FAQ's

Vigilant is AI-powered monitoring software that runs in the background on a desktop device. It periodically scans the screen for inappropriate content and sends a notification to a trusted accountability partner if something is detected.

Vigilant is designed for:

• Parents monitoring their child’s screen time

• Individuals seeking personal accountability

• Spouses or trusted partners supporting each other in recovery

The software is meant for users to have a sense that someone is "always watching". The software doesn't provide constant monitoring as that would drain the battery quickly, rather it scans the users screen at one point randomly every minute for pornography or concerning content. If concerning conentent is detected, the accountabilty partner is notified via email and an image that has text redacted and the image blurred is uploaded with other helpful user information to the accountability partner dashboard for review.  

We don't have an app for mobile devices yet, but are currently working on one. To incentivize our first customers, we will be offering a lifetime locked price for the first 1000 users that sign up. With the development of the mobile app as well as inflation, our prices will go up, but not for our first users!

Detailed installation instructions can be found here. Create an account on this website first, then go to "Plans & Pricing" on our menu to pay for your subscription. Following that, go to the  "Software" page to download it to your device. 

Vigilant has been built to prevent users from easily deleting it. In order to uninstall the app, download the "Uninstaller App" here. Once the uninstaller is downloaded, open it and the account holder will be prompted to input their login information. Once verified an uninstall button will show. Clicking that will remove the main app. The uninstaller can then also be uninstalled. The device must then be restarted. 

That depends on the sensitivity set. The higher the sensitivity is set to, the more false positived will be flagged. If a low sensitivity is set, less false positives will be flagged but some true concerning content might not be flagged. Additionally, using the browser extension will increase accuracy.

Setting the sensitivity to "Highest" or "High" can return more false positives. We recommend setting the sensitivity to "Low" or even "Lowest" for the least amount of false positives. The downside to setting it to the lower sensitivies is that some explicit material might slip through the cracks. 

• Hentai - hentai and pornographic drawings.

• Porn - pornographic images, sexual acts.

• Sexy - sexually explicit images, not pornography.

By default, no. The user is not notified unless you enable user alerts in the settings.

The password to start and stop the app from monitoring is the same as your account password on this website. If you need to reset your password, click "Login" or your name at the top right of this webpage. Click "Logout" then "Login" again. There should be "Reset Password" button there. 

Yes — if you enable it and your device has a webcam. It helps determine who was at the screen during detection. This feature is optional and can be set when starting the software.

You can choose to scan every 20, 30, or 60 seconds, depending on your balance of monitoring sensitivity and device performance.

No. Only screenshots with detected content are saved. All detections are blurred and text-redacted locally before upload. Regular activity is not recorded or stored.

Yes. You can choose which content types trigger alerts, how frequently the screen is scanned, and whether the user gets notified.

No — Vigilant includes app deletion prevention. The software requires downloading a second uninstaller application and can only be removed after logging in with the admin account.

They can choose to receive email or upgrade their plan to get SMS notifications instantly when something is detected or when the software is started/stopped.

Up to 8 users. For individual plans, one user with unlimited devices and one accountability partner is available. For family plans 8 monitored users with unlimited devices and one accountability partner. 

Vigilant is optimized to run in the background without disrupting normal use. You can set scan frequency to balance performance and power use.

Vigilant is currently available for macOS and Windows desktops/laptops. Mobile versions are in development.

Blocking software can be bypassed or lead to false positives. Vigilant is based on accountability, not restriction. Knowing someone they trust will see what’s happening helps users make better choices long term.

The extension increases accuracy when analyzing images preventing less false positives. It passes individual images to the app to be analyzed on every page load as well as repeatedly during videos and gifs.

The extension is not required, the backup screenshotting method is used whenever the extension is not connected. Connecting the extension does increase accuracy leading to less false positives.

When the extension is disconnected, the backup screenshotting method is used for continued monitoring and notifications are sent to the accountability partner soon after disconnection. This allows for the accountability partner to check in and see how the user is doing. 

Safari, Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, and Firefox are all supported browsers. When an unsupported browser is used, screenshots will be used instead. The safari extension can be downloaded on the Apple app store, and the other extensions can all be downloaded on the Chrome Web Store.