Capturing screen & audio
How Eavesy records system audio, your mic, and your screen — and how to get clean audio every time.
The Mac app captures three streams at once: the audio your Mac is playing (the other side of a call), your microphone, and your screen. That’s what makes Eavesy bot-free — nothing has to join the meeting, because everything is recorded locally on your machine.
What gets captured
- System audio — anything coming out of your speakers: the remote participants on a call, a video you’re watching, a voice note.
- Microphone — your voice.
- Screen — what’s on display, so the brief reflects what you were looking at, not just what was said.
Eavesy never appears in the participant list and needs no meeting link. It works on Zoom, Google Meet, Teams, and in-person conversations the same way.
Permissions you’ll need
macOS gates screen and audio capture. The first time you record, you’ll be asked to allow:
- Screen & System Audio Recording
- Microphone
If a recording is silent or screen-only, it’s almost always a missing permission — see Troubleshooting.
Getting clean audio
- Use the same output device you can hear from — Eavesy captures whatever your Mac is playing, so if sound is routed to a device you’ve muted, it won’t be captured.
- For in-person conversations, a quiet room and the built-in mic are plenty; make a short test recording before an important session if you are unsure about input levels.
- Headphones are fine — system-audio capture happens before the signal reaches them, so it’s recorded even when nothing plays out loud.
Eavesy does not currently provide an instant transcript-based level check. Make a short recording, stop, and confirm the audio and processed transcript before an important call.