Permissions

What Transcript Audio asks your Mac or Windows PC for and why: microphone, system audio, screen recording, calendar and notifications, and how to allow each.

• Permissions on Mac and WindowsTranscript Audio needs your microphone and your computer's sound output to record a call. What each permission is for, and which ones are optional.
• MicrophoneThe microphone records your side of the call, so nothing records without it. How to allow it on a Mac or Windows PC, and turn it back on if it was refused.
• System audio: the other people on the callHow Transcript Audio records the other side of the call: System Audio Recording Only on a Mac, nothing to allow on Windows.
• Screen recording for videoRecording video of meetings needs the full Screen & System Audio Recording permission on a Mac; audio never needs it. On Windows there is no prompt.
• CalendarLet Transcript Audio read your calendar to name meetings after their events: Calendar on a Mac, classic Outlook on Windows.
• NotificationsTranscript Audio uses system notifications for recording started, notes ready and the Ask first prompt. How to make sure you see them.