Accessibility is a feature built into macOS and these apps can not function without permission to use Accessibility:
- Cinch, FinderMinder, SizeUp, and Tuck use Accessibility to move and resize windows.
- iClip uses Accessibility to invoke copy & paste.
- KeyUp, JazzUp, and ShortcutDetective use Accessibility to intercept keystrokes.
Enable Accessibility on macOS 14 Sonoma
Open System Settings > Privacy & Security > Accessibility
- Open System Settings.
- Choose Privacy & Security from the sidebar.
- Select Accessibility from the list on the right.
Enable Accessibility
Enable any Irradiated Software apps in the list on the right.1
If you don't see the app you're looking for in this list, you can use the [+]
button or drag and drop the app from Finder to add it.
Enable Automation
Automation is a permission added in macOS 10.14 Mojave that controls which apps are allowed to send AppleEvents (i.e. AppleScript) to other apps. This permission is necessary for interacting with certain non-standard apps, such as Microsoft Office.
If you see a dialog similar to this, be sure to click "OK."
If you click "Don't Allow," you can always re-enable this permission later:
- Open System Settings > Privacy & Security > Automation
- Enable any Irradiated Software apps in the list on the right.2
Troubleshooting
If you have trouble enabling Accessibility, a system restart resolves most issues.
If that doesn't work…
- Follow steps 1-3 in Enable Accessibility above.
- Drag the app (Cinch, SizeUp, etc) from Finder and dropping it onto the list on the right (screenshot).3
If you're still having trouble, please contact us.
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You will be prompted to enter an Administrator's password. If you don't have a password set, you might not be able to unlock. ↩
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You may need to click the triangle next to each app to expand their permissions list. ↩
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While it may not look like anything happened, this process refreshes the Accessibility database. It's not enough to remove
[-]
and re-add[+]
apps, the real magic comes from dragging the app from Finder and dropping it onto the list. ↩