Say no once
Choose “Say no, and stop asking me” the next time a pop-up appears. From then on, when that app asks for the same thing, AccessWatch presses Don’t Allow for you after a short pause, so you can still see what happened.
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AccessWatch
Your Mac remembers every yes. Now it remembers no.
What it does
Your Mac remembers every yes. Now it remembers no.
An app updates and asks again. A tool runs and asks again. macOS remembers the one time you pressed Allow and forgets every time you said no. AccessWatch fixes that. Refuse a permission pop-up once, and AccessWatch answers that app for you from then on, so the pop-ups you’ve already refused stop interrupting your work. It only ever says no, and nothing leaves your Mac.
What it does
Keep your focus
Permission pop-ups arrive while you’re typing, presenting or on a call. The ones you’ve already refused stop getting in your way, and you stay in what you were doing.
Know who’s really asking
When something new asks, a card appears beside the pop-up: which app asked, what you were using at the time, who made it, and how often it has asked before. Then you decide.
The pop-ups that matter stand out
When the repeats are gone, a new request is worth reading. That’s the one you want to notice.
It can only say no
AccessWatch never presses Allow. It checks the button’s name before pressing it, then confirms what macOS recorded. Only you can give an app access. Quit AccessWatch and your Mac behaves exactly as before.
Your history stays on your Mac
Every pop-up and every answer is listed in Activity, on this Mac only. Change your mind about an app, and macOS asks it again the next time it needs that permission.
Set up in a minute
Switch on one setting
Open AccessWatch and switch it on in Privacy & Security ▸ Accessibility. That’s how it sees permission pop-ups and presses Don’t Allow for you.
Say no once
The next time an app asks for something you don’t want to give, choose “Say no, and stop asking me” on the card beside the pop-up.
Get back to work
From then on, AccessWatch answers that pop-up for you. Pause it from the menu bar whenever you like.
What you can count on
Useful tools, thoughtful controls, and a direct line to the people building them.
On your Mac
AccessWatch keeps your permission prompts, rules and history on the Mac.
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ContactNative Mac software
AccessWatch works on macOS 14 and later. Each app page states its own requirements.
The appsAccessWatch
Your Mac remembers every yes. Now it remembers no.
Refuse a permission pop-up once, and AccessWatch answers it for you from then on, so the pop-ups you’ve already refused stop interrupting your work.
- Say no once; AccessWatch answers from then on
- See who is asking, right beside the pop-up
- It never presses Allow; nothing leaves your Mac
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Ask about availabilitymacOS 14 or later · 14-day trial
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Questions
Does AccessWatch ever give an app access?
No. It only ever presses Don’t Allow. Only you can give an app access, on the macOS pop-up or in System Settings.
Which pop-ups does it answer?
Contacts, Calendars, Reminders, Photos, Camera, Microphone, files and folders, and Local Network. Screen Recording, Accessibility and Input Monitoring pop-ups are explained, and answered when they have a Don’t Allow button.
Why does it need Accessibility?
To see the pop-up and press its Don’t Allow button. AccessWatch only looks at the windows macOS uses to ask for permission, and presses buttons through Accessibility, never with a simulated mouse click.
Does AccessWatch send my data anywhere?
No. Your pop-ups, rules and history never leave your Mac. AccessWatch connects to the network only to check your license, check for updates and fetch current offers, and sends nothing about your Mac.
How does the free trial work?
AccessWatch is free for 14 days with everything included, no account and no card. After that, it’s a one-time purchase for one Mac, with no subscription. If you don’t buy it, your rules are kept but AccessWatch stops answering pop-ups for you.
Can I change my mind about an app?
Yes. Delete the rule, or reset the answer in Activity, and macOS asks that app again the next time it needs the permission.
Which Mac does it require?
macOS 14 Sonoma or later, on Apple silicon and Intel Macs.
Why is it not on the Mac App Store?
Apple’s sandbox doesn’t let an app press a button in a system pop-up, which is what AccessWatch does for you.