Why your Mac keeps asking about Screen Recording permission
Recent macOS versions ask you from time to time to confirm apps that can see your screen. What the prompt means, how to answer it, and how to check who has access.
Recent versions of macOS, from Sequoia onwards, ask again from time to time whether an app may keep seeing your screen. It is a privacy check, not an error. Choose Allow to keep the app working as before.
Check who has access
Open System Settings, Privacy & Security, Screen & System Audio Recording. Every app with access is listed; turn off any you do not recognise or no longer use.
If an app still cannot see the screen
- Turn its switch off and on again in Screen & System Audio Recording.
- Quit and reopen the app. Screen Recording only takes effect after a restart of the app.
- If it is still missing, remove it with − and let it ask again.
Why a window manager might ask
ClutterFreeMac asks for Screen Recording only for smooth switching: moving between screens slides under your fingers, drawn from pictures of your windows that stay in memory and are never saved or sent. It is optional; without it, windows glide instead. See why a window manager might ask for Screen Recording.
Questions
Why does my Mac keep asking me to allow screen recording?
Recent macOS versions periodically ask you to confirm apps that can see your screen. Choose Allow to keep using the app as before, or Don't Allow to turn it off.
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