Cleat Requirements and permissions
Cleat needs macOS 15 or later on Apple silicon, and macOS 26 for Apple Intelligence, translation and dictation. Every permission, and the feature behind it.
Requirements
macOS 15 or later on Apple silicon. It is 6.6 MB on disk and idles at 0.01% CPU.
Three features need macOS 26: Apple Intelligence, on-device translation through the Translation framework, and dictation through SpeechAnalyzer. Apple Intelligence additionally needs a Mac that supports it, with the feature turned on in System Settings.
Permissions
Each is requested the first time a feature needs it.
| Permission | Needed for |
|---|---|
| Accessibility | Pasting from clipboard history, snapping windows, snippet expansion, menu bar search |
| Calendars | Agenda |
| Reminders | Reminders |
| Contacts | Contacts |
| Automation (Notes) | Notes search |
| Full Disk Access | Optional: Notes body snippets |
| Microphone | Dictation |
| Screen Recording | Copy Text from Screen |
The welcome screen, reachable as Welcome Screen in the palette, shows which are granted. All of them can be removed in System Settings › Privacy & Security.