---
id: junk-yard.does-the-curtain-need-accessibility-permission
url: https://storagestudio.us/faq/junk-yard/does-the-curtain-need-accessibility-permission
category: "Junk Yard"
subcategory: "The edge curtain"
question: "Does the Junk Yard curtain need Accessibility permission or steal focus?"
alt_questions:
  - "Curtain permissions"
  - "Does the curtain take focus from my app?"
  - "Junk Yard Accessibility access"
  - "Will clicking the curtain switch apps?"
short_answer: "No. The curtain doesn't need Accessibility permission and doesn't take focus, so your current app stays in front and ⌘V pastes straight into it."
tags: ["curtain", "permissions"]
related: ["https://storagestudio.us/faq/junk-yard/how-do-i-copy-from-the-curtain", "https://storagestudio.us/faq/junk-yard/what-is-the-junk-yard-curtain"]
applies_to: "all"
last_reviewed: 2026-10-01
---

# Does the Junk Yard curtain need Accessibility permission or steal focus?

No to both. The curtain doesn't ask for Accessibility permission, and it doesn't take focus — the app you were working in stays in front while the curtain is open. That's why you can click a tile and then simply press ⌘V where you were typing.