Set up your Mac: permissions and the fn key

The first time you open DuckyHelper, a short setup walks you through four steps. One of them turns on the four switches your Mac needs.

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Say hello and sign in.
Turn on your Mac's switches. A helper sits over System Settings: "Drag DuckyHelper to the list above to allow…".
Try the fn key. The step follows your real key press.
Ducky asks a few questions to get to know you. Then you are done.

Switch	Why Ducky needs it
Microphone	Hear you when you talk to Ducky.
Screen recording	See what you are looking at.
Accessibility	Follow your clicks and typing in tutorials.
Input monitoring	The `fn` key, from any app.

Click the duck in the menu bar and choose Permissions… (or open Settings > Permissions).
Each switch shows a checkmark, or "(not granted)".
Open Setup Window… lists the four with live checkmarks and closes itself when all are on.

Screen recording works after you quit and reopen DuckyHelper. The setup step says so.
Run the setup again any time: menu bar duck > Show Onboarding Again.
While DuckyHelper runs, fn no longer opens the emoji picker. For emoji, press control command space.

A switch is on but not working? Remove DuckyHelper from that list with the minus button, add it again, then quit and reopen DuckyHelper.

Something here out of date? Write to support@duckyhelper.com.