From ad6ed9e22cad9f6b63fd5dbee727f3cbf24d3390 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Etienne BAUDOUX Date: Sun, 23 Jan 2022 10:45:16 -0800 Subject: [PATCH] Added App Permission section to Readme (#215) --- README.md | 6 ++++++ 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 98b9740023..3e1a362eee 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -73,6 +73,12 @@ Many tools are available. - Install the certificate in `Trusted Root`. - Double click the *.msixbundle file. +## App Permission + +DevToys works entirely offline, meaning that none of the data used by the app goes on internet. However, the app requires some other permissions in order to work correctly. +1. `Uses all system resources` - This permission is required for some tools like `PNG / JPEG Compressor` or (upcomming) `On-screen color picker / measurer`, which use a 3rd part Open-Source Win32 process like [Efficient-Compression-Tool](https://github.com/fhanau/Efficient-Compression-Tool). +All the code requiring this permission can be found [here](https://github.com/veler/DevToys/tree/main/src/dev/impl/DevToys.OutOfProcService). + ## How to run DevToys ### Using Start Menu