#import "AppDelegate.h" @implementation AppDelegate // 10.9+ only, see this url for compatibility: // http://stackoverflow.com/questions/17693408/enable-access-for-assistive-devices-programmatically-on-10-9 BOOL checkAccessibility() { NSDictionary* opts = @{(__bridge id)kAXTrustedCheckOptionPrompt: @YES}; return AXIsProcessTrustedWithOptions((__bridge CFDictionaryRef)opts); } - (void)applicationDidFinishLaunching:(NSNotification *)aNotification { if (checkAccessibility()) { NSLog(@"Accessibility Enabled"); }else { NSLog(@"Accessibility Disabled"); } NSLog(@"registering keydown mask"); [NSEvent addGlobalMonitorForEventsMatchingMask:(NSEventMaskKeyDown | NSEventMaskFlagsChanged) handler:^(NSEvent *event){ if (event.type == NSEventTypeKeyDown) { NSLog(@"keydown: %@, %d", event.characters, event.keyCode); }else{ NSLog(@"keydown: %d", event.keyCode); } }]; } @end