AppAudit 0.5.3-beta
beta
July 18, 2026 • Build 22
Summary
This release introduces a dedicated in-app permissions review, places it earlier in first-run setup, adds direct links to the relevant macOS Settings areas, and stays careful about only showing permission status that AppAudit can check honestly.
- New System Permissions guide: AppAudit now includes a dedicated screen that explains relevant macOS Privacy & Security settings in plain, non-technical language.
- Better first-run setup: AppAudit now presents legal acceptance first, followed by release notes, the permissions review, and then the guided tour.
- Direct links into macOS Settings: AppAudit can open the matching Privacy & Security areas for Files & Folders, App Management, Media & Apple Music, and Full Disk Access.
- Best-effort permission checks: Where macOS allows it, AppAudit reports “Accessible Now” after a local live check succeeds, especially for Files & Folders locations such as Desktop, Documents, Downloads, iCloud Drive, and mounted removable volumes.
- Clearer Full Disk Access guidance: AppAudit explains that this stronger optional setting can override individual Files & Folders controls without claiming it can automatically read that macOS switch.
- Still local-first and user-controlled: AppAudit does not change these settings for you and continues to keep everyday scanning, notes, lists, comparisons, exports, and normal license validation on your Mac.