On MacOS 14.4 and higher, Piezo uses a new audio capture backend. Getting started with Piezo is now much simpler, with no need to adjust your Mac’s security settings, install anything, nor even enter your administrator password. You’ll be up and running in seconds.
Below, you’ll find additional notes about audio capture with Piezo.
When you first run Piezo, you’ll be prompted to provide System Audio Access. This permission must be enabled to use Piezo. The Permissions window will guide you through the process.
Once this permission is enabled, you’ll be able to use Piezo to record audio from other apps running on your Mac.
The image above shows the optional Microphone Access permission as well. Enabling this is also recommended, so that you can use Piezo to record from any audio input device you connect to your Mac.
When using Piezo, you may notice a small purple dot in the menu bar, next to the menu bar icon for Control Center. This purple dot is displayed by MacOS to indicate that an application is capturing the system’s audio via software. Piezo must capture audio so that it can record it as you specify.
Clicking on the Control Center icon will reveal the full Mac Control Center. At the top of that window, you’ll see the application(s) currently accessing system audio.
Apple provides additional details in the “Use Control Center on Mac” page of their MacOS User Guide.
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