AegisClip Accessibility Permission

AegisClip Accessibility Permission is required for features that paste into another app for you. The main examples are Auto Paste and Step Paste.

Clipboard history can still be viewed without this permission. The permission matters when AegisClip needs to send the selected clip into the active app or respond to a controlled paste sequence.

You can think of it as the approval that lets AegisClip press paste on your behalf. If you only open history, search clips, copy an item again, or organize saved clips, you may not notice the permission at all. If you expect AegisClip to place text into Mail, Notes, a browser form, a code editor, or a support tool automatically, this is the permission to check first.

Enable the permission

Some Macs require administrator approval before privacy settings can be changed.

After enabling the switch, test in a simple text field before returning to a complex app. Notes, TextEdit, or a plain browser text box are good first tests because they make focus and paste behavior easy to see.

If AegisClip is not listed

Try this order:

• Quit and reopen AegisClip.
• Trigger Auto Paste setup again from AegisClip settings.
• Open Privacy & Security > Accessibility manually.
• Use the add button if macOS lets you add AegisClip from the Applications folder.

If you installed a new version, macOS may treat it as a refreshed app and require you to re-enable the switch.

If the app still does not appear, confirm that you are opening the installed app from Applications rather than a temporary download location. macOS privacy prompts are easier to refresh when the app is installed in a stable location.

What this permission does

Accessibility permission lets AegisClip perform the paste action you would normally trigger with Command + V. It also supports Step Paste, where AegisClip prepares the next item as you move through fields.

It does not mean AegisClip is uploading clipboard history. It also does not replace normal macOS security habits: avoid saving passwords, tokens, private keys, or confidential customer content in clipboard history.

If Auto Paste still fails

First test manual paste in the same target app. If Command + V does not work, the target app or field may not accept the content. If manual paste works but Auto Paste fails, continue to Auto Paste Not Working on Mac.

Also check whether the target field is a password field, secure input, remote desktop window, terminal prompt, or embedded web view. Those areas can handle pasted content differently from normal text fields, even after Accessibility permission is enabled.