Before you install
Run this installer while you are logged in to the account that uses the guarded apps.
Quillio protects the account that is logged in when you click Install.
What you need
- A Mac with macOS 12 (Monterey) or newer, Apple Silicon or Intel.
- An administrator password (the installer will ask for it).
- An internet connection. The installer downloads the program’s packages once (about 450 MB), and the official
Python from python.org (about 45 MB) if this Mac does not have Python yet. The install can take several minutes.
What gets installed
- Quillio and Uninstall Quillio in your Applications folder.
- The program files in
/Library/Application Support/AcademicHub (locked against changes by a standard account).
- Two background helpers that start at login: one watches for your guarded apps, one runs the dashboard
for the Quillio window (only reachable from this Mac).
- Quiz data and logs live in the protected account's own Library folder.
After the install
- The Quillio window opens. Create the admin PIN straight away. The PIN unlocks the dashboard,
the Exit button on the exam and the parent unlock button.
- For the strongest protection, make the account that uses the guarded apps a Standard account
(System Settings, Users & Groups). A standard account cannot remove the program files.
- Open a guarded app (Roblox to start with) to try it: it should close and the exam should appear.
Good to know
- Quillio is a family tool, not unbreakable security. A person with an administrator password can always turn it off.
- If something goes wrong, the install log is
/var/log/AcademicHub-install.log.