

Doesn’t slow down your Mac
Effective real-time protection
Unobtrusive browsing protection

Cons

No password manager
Very limited VPN
No identity protection

Bitdefender Total Security is a very effective tool for keeping your Mac safe, and it will also protect Windows PC, an iOS and Android devices. The bundled VPN is very basic and gives you only 200MB of data per day, but the rest of the suite of tools is effective and easy to manage.

But when you compare what the Mac version offers compared to the Windows version, you’ll feel quite hard done by. There’s no password manager, no social network protection, no webcam or microphone protection, no Wi-Fi security advisor and plenty of other features that Windows users get for the same price.

Bitdefender is also lagging behind its rivals with no identity protection. If your goal is simply to keep your Mac protected from malware, then Bitdefender does a great job. But you can find better value elsewhere.

Read our full

Bitdefender Total Security review

8. Eset Cyber Security Pro

Pros

Effective protection
Full control over settings

Cons

Minor impact on Mac performance
No VPN
No iOS version

Eset Cyber Security Pro is a useful security tool that protects your Mac – and your Windows PC, Linux box and even Android phones, although not your iPhone – against unauthorised software behaviour, network intrusions, search engine hijack scripts and worse.

It stands out from its competition through its comprehensive range of preferences controls that can fine-tune many aspects of its behaviour, and its relatively low price.

It isn’t the most unobtrusive in terms of background performance impact, although most of the time this was minor enough to be not really noticeable.

As well as real-time and on-demand monitoring it also provides a useful firewall, dedicated tools for spotting web-based threats including spyware, and protection against phishing attempts to trick users into divulging private data. It also offers parental controls with three user categories and detailed control over what kinds of sites each user is allowed to visit.

Read our full

Eset Cyber Security Pro review

9. Trend Micro Antivirus for Mac

Pros

High malware detection rate
Monitors for ransomware-style attacks from unknown software in specific folders

Cons

Wouldn’t detect some malware in real-time in our tests
Fewer extra features compared to less-expensive or similarly priced higher-rank competitors

Trend Micro Antivirus is a good program with well rated antivirus protection, and a simple, straightforward interface that users will appreciate.

Anyone looking for additional features will be disappointed with this suite, but it offers good protection at a fair price.

In March 2022 AV-Test gave Trend Micro Antivirus for Mac a 99 percent protection score against 200 samples.

Our own spot checks produced similarly good results. Lining up against the Objective See malware library Trend Micro had no trouble detecting most threats. However in a few cases it didn’t detect all the malware contained in a folder until a scan had been run.

Trend Micro is an excellent choice for those looking for something that’s simple and easy to use. There are options with better protection, but Trend Micro’s protection is still good and pricing is fair.

Read our full

Trend Micro Antivirus for Mac review

10. Avira Prime

Pros

Easy to use
Full VPN
Won’t slow down your Mac

Cons

No fine-tuning scan options

Avira Prime is a security utility designed to keep your Mac safe from potentially unwanted programs; which covers everything from simple scripts designed to compromise and redirect your browser searches through to actual malware.

A single large window presents the various features, from scans to app management and cleanup, although a couple of its features use a separate panel for a web-based console. In our tests it detected all our compromised files and installers.

It doesn’t look inside zip archives or disk images, but it pounces as soon as items are extracted from these.

Most importantly, even while Avira Prime is actively scanning for trouble it has such a small impact on the general performance of our Mac that we wouldn’t notice it without comparing timings. You can get the basics of the security features with Avira Free Security but Prime’s annual subscription provides useful additional capabilities, if you can stomach the high cost.

Read our full

Avira Prime review

11. Sophos Home Premium for Mac

Pros

Effective protection
Reasonably priced

Cons

Confusing setup process
Configuring software and running scheduled scan is cloud-based

Sophos used to offer a free version of its Home product with antivirus protection and website protection, but in 2021 that version was discontinued, leaving Sophos Home Premium as the only option for personal use.

There’s now a 30 days full trial, but after that it costs £37.46/$44.99 for the first year and £49.95/$59.99 for each subsequent year. You can install on 10 Macs or PCs though.

Setup was confusing. Initially the software guides you through the process, but then setup stops and you have to sign into your
Sophos Home dashboard to complete setup (it’s not at clear that you need to do this step).

