How to make app appear in Input Monitoring permissions list (like Accessibility does automatically)?
My app needs both Accessibility and Input Monitoring permissions. Accessibility works as expected — calling AXIsProcessTrusted() automatically adds the app to System Settings > Privacy & Security > Accessibility, and the user just needs to toggle it
on.
Input Monitoring doesn't behave the same way. I'm calling CGRequestListenEventAccess() and creating a CGEvent.tapCreate(.listenOnly), but the app doesn't reliably appear in the Input Monitoring list. The user opens the pane and sees nothing to enable.
What I've tried:
CGRequestListenEventAccess() — shows the system prompt once per install, but doesn't always add the app to the list
CGEvent.tapCreate(tap: .cgSessionEventTap, place: .headInsertEventTap, options: .listenOnly, ...) — returns nil before Accessibility is granted; after Accessibility is granted, the tap succeeds but the app still may not appear in the Input
Monitoring list
3. Calling both after Accessibility is confirmed, with a delay before opening the Settings pane
The flow:
User grants Accessibility (app appears automatically via AXIsProcessTrusted())
App creates a listen-only CGEventTap (succeeds)
App opens x-apple.systempreferences:com.apple.preference.security?Privacy_ListenEvent
User sees the Input Monitoring pane but the app is not listed
Environment: macOS 15 (Sequoia), signed and notarized app, correct bundle ID, Hardened Runtime with com.apple.security.device.audio-input-monitoring entitlement not set (not applicable — this is for audio, not HID).
Question: Is there an API equivalent to AXIsProcessTrusted() that reliably registers an app in the Input Monitoring list? Or is there a specific entitlement, Info.plist key, or sequence of calls required on macOS 14+/15 to ensure the app appears?
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