# Permissions revoked mid-use

hypershot uses two macOS permissions — Screen Recording (required) and
Accessibility (recommended). If one is revoked while hypershot is running,
here's what happens and how to get it back.

## What you'll see

- **Screen Recording revoked** — captures fail; hypershot cancels the capture
  and opens the **Permissions** window
- **Accessibility revoked** — the default hotkeys keep working; only a hotkey
  that uses a macOS system shortcut (like ⌘⇧4) stops. **Settings → Shortcuts**
  shows a banner with a **Set up** button while Accessibility is off

The Permissions window is the same one you saw on first run — you won't lose
settings, history, or licenses.

## How to recover

1. Open **System Settings → Privacy & Security** and re-enable the revoked
   permission's toggle for hypershot
2. For Screen Recording, **quit and reopen hypershot** — macOS requires a
   relaunch before the grant reaches the app
3. To check where things stand, choose **Show Permissions Setup** from the
   menu bar menu — it shows the live status of each permission

## Revoked while the app was closed

If a permission is missing at launch, hypershot notices on startup and
presents the Permissions window before anything else — you can't end up in a
silent broken state.

## Preventing accidental revokes

Two common ways permissions get flipped off accidentally:

- Clicking **Deny** on a macOS prompt raised by another app that looks
  similar
- System updates occasionally reset per-app permission toggles after an app
  update — if hypershot updates and hotkeys die, check the toggles first

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From https://hypernuclear.com/docs/hypershot/getting-started/permissions-revoked/