There’s also no Dock icon to launch the program, instead you use a menu bar icon to access the online dashboard where you can control the five types of protection including:

Antivirus protection – real-time scanning for local and network drives, perform a manual scan or schedule one, plus a quick scan can be triggered from the menu bar icon.
Web protection
Ransomware protection
Privacy protection
Malicious traffic detection
Web filtering

A
2017 evaluation of macOS security software by AV-Test gave Sophos Home outstanding grades for protection, performance, and usability. We ran the EICAR test, which simulates a virus, and Sophos detected and blocked it with no trouble. The website filtering worked well.

Sophos Home Premium provides effective protection, but the setup process and cloud-only features are drawbacks. It needs clearer set up and the ability to do more locally.

Read our full

Sophos Home Premium for Mac review

12. ClamXAV

Pros

Effective antivirus protection

Cons

Charges an annual subscription for basic malware protection with no other features

Installing ClamXAV from the ClamXAV website is quick and easy. Either click the Free Trial button or sign up for a $29.95/£24 a year subscription and the installation file is automatically downloaded. After the initial setup, where you need to grant permission to access the Downloads folder and modify security settings, you are all set.

You can run a manual scan from the main screen, but there are several other options. A quick scan checks system files and other areas on your Mac, you can select just your hard drive to runs a scan on all folders and files on the disk, and dragging and dropping a single folder or file onto the scanning pane checks it for malware. You can also select an external drive or connected USB stick for scanning. There’s also a real-time scanning component–Sentry–that is always on guard.

It is possible to schedule any type of scan to run on specific days and times. By default, any malicious files are automatically quarantined, but you can decide whether or not to quarantine infected files. You can open the quarantine folder to see what files were caught.

ClamXAV proved effective at detecting and stopping test malware files, but there’s nothing more to the program beyond the basic antivirus scanning and options. ClamXAV is certainly effective at virus scanning, but that’s a capability found in many free and equally effective security products for the Mac.

Read our full

ClamXav review

13. Malwarebytes Premium for Macs

Pros

Offers all the basic types of security
Easy to use
Reasonably priced

Cons

Mac version missing certain features compared with its Windows counterpart
Excludes any mention or advice on the Malwarebytes browser extension

Malwarebytes comes in both free and premium editions for personal use. Unfortunately the Mac version falls short of many of the features of the Windows version. Malwarebytes Premium for Mac includes the basis virus and malware scanning as well as the ability to detect malicious apps, or PUPs (potentially unwanted program). The real-time protection constantly monitors your system for security threats, automatically blocking and quarantining anything that could infect your computer.

But it doesn’t directly come with the protection against malicious links and phishing attempts. Nor does it offer the safeguards against ransomware and zero-day exploits.

There is a free version of Malwarebytes, but that just includes just basic virus scanning. The premium version costs $3.33/£2.50 billed monthly or $39.99/£29.99 billed annually for one device, and $6.67/£5.83 billed monthly or $79.99/£69.99 billed annually for five devices. There’s a free 14-day trial.

Malwarebytes Premium on a Mac is accessible through a menu bar icon. Clicking the icon displays a menu with options to start a scan, temporarily turn off the malware protection and malicious app blocker, update the program, view and tweak its settings, and open the management console.

From the management console you can trigger a manual scan and set up scheduled scans to run on a recurring basis. A detection history displays all quarantined items. There’s an Allow list to add legitimate files or programs that were mistakenly flagged as malware to.

Malwarebytes Premium has regularly and consistently gotten top marks from AV-Test for protection, performance, and usability. In real-world testing conducted by AV Comparatives during February and March of 2022, the software scored 100% at blocking malware, though it had a high number of false positives.

It’s just a shame that the Mac version feels like an also-ran compared with the Windows edition.

Read our full

Malwarebytes Premium for Macs review

14. F-Secure Total for Mac

Pros

Includes virus protection, secure browsing, ID monitoring, a VPN, and a password vault in one package
Effective and flexible VPN

Cons

Missing key capabilities such as a quick virus scan and a scheduled scan
Certain options unavailable in the Mac version vs the Windows version
No notification for malware infections
No way to view malicious or quarantined files
Charges a hefty annual subscription

F-Secure Total for Mac is a simple-to-use security software suite that works on macOS, iOS, Windows and Android devices and protects your data from a wide range of threats. It includes several useful features, but lacks certain key options, especially in the virus scanning.

