diff --git a/app/src/components/CapturesTab/DictationReadinessChecklist.tsx b/app/src/components/CapturesTab/DictationReadinessChecklist.tsx
index 0fd6279f..08e1db7d 100644
--- a/app/src/components/CapturesTab/DictationReadinessChecklist.tsx
+++ b/app/src/components/CapturesTab/DictationReadinessChecklist.tsx
@@ -232,39 +232,50 @@ export function DictationReadinessChecklist({
         />
       )}
 
-      <ChecklistRow
-        icon={<Keyboard className="h-3.5 w-3.5" />}
-        title={t('captures.readiness.inputMonitoring.label')}
-        description={
-          readiness.inputMonitoring
-            ? t('captures.readiness.inputMonitoring.ready')
-            : t('captures.readiness.inputMonitoring.missing')
-        }
-        ready={readiness.inputMonitoring}
-        action={
-          <Button size="sm" onClick={readiness.openInputMonitoringSettings} className="gap-1.5">
-            <ExternalLink className="h-3.5 w-3.5" />
-            {t('captures.readiness.inputMonitoring.openSettings')}
-          </Button>
-        }
-      />
+      {/* Input Monitoring + Accessibility are macOS-only TCC permissions.
+          The Rust stubs return true on Windows/Linux, so rendering these
+          rows there would show permanent green checkmarks with copy
+          that talks about macOS — noise. Hide on non-mac. */}
+      {isMacOS && (
+        <ChecklistRow
+          icon={<Keyboard className="h-3.5 w-3.5" />}
+          title={t('captures.readiness.inputMonitoring.label')}
+          description={
+            readiness.inputMonitoring
+              ? t('captures.readiness.inputMonitoring.ready')
+              : t('captures.readiness.inputMonitoring.missing')
+          }
+          ready={readiness.inputMonitoring}
+          action={
+            <Button size="sm" onClick={readiness.openInputMonitoringSettings} className="gap-1.5">
+              <ExternalLink className="h-3.5 w-3.5" />
+              {t('captures.readiness.inputMonitoring.openSettings')}
+            </Button>
+          }
+        />
+      )}
 
-      <ChecklistRow
-        icon={<Accessibility className="h-3.5 w-3.5" />}
-        title={t('captures.readiness.accessibility.label')}
-        description={
-          readiness.accessibility
-            ? t('captures.readiness.accessibility.ready')
-            : t('captures.readiness.accessibility.missing')
-        }
-        ready={readiness.accessibility}
-        action={
-          <Button size="sm" onClick={readiness.openAccessibilitySettings} className="gap-1.5">
-            <ExternalLink className="h-3.5 w-3.5" />
-            {t('captures.readiness.accessibility.openSettings')}
-          </Button>
-        }
-      />
+      {isMacOS && (
+        <ChecklistRow
+          icon={<Accessibility className="h-3.5 w-3.5" />}
+          title={t('captures.readiness.accessibility.label')}
+          description={
+            readiness.accessibility
+              ? t('captures.readiness.accessibility.ready')
+              : t('captures.readiness.accessibility.missing')
+          }
+          ready={readiness.accessibility}
+          action={
+            <Button size="sm" onClick={readiness.openAccessibilitySettings} className="gap-1.5">
+              <ExternalLink className="h-3.5 w-3.5" />
+              {t('captures.readiness.accessibility.openSettings')}
+            </Button>
+          }
+        />
+      )}
     </div>
   );
 }
+
+const isMacOS =
+  typeof navigator !== 'undefined' && /Mac|iPhone|iPad/.test(navigator.userAgent);
diff --git a/app/src/i18n/locales/en/translation.json b/app/src/i18n/locales/en/translation.json
index 91fdd00c..9661fcb8 100644
--- a/app/src/i18n/locales/en/translation.json
+++ b/app/src/i18n/locales/en/translation.json
@@ -851,7 +851,7 @@
         "description": "Capture from anywhere on your machine with a global shortcut.",
         "globalShortcut": {
           "title": "Global shortcut",
-          "description": "Hold the shortcut to record from anywhere on your machine. Release to transcribe. macOS will ask for Input Monitoring permission the first time you turn this on."
+          "description": "Hold the shortcut to record from anywhere on your machine. Release to transcribe."
         },
         "pushToTalk": {
           "title": "Push-to-talk shortcut",
diff --git a/app/src/i18n/locales/ja/translation.json b/app/src/i18n/locales/ja/translation.json
index 7508aa2e..ca302c0d 100644
--- a/app/src/i18n/locales/ja/translation.json
+++ b/app/src/i18n/locales/ja/translation.json
@@ -851,7 +851,7 @@
         "description": "グローバルショートカットでマシン上のどこからでもキャプチャできます。",
         "globalShortcut": {
           "title": "グローバルショートカット",
-          "description": "ショートカットを押し続けるとマシン上のどこからでも録音できます。離すと文字起こしが行われます。最初に有効化したとき、macOS から入力監視の許可を求められます。"
+          "description": "ショートカットを押し続けるとマシン上のどこからでも録音できます。離すと文字起こしが行われます。"
         },
         "pushToTalk": {
           "title": "プッシュトゥトーク用ショートカット",
diff --git a/app/src/i18n/locales/zh-CN/translation.json b/app/src/i18n/locales/zh-CN/translation.json
index 66d91bcb..a479e469 100644
--- a/app/src/i18n/locales/zh-CN/translation.json
+++ b/app/src/i18n/locales/zh-CN/translation.json
@@ -851,7 +851,7 @@
         "description": "使用全局快捷键在系统的任何位置进行捕获。",
         "globalShortcut": {
           "title": "全局快捷键",
-          "description": "按住快捷键即可在系统的任何位置录制。松开后进行转录。首次开启时,macOS 会请求「输入监控」权限。"
+          "description": "按住快捷键即可在系统的任何位置录制。松开后进行转录。"
         },
         "pushToTalk": {
           "title": "按住说话快捷键",
diff --git a/app/src/i18n/locales/zh-TW/translation.json b/app/src/i18n/locales/zh-TW/translation.json
index 7ed5c22c..eed6c07a 100644
--- a/app/src/i18n/locales/zh-TW/translation.json
+++ b/app/src/i18n/locales/zh-TW/translation.json
@@ -851,7 +851,7 @@
         "description": "使用全域快捷鍵從電腦上任何位置進行擷取。",
         "globalShortcut": {
           "title": "全域快捷鍵",
-          "description": "按住快捷鍵以從電腦上任何位置錄音。放開後進行轉錄。第一次開啟時 macOS 會要求輸入監控權限。"
+          "description": "按住快捷鍵以從電腦上任何位置錄音。放開後進行轉錄。"
         },
         "pushToTalk": {
           "title": "按住說話快捷鍵",