Sell with proof.
Buy with confidence.

A tamper-proof report that replaces the guesswork before money changes hands. Issued by Macfax, open to anyone, impossible to forge.

Free to run · Issues a Macfax report · No account needed

How it works

Three steps. One device. One URL prospective buyers can trust before they ever pay.

Step 01

Download Macfax · free

Drag the .dmg, right-click open. No account, no sign-up. Every check runs locally on your Mac.

Step 02

Run your free Basic report

Under a minute. Identity, authenticity, spec match. Get a tamper-proof report URL you can drop into a listing.

Step 03

Upgrade to Premium if you need it

Hardware health, burn-in, buyer re-verification, for $49. Same report URL, no re-paste needed when you upgrade.

What we verify

30+ checks across identity, spec, health, and tamper.

The same diagnostic Apple's authorized service providers run, plus sustained burn-in workloads tuned for the buyers who care: ML researchers, devs, and Mac Studio resellers. Every result lands on the report, signed.

Read the full diagnostic stack →

Identity

  • Serial valid · Apple Coverage
  • Activation Lock state
  • Find My Mac
  • MDM / DEP enrollment
  • iCloud account state

Spec match

  • Chip variant + cores
  • Memory size and type
  • Storage size and type
  • GPU core count
  • Listed-vs-actual

Hardware health · Premium

  • SSD wear, hours, writes
  • Battery cycles (laptops)
  • CPU sustained burn-in
  • GPU MLX inference burn
  • Memory 30-min memtest

Tamper & integrity

  • Logic-board ↔ chassis match
  • Service History pane
  • Secure Boot / SIP / FileVault
  • Fan / thermal anomalies
  • Device-bound key · Premium
Hardware-bound · Premium

A PDF report can be re-used on a different device. A Macfax report can't.

The Premium report is bound to a device-specific key fingerprint produced on the seller's Mac. It's not a screenshot a hostile seller can fabricate; it's not a PDF a copy-paste can clone. Sophisticated buyers can re-derive the fingerprint on receipt for an extra doorstep check; the capability is there if they want it.

Macfax
Hardware-bound
PDF report
Forgeable in 30 seconds
Apple Coverage Check
Serial only
Verifies the serial is real Yes Yes Yes
Catches case-swap fraud Yes No No
Diagnostic burn-in Yes Partial No
Buyer re-verifies on receipt Yes No No
Bound to the certified Mac Yes No No
FAQ

Common questions.

What does Macfax actually check?

Identity (serial, Activation Lock, Find My, iCloud, MDM), spec match (chip, memory, storage, GPU), and tamper integrity (chassis ↔ logic-board, Secure Boot, FileVault). Premium reports also run hardware-health diagnostics: SSD wear, battery cycles, CPU/GPU burn-in, memory test.

How does Macfax prove the report wasn't faked?

Every report is signed at issuance by a key held inside the Secure Enclave of the Mac that produced it. The signature is server-validated; a report that doesn't verify never gets published. The report URL is hosted by Macfax, so what a buyer reads is the canonical record.

How is this different from Apple's Coverage Check or a PDF report?

Apple's Coverage Check tells you whether a serial is real. Nothing about case-swap fraud, hardware health, or whether the device is locked. A PDF can be edited in 30 seconds. Macfax is hosted at a URL, signed at the device, and impossible to forge after the fact.

What's the difference between Basic and Premium?

Basic is free: identity, authenticity, spec match, in under a minute. Premium is $49: adds hardware health, burn-in, photo set, PDF export, and the buyer-verifiable device binding. Same app, same download.

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Ready when you are.

Download the macOS app, run a Macfax report, drop the URL into your listing.