Fact · Dictation on Mac
When a third-party app tries to access and control a Mac through accessibility features, the user receives an alert and must specifically grant the app access in Privacy & Security settings.
Checked against its source on October 16, 2026
In the source's own words
“you must specifically grant the app access to your Mac in Privacy & Security settings”
Allow accessibility apps to access your Mac, Apple Support, Mac User Guide, 2026, Allow accessibility apps to access your Mac.
Open the original- What it measures
- Apple's Mac User Guide page on the alert that appears when an app tries to use accessibility features to control the Mac, as published on Apple's support site in 2026.
- What it does not show
- The page describes the alert and the setting. It does not list which apps need the permission or what each app does with it.