Why AI writing apps on Mac cannot work in every text field
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A lot of Mac AI writing tools make the same promise in different words: Works anywhere you type. That sounds great, but it is not completely honest. On macOS, a writing assistant that helps inside other apps usually depends on Accessibility APIs. That is the system layer that lets approved apps ins…
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- 2026-09-24 15:14 · DEV Community — AI
Why AI writing apps on Mac cannot work in every text field