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# Permissions, explained

Every permission in one list: why Clacky asks, what happens if you say no, and which of your tools use it right now.

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![Privacy & Permissions: Input Monitoring, Screen Recording and Microphone, each explained](https://clacky.app/features27/permissions-light.webp)![Privacy & Permissions: Input Monitoring, Screen Recording and Microphone, each explained](https://clacky.app/features27/permissions-dark.webp)

## What it is

Clacky asks for a permission only when you first turn on the tool that needs it, never at launch. Privacy & Permissions shows every one in a single list.

Each permission says why Clacky asks, what happens if you say no, and which of your tools use it right now. Turn a tool off and its permission says Not needed now.

The list covers Input Monitoring, Screen Recording, Microphone, Speech Recognition, Accessibility, Camera, Notifications, Automation and System Audio Recording.

## How to use it

1.  1
    
    Open the page
    
    Open Clacky’s Settings and pick Privacy & Permissions in the sidebar.
    
2.  2
    
    Check a status
    
    Each permission shows whether it’s allowed, not asked yet, not allowed, or not needed now.
    
3.  3
    
    Fix one
    
    Click its button: macOS asks the first time, or Clacky opens the exact System Settings pane.
    

## Tips

-   Want Clacky to be just a click-sound app? Sounds Only on the same page turns every other tool off, and Bring My Tools Back puts them back exactly as they were.

## Questions

What if I say no to Input Monitoring?

Keyboard sounds stay silent. On recent macOS, clicks and scrolls still play.

What if I say no to Screen Recording?

The recorder and screenshots can’t start. Everything else works.

Related features

-   ![](https://clacky.app/features27/privacy-promise-light.webp)![](https://clacky.app/features27/privacy-promise-dark.webp)
    
    [Privacy](https://clacky.app/features/privacy/)
    
    Keys become sounds and are never recorded. Screenshots, recordings and captions stay on your Mac. Anonymous usage stats you can switch off.
    
-   ![](https://clacky.app/features27/quiet-updates-light.webp)![](https://clacky.app/features27/quiet-updates-dark.webp)
    
    [Quiet updates](https://clacky.app/features/quiet-updates/)
    
    Updates download in the background and install when you’ve been away and nothing is recording, shared or in a call.
    
-   ![](https://clacky.app/features27/mcp-privacy-light.webp)![](https://clacky.app/features27/mcp-privacy-dark.webp)
    
    [Private by design](https://clacky.app/features/ai-privacy/)
    
    Everything stays on your Mac and only file paths come back. No tool reads keystrokes, typed text or your clipboard history.
    
-   ![](https://clacky.app/features27/keyboard-sounds-light.webp)![](https://clacky.app/features27/keyboard-sounds-dark.webp)
    
    [Keyboard Sounds](https://clacky.app/features/keyboard-sounds/)
    
    Typing sounds as you type. Each key press becomes a sound on your Mac and is never recorded, stored or sent. Password fields stay quiet.
    

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