macOS Permissions

PetReminder may request a few macOS permissions to provide the best experience. This page explains what each permission is for and how to manage them.

Notifications

When a reminder fires, PetReminder displays a notification. macOS will prompt you to allow notifications the first time a reminder triggers.

What it's used for: Showing reminder alerts and pet appearance notifications.

Manage: System Settings → Notifications → PetReminder

You can customize:

• Alert style (banners, alerts, or none)
• Show on lock screen
• Show in Notification Center
• Sound

Files and Folders

PetReminder stores your reminders, settings, and downloaded pet data locally.

What it's used for: Saving reminder data on your Mac and storing purchased pet files.

Manage: System Settings → Privacy & Security → Files and Folders

Grant access when prompted during first launch for the best experience.

Accessibility (Optional)

Some pet interaction features may request Accessibility permission in future updates (for example, click-through pet behavior).

What it's used for: Allowing pets to receive mouse events on your desktop.

Manage: System Settings → Privacy & Security → Accessibility

This permission is optional and only needed if you enable related features.

Resetting a Permission with Terminal

If a permission dialog was dismissed or the state is inconsistent, you can reset macOS permission prompts using tccutil:

# Reset Notifications prompts for PetReminder
tccutil reset Accessibility com.w3cub.reminder

# To see what was reset
tccutil reset All com.w3cub.reminder

After running tccutil, restart the app and trigger the feature again to be reprompted.

Troubleshooting

• If pets don't appear on reminders, check Notifications permission is granted.
• If purchased pets aren't downloading, check Files and Folders permission.
• After changing permissions, always quit and reopen PetReminder for changes to take effect.

For more help, visit the Troubleshooting guide.