For macOS
A menu bar app that copies sign-in codes from your texts and email the moment they arrive. Press ⌘V and you’re in, in any browser or app.
macOS 15 or later · Apple silicon and Intel
Reads codes from
Messages and SMS
Apple Mail
Gmail and other mail
Bitwarden authenticatorEverywhere you can paste
The code is copied before you look for it. Your cursor stays in the code field, so you just press ⌘V.
Sign-in links
Emails with a sign-in link show up next to your codes. You always see where a link goes, and CodeCatch warns you if it leads to a different site than the sender’s.
Opens sign-in.example, not notion.so. Check it before you sign in.
History and search
The menu keeps your codes and links for seven days. Type a name to find one, then press Return to copy it.
Try the search.
No codes match
Authenticator codes
Import your Bitwarden logins once, then find their codes in the same menu. Codes are made on your Mac and stay hidden until you unlock with Touch ID or your password.
Private by design
No account. No server. These are the app’s real privacy settings.
On Screen
Clipboard
History
How it compares
| Feature | CodeCatch | Built-in macOS autofill | Other code catchers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Works in | Any app | Safari (other browsers on macOS 26) | Any app |
| Email codes | Apple Mail, Gmail, other mail | Apple Mail only | Rarely |
| Sign-in links | Yes, and shows where they lead | No | No |
| Code history | 7 days, searchable | No | Rarely |
| Authenticator codes | Bitwarden | Apple Passwords | No |
| Touch ID lock | Yes | No | No |
| Languages | 35 | Not stated | Up to 6 |
| Open source | Yes | No | Some |
| Needs Accessibility access | Only to type for you | No | Usually |
Other code catchers: the apps we compared in October 2026. Details: CodeCatch vs 2FHey, CodeCatch vs MessAuto.
Set up in a minute
Step 1
It sits in your menu bar and starts when you log in.
Step 2
macOS asks for this before any app can read Messages and Mail. CodeCatch opens the setting for you.
Step 3
Switch on Apple Mail, or add Gmail or another account with an app password.
Yes. Each new code is copied, so you can paste it in any browser or app with ⌘V.
macOS only suggests a code in fields that support it. CodeCatch copies every code, so it works everywhere. It also reads Gmail, catches sign-in links, keeps a history and shows your Bitwarden codes. If autofill stopped working for you, see the autofill guide.
Any inbox set up in Apple Mail, with no sign-in. Also Gmail and other accounts (IMAP), with an app password. CodeCatch only reads: it never marks, moves or deletes mail.
macOS requires it before any app can read Messages and Mail. CodeCatch reads only those two. It needs Accessibility access only if you turn on typing codes for you.
No. There is no account and no server. Codes stay in memory and passwords stay in your Keychain. CodeCatch connects only to your mail server, and to each service’s own site for its logo, which you can turn off.
macOS 15 or later, on Apple silicon or Intel. To get SMS codes on your Mac, turn on Text Message Forwarding on your iPhone.
Your next code, ready to paste.
macOS 15 or later · Apple silicon and Intel