The program is $59.99 a year for one device, which is steep, but there’s a free 30-day trial that requires no credit card and even gives you free technical support if you need it.

Clicking the Scan button runs a full virus scan that checks your entire system, while clicking the link for Viruses & Threats takes you to another screen where you can scan just specific folders. But there are no options to run a quick scan or even to schedule a scan, unlike the Windows version which includes a quick scan. It provides real-time virus and spyware scanning to automatically block malware, and ‘DeepGuard’ monitors applications for any changes indicative of a malware infection.

You can set up the ID monitoring to check your email address for data breaches among your online accounts. The VPN is another defense and includes tracking protection to prevent advertisers from monitoring your online activity and a kill switch to quickly cut off all internet traffic.

F-Secure offers a password vault that creates and stores secure logins for all your accounts. The password vault requires an extension that supports Chrome, Firefox, and Edge. Safari isn’t yet supported.

Unfortunately, F-Secure doesn’t let you review blocked or deleted malicious files, and no setting allows you to quarantine files instead of remove them.

Read our full

F-Secure Total review

15. MacKeeper 5

Pros

Easy management of protection
Useful range of features

Cons

Some performance impacts
No throttle controls

MacKeeper 5 is the reborn version of a security utility that has been around for many years. The reputation of previous versions seems just old news now – today, it’s a useful and comprehensive tool for keeping your Mac secure and optimised as you work, play and use the internet.

The range of tools it offers in addition to watching for unwelcome software is wide ranging. There’s a memory optimiser, an update tracker to spot outdated applications, a smart uninstaller to clean up after other software and a VPN feature for secure browsing.

There’s even identify protection, which monitors password databases to catch possible ID theft efforts. While we noted occasional performance impacts from its real-time antivirus monitoring, it wasn’t something that happened all the time.

Ultimately, we liked MacKeeper’s easy and helpful interface, which makes what could be a daunting task quite approachable.

Read our full

MacKeeper 5 review

16. Avira Free Security for Mac

Pros

Effective antivirus protection
Includes a VPN, password manager, and junk file cleaner

Cons

Offers several different tools via its dashboard, but only a few are available in the free version
A smart scan promises to boost your performance, but there’s little you can do in the free version
The VPN severely limits the amount of encrypted traffic

Avira Free Security for Mac seems to offer a lot of features for free. But most actually require a paid subscription, so the product’s overall usefulness is limited and the constant sales pitches annoying.

You can run a quick scan to check out system files and other vulnerable areas or a full scan to analyze your entire Mac for malware. These scans can run daily, weekly, or monthly. You can also create a custom scan. There are also real-time virus protection scans to scan new files saved to your computer or downloaded from the internet. You have to pay to scan a USB drive. Malware discovered is automatically quarantined. Avira was effective at detecting and stopping malware when we tested it.

The free version of Avira includes a junk cleaner that can identify issues via a smart scan, but you need to pay to actually clean up anything beyond the junk files.

The old adage of “you get what you pay for” is certainly true with Avira Free Security. Take away the tools that require a subscription, and you’re left with the antivirus feature, a limited VPN, a password manager that works only in Safari, and a junk file cleaner.

Read our full

Avira Free Security for Mac review

17. Kaspersky Total Security for Mac 2022

Pros

Top-rated antivirus engine
Reasonably priced
Host of effective tools under one roof

Cons

No dedicated Mac version
Awkward installation process for the Mac
Certain tools require separate apps to manage them

The 2022 version of Kaspersky Total Security offers a raft of features, including antivirus and anti-phishing protection, ad blocking and private browsing, webcam spying protection, a VPN, a child locator with parental controls, screen time management, and a password manager.

The main disappointment with Kaspersky Total Security 2022 is the installation process on the Mac – made all the more frustrating by the fact that installing on Windows is quick and easy.

Mac users have to download and install the Internet Security product and then download and install the password manager and Safe Kids tools as separate apps. Kaspersky doesn’t make this clear.

Once installed, the product is robust and effective. Based on 2021 testing for anti-virus products, Kaspersky received top marks for protection, performance, and usability from
AV-Test and solid grades from
AV Comparatives. The product also was rated the best antivirus software for 2022 from
Security.org.

