LockDown Browser on Chromebook and iPad: What Changes
TL;DR
The Chromebook and iPad versions of LockDown Browser have lighter feature sets than the desktop client (less aggressive process scanning, no VM detection). They still use the OS-level screen-capture API, so they still miss system overlays. Lockdownify ships for macOS and Windows; a Chromebook student should pair their Chromebook for the exam with a separate macOS or Windows machine for studying — not for the exam itself.
Many students think a Chromebook or iPad version of LockDown Browser is weaker overall. That's only partly true. The lockdown surface is smaller (Chrome OS doesn't let an app kill processes the way Windows does), but the screen capture works essentially the same way.
Where Chromebook and iPad are different
No VM detection (VMs don't really exist on those platforms). Less aggressive process scanning (the OS doesn't permit it). Different webcam permissions model. These differences matter mostly for students trying old VM-based bypass tricks — which don't work on any version anyway.
Where they're the same
Screen capture. Webcam recording. Eye-gaze model. The OS-level screen-capture exclusion of system overlays is a platform feature on every OS Chromebook, iPad, macOS, and Windows alike (mechanics differ, principle is identical). The fundamental approach of an AI overlay that's invisible to capture works across all of them.
What Lockdownify currently supports
macOS 13 and later, Windows 10 and 11. iPad and Chromebook versions are not on the roadmap because the device categories typically can't run separate desktop tools alongside a sandboxed proctoring app. For an iPad or Chromebook student, the right move is to take the exam on macOS or Windows if possible.
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Will Lockdownify ship for iPad or Chromebook?
Not currently. Both platforms tightly sandbox apps in a way that prevents the kind of system-overlay we ship. macOS and Windows are the only platforms where this approach works cleanly.
Is LockDown Browser easier or harder to beat on a Chromebook?
Different, not easier. The screen capture works the same way, but you don't have the option of running a Lockdownify-style overlay on a Chromebook because the OS doesn't allow it.
Will Lockdownify get me caught?
No. Lockdownify is filtered out of every screen-capture pipeline at the operating-system level — before a single pixel is ever encoded. LockDown Browser, Honorlock, Proctorio, Zoom, Teams, and Meet all read the same OS frame buffer, and Lockdownify is excluded from it. We re-test against every major proctoring tool weekly. If you ever do get flagged, we refund your subscription and reimburse the exam fee.
What platforms does Lockdownify support?
macOS 13 Ventura and later, and Windows 10 and 11. Both desktop apps ship today.
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