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Grant Accessibility access

Maclip uses Accessibility access for two things: pasting the clip you pick by sending ⌘V to the app you are in, and finding your text cursor so the history opens right there. Without it Maclip still records, but it cannot paste for you.

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Turn it on

  1. Open System Settings.
  2. Go to Privacy & Security, then Accessibility.
  3. Turn on Maclip. If it is not in the list, click +, choose Maclip from Applications, then turn it on.
  4. Confirm with Touch ID or your password.

It's on, but pasting still doesn't work

macOS ties the permission to one exact copy of the app. After an update or moving the app, the switch can look on while the permission underneath is stale. Resetting it fixes this:

  1. In Privacy & Security → Accessibility, select Maclip and click − to remove it.
  2. Click +, add Maclip from Applications again, and turn it on.
  3. Quit Maclip from its menu bar icon and open it again.

What the permission is not used for

Maclip uses it to post the paste keystroke and read where the caret is. It does not read what you type or what is on screen; it only records what reaches the clipboard.

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