Total Security offers access four key features: scanning, updating, privacy, and Safe Kids. To hunt down malware, you can run a full scan, a quick scan, or a scheduled scan. The Safe Money feature protects your credentials when you shop or bank online, while the Kaspersky password manager sets up strong passwords.

There is also an easy to configure VPN and the Safe Kids app (which can be accessed via a smartphone app) brings parental controls.

Read our full

Kaspersky Total Security for Mac 2022 review

Best Mac antivirus at a glance comparison

Here is an overview of the top Mac antivirus software tested above.

Developer

Product name

USB scan

Ransomware protection

Adware prevention

Anti phishing protection

Email protection

Firewall

VPN

iOS version

Parental Controls

Support

Trial

Price

Intego

Internet Security X9

7 days

$49.99/£49.99 / ye ($24.99/£20.99 /yr deal)

Clario

Antivirus 1.5 for Mac

7 days

£107.88/£107.88 / ye (currently $50/£50 /ye); ($4.17/£4.17 / mo for a year, or $8.99/£8.99 /mo billed monthly)

AVG

AntiVirus for Mac

60 days

Free (Paid for version is $2.49 per month for one year / $2.39 a month for two-years / $2.29 a month for three-years)

Norton

360 Deluxe

30 days

$39.99/£34.99/yr

McAfee

Total Protection

30 days

$34.99/£34.99/yr

Avast

Premium Security

60 days

$44.99/£39.99/yr

Bitdefender

Total Security

30 days

$39.97/£34.99/yr

Eset

Cyber Security Pro

30 days

$49.95/£39.95/yr

Trend Micro

Antivirus for Mac

30 days

$39.99/£49.95

Avira

Prime

30 days

$99.99/£85.99

Do Macs need Mac antivirus software?

Plenty of Mac aficionados will tell you that Apple computers are inherently secure and don’t require protection. We’d argue that they are wrong – or overconfident, at the very least.

Not long ago, the Silver Sparrow malware was detected on Macs powered by the M1 processor and infected hundreds of thousands of Macs in total. The bad guys, then, are still very much targeting Mac users and they’re getting smarter and greedier. As a result, cyber security is something you can’t afford to ignore, and good Mac antivirus is a very good place to start if you want to stay safe.

Macs are generally more secure than their Windows brethren for two reasons. On the technical side, macOS is a Unix-based operating system. As a Unix-based operating system macOS is sandboxed.

Sandboxing is like having a series of fire doors: even if malware gains access to your Mac, it is unable to spread to other areas of the machine. They are more difficult to exploit than Windows PCs, but Macs are not unhackable.

More general advice can be found in our Mac security tips; and those who have been hit by a malware attack should try how to remove a virus from a Mac.

How to choose the best Mac antivirus

Features fundamental to all packages are two ways to find viruses: on-demand protection and via always-on protection. The former finds viruses by examining one file after another during scheduled scans, or when you choose to undertake a scan, perhaps because you’re worried your Mac might be infected. The speed at which the Mac antivirus app can do this is important, because some take a long time and also hog the Mac’s CPU while they do so. Waiting six hours to find out if your Mac is infected is neither convenient nor relaxing.

Always-on malware protection is what protects the user outside of the times when scans are run. If some malware arrives, perhaps via an email or a downloaded file, then the always-on protection should be able to detect it and either quarantine it (copy it to a safe folder so the user can decide what to do with it), or simply delete it. Usually a notification is shown when malware is detected in this way, but not all antimalware apps show the same amount of explanation of what’s happened – and this was one of the factors we examined in our testing.

Outside of direct malware detection, many security suites include additional tools such as ransomware protection. Ransomware is a type of malware that, once it’s infected a computer, encrypts all the user’s files and then demands a fee to decrypt them. To protect against this infection, anti-ransomware features typically block any app from writing to a user’s home folders, such as Documents or Photos, unless the app’s pre-approved (a process called whitelisting). Lots of apps come already pre-approved, of course, such as Microsoft Word, or Apple’s own Photos app. But you can add others.

Several products also include virtual private network (
VPN) add-ons. These protect an internet connection by encrypting it, and this is useful when utilising unsafe open WiFi such as that provided by a café or hotel. In our experience, these are not replacements for separate paid-for VPN services as many do not unblock video streaming services and some are cut-down versions which constantly nag you to pay extra for the full, premium versions.

