Screen recording
Lace uses screen recording permission to capture what’s visible on your display. It takes snapshots of your active window so the AI can see what you’re working on. macOS will prompt you when capture is first enabled. You can also grant it later in System Settings > Privacy & Security > Screen Recording. Without this permission, Lace can still chat but won’t reference anything on your screen.Accessibility
Lace reads the macOS accessibility tree to understand the structured content behind what’s visible: text labels, button names, input values, and UI element roles. This gives Lace a richer understanding than screenshots alone. Combined with vision, accessibility data lets Lace:- Read text content in any app, including outside the browser
- Identify interactive elements like buttons, links, and inputs
- Understand page structure and navigation hierarchy
Microphone
Lace uses the microphone to transcribe voice input in chat. Press ⌘D or tap the mic button in the chat input to start dictating. Your speech is transcribed and inserted into the message field. macOS will prompt you when you first use dictation. You can also grant it in System Settings > Privacy & Security > Microphone. Without this permission, the dictation feature is unavailable but all other functionality works normally.Notifications
Lace sends native macOS notifications when a teammate mentions you in a comment, replies to one of your comments, or when other activity needs your attention. Notifications appear as system banners and in your Mac’s Notification Center. macOS will prompt you when Lace first sends a notification. You can manage notification settings in System Settings > Notifications > Lace. Without this permission, you can still see activity in the in-app inbox, but you won’t receive system banners.Why these permissions?
Lace combines screen recording and accessibility to build a complete picture of your screen. Vision tells it what things look like. Accessibility tells it what things are. This fusion is what enables Lace to work across any macOS application, browsers included. The microphone adds a hands-free input option for composing messages. Notifications keep you in the loop when your team interacts with your work.