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Permissions

Audio Hijack’s Permissions window is shown on first launch, and can also be accessed from the Audio Hijack menu. It lists both required and optional permissions. For the best experience, we recommend enabling all permissions.

Audio Hijack’s Permissions window

System Audio Access Required

System audio access is required for Audio Hijack to operate, and you’ll be prompted to grant permission the first time you launch the app. This permission enables Audio Hijack to capture audio from other applications running on your Mac.

Microphone Access Optional

To record audio from a microphone or other input device, Audio Hijack must be granted permission with MacOS. If Audio Hijack does not have microphone access when you attempt to record from an input device, it will request it.

Relaunching To Provide Microphone Access

If you’ve previously denied Audio Hijack permission to access your microphone, you’ll see the following dialog when you try to enable the permission, or attempt to capture from an input device.

Click Relaunch Audio Hijack, then grant permission when the application relaunches.