Web protection via browser plugins or extensions is also a common component and aims to stop you (or your children) doing anything you regret online, such as visiting fake or infected websites or handing over personal information.

There are usually different options from each vendor, and you get more extras with the top packages, and far fewer with free ones. They might include password managers, parental controls, cloud storage – the list goes on. Generally, the underlying antimalware engine is the same in all products from the same company, so you can save money if you don’t need those additional features.

Do bear in mind that all antivirus for Mac apps are sold as yearly subscriptions. That’s right, you can’t just pay once and use forever. Often there’s a hefty discount for that first year’s subscription, but this can burn you when automatic renewal occurs a year later and the full retail price is charged: often 100% more. Alternatively, you can purchase several years’ subscriptions at once for a bigger discount.

Some of the best Mac antivirus subscriptions allow you to install the software on more than one computer (including Windows and Android devices), which can sometimes add significantly to the value – all computers, phones and tablets within a household can be protected with one subscription.

Spotting fake Mac antivirus software

Beware that, due to the fact that people are so concerned about malware threats on the Mac, there have been cases of malware disguising itself as an antivirus app, such as the Mac Auto Fixer pop-ups that appeared on some Macs suggesting that software needs to be installed (at a high price). This is similar to another fake antivirus app called MacDefender.

Another Mac antivirus company that is often thought of as unscrupulous is MacKeeper. In the past various reports have suggested it is a scam or at worst malware. In recent times MacKeeper has attempted to transform itself and leave its disreputability behind. It has, for example, gained Apple Notarization – which means the software is checked by Apple for malicious components. The company has also been working to get certifications from various bodies to prove it isn’t a PUP, including an AV-Test certificate. If you have any problems with MacKeeper we do explain how to remove it here: How to uninstall MacKeeper.

How we test Mac antivirus software

Each software package is evaluated creating a clean installation of macOS, cloning it for each AV product, and then booting separately into each one to install a different package. This was to ensure that previous app installations didn’t interfere with new ones – sometimes AV software treats other AV software as an infection.

In addition to visiting malicious websites, downloading known malicious software, and even running said malware on our Mac, we also reference the most recent reports from two labs that regularly cover macOS malware: AV Comparatives and AV-TEST. These laboratories test AV software against sets of known malware as well as products that are grouped as potentially unwanted applications (like adware).

The latter doesn’t damage or expose your computer or its files but may consume power and CPU cycles. Because the testing effectively looks at a combination of virus databases and behavior, they remain good gauges even after many months. When an antivirus for Mac software package lacks a rating from a known security research lab, we do more extensive testing with real malware.

Finally, while we gave props for a lot of different features and behaviors, we marked products down if they lacked any or all of the following:

A nearly perfect score on macOS malware detection
Ransomware monitoring
Native browser plug-in or system-level Web proxy
A high score on Windows malware detection

Privacy concerns

Using a Mac antivirus product, especially any that includes tools to also improve your online privacy, may lull you into believing you’re safe from personal and private information leaking out. That’s not quite the case. While there’s no reason to panic, you should consider a few reasonable issues.

First, an antivirus for Mac product may upload the complete text of files flagged to the cloud, where it can be analyzed by separate tools hosted there. This practice is normal and sensible: Some malware can detect when a running process may examine it, and will then engage in subterfuge. Antivirus software makers also can access their massive databases to examine files with characteristics that trigger their algorithms—certain elements that match known malware. As a result, security researchers discover new viruses, worms, Trojans horses, and the like.

However, helping the greater good means you’ll have to be comfortable with trusting a third-party with your file contents. Where appropriate, we noted privacy policy issues in individual reviews.

Second, this software may also rely partly or entirely on cloud-based checks of URLs, malware, and the like. Accordingly, an AV package might upload every URL you visit, metadata about files, signatures of files, information about your computer’s hardware, a list of running or installed applications, and more. Companies vary on their disclosure of such policies, and may not let you opt out of this kind of sharing. We note issues in each review as available.

Third, anti-virus software makers also get a sense of what behavior is happening on your computer that’s being monitored or blocked, and may use that information for their own purposes. In some cases, you can opt out of this information gathering.

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