Set up content and privacy restrictions in Screen Time on Mac
Choose what can be viewed, downloaded, and purchased online—from watching movies and browsing the web to playing games. You can also manage what friends your child adds and if they can send private messages in Game Center.
Before you can set up content and privacy restrictions, you need to turn on Screen Time. See Set up Screen Time for yourself or Set up Screen Time for a child.
Note: When you set up a device for a child, certain content and privacy restrictions are set by default. You can view and manage these settings in Content & Privacy.
Manage the content your child can view and interact with
Go to the System Settings app
on your Mac.Click Screen Time
in the sidebar. (You may need to scroll down.)If you’re a parent/guardian in a Family Sharing group and want to set up content and privacy restrictions for a child, click the Family Member pop-up menu, then choose a family member.
If you don’t see the Family Member pop-up menu, make sure you’re signed in to your Apple Account and using Family Sharing.
Click Content & Privacy, turn it on if it’s not on already, then do any of the following:
Manage web browsing and gaming settings: Click App Store, Media, Web, & Games, then turn options on or off. See Change App Store, Media, Web, & Games settings in Screen Time.
Manage Apple Intelligence,* Siri, and Math Results settings: Click Intelligence & Siri, then turn options on or off. Change Intelligence & Siri settings in Screen Time.
Manage movies, music and apps settings: Click Store Restrictions, then turn options on or off. See Change Store Restrictions settings in Screen Time.
Manage apps and device features settings: Click App and Feature Restrictions, then turn options on or off. See Change App & Feature Restrictions settings in Screen Time.
Prevent changes to Screen Time settings: Click Preference Restrictions, then turn options on or off. See Change Preference Restrictions settings in Screen Time.