Sentinel Sweep

Find sensitive media.
Decide what happens next.

Looking for a private porn remover for Mac? Sentinel Sweep helps you scan selected files, folders, and drives, review likely adult content, and copy or move unwanted files under your control—without uploading your media.

Download on the Mac App Store See how it works
  • Free download
  • macOS 14 or later
  • No subscription
The complete Sentinel Sweep app window actively scanning a privacy-safe 2,107-file dataset, with live progress and local result categories visible.

Choose a source, start a local scan, and see each scan system report its status.

Private. On-device. Under your control.

You choose access

Select only the files, folders, and removable volumes you want Sentinel Sweep to review.

Analysis stays local

Supported images and sampled video frames are analyzed on your Mac. Your scan is not uploaded to us.

Nothing changes by surprise

Review the evidence, choose Copy or Move, and confirm the final plan before a transfer starts.

A cleanup workflow you can inspect before it acts.

Choose what Sentinel Sweep can access. Review the evidence locally. Build a transfer plan only when you are ready.

  1. 01

    Choose

    Select files, folders, or removable volumes through macOS.

  2. 02

    Review

    Filter likely matches, open Why This Result, and make the final decision yourself.

  3. 03

    Transfer

    Choose Copy or Move, destinations, conflicts, routing, and verification before files change.

Sentinel Sweep Setup screen for choosing scan sources, quarantine, destination, and transfer options. Sentinel Sweep Review screen showing local scan result counts and selected High results. Sentinel Sweep Transfer screen for building a queue and choosing Copy or Move settings.

Remember confident decisions

Teach Adult or Safe locally, then reuse those decisions on later scans.

Resume interrupted work

Return to an unfinished scan or transfer with recovery controls that keep you in charge.

Carry companion files

Recognized subtitles, artwork, metadata, playlists, RAW pairs, and related files stay with their media.

Verify transfers and local history

Optionally verify with SHA-256, inspect completed work, and undo the latest eligible Move.

See Sentinel Sweep work through 2,107 files.

These captures come from a completed scan of a purpose-built, privacy-safe dataset. Sentinel Sweep surfaced likely matches, explained its reasoning, and left every file action waiting for the user.

Files scanned
2,107
Reviewed locally
28.99 GB
High matches
24
Review results from the privacy-safe 2,107-file scan. Find likely adult content—then decide what happens.High, Likely, Review, and Safe verdicts remain separate from analysis coverage.
Why This Result explains a High verdict, local visual score, filename signals, and scan coverage. Understand every verdict.Open Why This Result before you act. Transfer History showing a completed and verified local copy with zero issues. Confirm what finished.Track completion, verification, conflicts, and issues locally.
Guided first visual scanUse Apple’s on-device analysis when available, with a clear compatibility path when it is not.
Coverage you can seeComplete, Partial, Name Only, Unsupported, and Failed describe what the scanners could inspect.
Smart review toolsSearch, sort, customize columns, and focus on unsupported or incomplete-coverage results.
Adaptive local performanceScanning and eligible transfers adapt to Mac capability, Low Power Mode, and thermal conditions.
Searchable native HelpA first-launch guide and built-in Help cover setup, review, transfers, recovery, privacy, and controls.
Appearance and accessibilitySystem, Light, and Dark modes, a larger interface, reduced motion, and keyboard operation.

Scan and review free.
Unlock transfers once.

Download Sentinel Sweep at no charge. Scanning, review, learning, explanations, and manual queue planning stay free.

Included with the app

Free

$0to download

  • Unlimited scans and rescans
  • Review, filters, explanations, and learning
  • Manual transfer-queue planning
  • Choose destinations and transfer settings

No scan limit. No Sentinel Sweep account.

One-time in-app purchase

Lifetime Transfer Access

US$9.99in the U.S. App Store

  • Quick Copy and Quick Move
  • Final Review Transfer screen
  • All new Copy and Move transfers
  • Restore Purchases

No subscription. No recurring charge.
Local pricing may vary by country or region.

Download on the Mac App Store

The app is free. Lifetime Transfer Access is purchased inside Sentinel Sweep through Apple.

Your media stays on your Mac.

Sentinel Sweep has no app account, advertising, or third-party analytics. It does not upload scanned media, filenames, paths, results, learned decisions, or transfer logs to an online service.

  • App Sandbox and user-selected access
  • Encrypted saved review and transfer state
  • In-app controls for learned memory, history, and reset
Read the complete Privacy Policy
Sentinel Sweep Privacy and Storage view showing privacy by design and local app storage controls.

Open-source details, in the open.

Sentinel Sweep bundles narrowly configured FFmpeg and FFprobe helpers for local video decoding and metadata inspection. The matching FFmpeg 8.1.2 source, LGPL 2.1-or-later license, build configuration, modifications, and checksums are public.

Network protocols
file and pipe only
Source package
8.1.2-sentinel-1
Architectures
Apple silicon + Intel
View open-source notices

Ready to sweep privately?

Download free. Review locally. Unlock transfers once when you are ready to act.

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