# KeyboardCleanTool 8.3 macOS Golden Gate 27.0 (26A428) **URL:** \ **Category:** Configuration Help & General Discussion\ **Tags:** keyboard, docs, help\ **Created:** [September 16, 2026, 8:32am UTC](https://community.folivora.ai/t/keyboardcleantool-8-3-macos-golden-gate-27-0-26a428/47793 "2026-09-16T08:32:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![MSZ](https://community.folivora.ai/user_avatar/community.folivora.ai/msz/32/46575_2.png) [@MSZ](https://community.folivora.ai/u/MSZ)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2026, 8:32am UTC](https://community.folivora.ai/t/keyboardcleantool-8-3-macos-golden-gate-27-0-26a428/47793/1 "2026-09-16T08:32:57Z")
Hi there, we accidentally upgraded to Golden Gate 27.0 – and while the old KeyboardCleanTool 1.0 still works, we upgraded to KeyboardCleanTool 8.3 due to the Rosetta notification (for macOS 28) However, we can't get KeyboardCleanTool version 8.3 to work: Stuck in granting permissions, i.e. they don't seem to stick/be enabled? see screen-shots below: ![image](https://community.folivora.ai/uploads/default/original/3X/9/f/9f8bf15a24304631a06a388b91d94247f66878ec.png) ![image](https://community.folivora.ai/uploads/default/original/3X/8/d/8d63190ca5c8e2289a9ed7b0989c31d6f4f6bb43.png) Already rebooted, toggled permission on and off again, restarted the app – nothing seems to work so far. Questions: - What are we missing? or: How to get KeyboardCleanTool 8.3 to work on Golden Gate 27.0 (26A428)? - Alternatively, it says "BTT has this built in" on the bottom of KeyboardCleanTool; we could not find any related functionality or setting in BTT 6.821 – any hints would be appreciated, how to activate keyboard-lock in BTT for cleaning Cheers, MSZ ---
**Author:** ![Andreas\_Hegenberg](https://community.folivora.ai/user_avatar/community.folivora.ai/andreas_hegenberg/32/39221_2.png) [@Andreas\_Hegenberg](https://community.folivora.ai/u/Andreas_Hegenberg)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2026, 8:37am UTC](https://community.folivora.ai/t/keyboardcleantool-8-3-macos-golden-gate-27-0-26a428/47793/2 "2026-09-16T08:37:12Z")
try to delete it from the list (toggling on / off doesn't help), then add it again. For BetterTouchTool: The action is called "Start Keyboard Clean Mode" ---
**Author:** ![MSZ](https://community.folivora.ai/user_avatar/community.folivora.ai/msz/32/46575_2.png) [@MSZ](https://community.folivora.ai/u/MSZ)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2026, 8:38am UTC](https://community.folivora.ai/t/keyboardcleantool-8-3-macos-golden-gate-27-0-26a428/47793/3 "2026-09-16T08:38:48Z")
Yes, that worked (deleting and re-adding) Thank you! πŸ˜€ BTW: Does BTT have that functionality built in already? Edit: Sorry, saw that part only after reply ---
**Author:** ![MSZ](https://community.folivora.ai/user_avatar/community.folivora.ai/msz/32/46575_2.png) [@MSZ](https://community.folivora.ai/u/MSZ)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2026, 9:17am UTC](https://community.folivora.ai/t/keyboardcleantool-8-3-macos-golden-gate-27-0-26a428/47793/4 "2026-09-16T09:17:03Z")
Sorry to bother you again, the BTT builtin "Start Keyboard Clean Mode (Lock Keyboard & Trackpad For Cleaning)" works flawlessly! πŸ‘ But, using KeyboardCleanTool 8.3, while the warning is gone (see screen shot below) – the keyboard is not really locked, e.g. pressing Enter or Space while the Cleaning Mode overlay is shown simply disables it, i.e. toggles the button "Start/Stop Cleaning Mode" Tried already: reboot, quit BTT, remove permission for BTT Don't know if the attached video works… ![image](https://community.folivora.ai/uploads/default/original/3X/5/f/5f71663b457c2cd21387882403b724884da4a719.png) ---
**Author:** ![Andreas\_Hegenberg](https://community.folivora.ai/user_avatar/community.folivora.ai/andreas_hegenberg/32/39221_2.png) [@Andreas\_Hegenberg](https://community.folivora.ai/u/Andreas_Hegenberg)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2026, 9:19am UTC](https://community.folivora.ai/t/keyboardcleantool-8-3-macos-golden-gate-27-0-26a428/47793/5 "2026-09-16T09:19:17Z")
Did you quit & restart keyboard clean tool after the permissions have been re-granted? ---
**Author:** ![MSZ](https://community.folivora.ai/user_avatar/community.folivora.ai/msz/32/46575_2.png) [@MSZ](https://community.folivora.ai/u/MSZ)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2026, 9:19am UTC](https://community.folivora.ai/t/keyboardcleantool-8-3-macos-golden-gate-27-0-26a428/47793/6 "2026-09-16T09:19:57Z")
Yes, rebooted – restarted KeyboardCleanTool 8.3 Will try again, reboot now-ish Edit: Back from reboot, still same symptoms. Removed KeyboardCleanTool 8.3 from permissions in settings, added again, restarted the app – still the same… ---
**Author:** ![MSZ](https://community.folivora.ai/user_avatar/community.folivora.ai/msz/32/46575_2.png) [@MSZ](https://community.folivora.ai/u/MSZ)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2026, 9:56am UTC](https://community.folivora.ai/t/keyboardcleantool-8-3-macos-golden-gate-27-0-26a428/47793/7 "2026-09-16T09:56:20Z")
Issue still persist, see attached video - after reboot; re-adding permission and re-starting the app does not seem to fix it. Will try on a different system if we can reproduce it and then report back. ---
**Author:** ![Andreas\_Hegenberg](https://community.folivora.ai/user_avatar/community.folivora.ai/andreas_hegenberg/32/39221_2.png) [@Andreas\_Hegenberg](https://community.folivora.ai/u/Andreas_Hegenberg)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2026, 10:01am UTC](https://community.folivora.ai/t/keyboardcleantool-8-3-macos-golden-gate-27-0-26a428/47793/8 "2026-09-16T10:01:26Z")
Could you check whether macOS maybe auto-added BTT to "Input Monitoring" in System Settings =\> Privacy & Security? If so, delete it from there. I know that KeyboardCleanTool has already been used by thousands of users on Golden Gate, so I guess it's nothing generic, but maybe some specific setting. ---
**Author:** ![MSZ](https://community.folivora.ai/user_avatar/community.folivora.ai/msz/32/46575_2.png) [@MSZ](https://community.folivora.ai/u/MSZ)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2026, 11:35am UTC](https://community.folivora.ai/t/keyboardcleantool-8-3-macos-golden-gate-27-0-26a428/47793/9 "2026-09-16T11:35:53Z")
Great hint – we found the culprit. BTT was not in Input monitoring, but KeyBoardCleanTool.app was (even though it was switched off) - must have added it when trying to figure out how to get it working. You should be able to reproduce the behavior: 1. Add **KeyBoardCleanTool.app** in System Settings, Privacy & Security, Input Monitoring 2. **Switch it off** in Input Monitoring 3. Re-start KeyBoardCleanTool and now it should be possible to bypass the lock with e.g. Enter or Space Thanks for the help and the quick responses! ☺