NotchMindAccessibility is the macOS permission for apps that respond to what happens on screen. It’s the one most NotchMind features rely on.
What it’s used for
- Gestures over the notch, and knowing which app is in front.
- Notifications from other apps in the notch, read from banners as they appear.
- The volume and brightness HUD, which takes over the keys so the system overlay doesn’t appear.
- Pasting from clipboard history into the app you were using, by sending ⌘V for you.
- Clock timers, which NotchMind pauses and stops by pressing the Clock app’s buttons.
Without it, those features don’t work, and clipboard history copies instead of pasting. Everything else does.
Grant it
- Open Settings → General → Permissions and choose Grant Access next to Accessibility.
- In System Settings → Privacy & Security → Accessibility, turn on NotchMind. Authenticate if asked.
On some versions of macOS this list is called something slightly different, but it’s always in Privacy & Security.
Does it let NotchMind see everything?
Accessibility is a powerful permission, so it’s worth knowing what NotchMind does with it: only the features above, on your Mac. It doesn’t record your screen, it doesn’t log what you type, and it doesn’t send what it reads anywhere. See what stays on your Mac.
It keeps asking
If macOS asks for Accessibility every time NotchMind opens, even though it’s on, see a permission keeps asking.