Grant permission to your host computer on macOS
Before using GoToMyPC from a macOS environment, you need to grant three permission requests and adjust a battery setting for GoToMyPC on your Mac’s System Settings.
These permissions and settings are:
- Screen recording
- Accessibility
- Automation
- Battery
When the above permissions are not granted, the ’Required permissions’ dialog box pops up on your Mac, and provides an easily accessible way take the necessary steps.

Screen recording
- Click Open Screen Recording.
- Enable the GoToMyPCUnattended toggle to provide permission.
- Select Later on the Restart dialog box.
Accessibility
- Click Open Accessibility on the Required permissions dialog box.
- Enable the GoToMyPCUnattended toggle to provide permission.
Automation
- Click Open Automation on the Required permissions dialog box.
- Expand the GoToMyPCUnattended section.
- Enable the System Events toggle to provide permission.
Battery
- Navigate to
- Turn on Prevent automatic sleeping on power adapter when the display is off.
- Set Wake for network access to Always.

All set! Your Mac now has all the necessary permissions to run GoToMyPC.