AuralTap
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Since macOS 14.2, capturing system audio is a standalone permission. The first time you hit record, macOS shows "AuralTap wants to capture system audio" once — allow it. If you previously clicked "Don't Allow", re-enable AuralTap manually under System Settings → Privacy & Security → Screen & System Audio Recording.
Check two things: the target app is actually making sound right now (it shows a green dot in the list), and the permission toggle is on. If you just enabled the toggle in System Settings, quit AuralTap completely and reopen it.
In the folder you chose inside the app, as WAV files. Every finished recording can be revealed in Finder with one click from the app.
No. AuralTap uses the audio interface macOS already provides — no kernel extensions, no virtual devices, no changes to your system output routing.
That's exactly what it's built for. Select the app from the list of running apps and only its output gets recorded; apps currently making sound show a green dot.
No. Per-app mode captures only that app's own sound. System alerts and other apps stay out. Want everything? Switch to "whole system".
Yes. Select several apps, then either mix them into one file or give each app its own WAV, with independent start and stop per track.
Output is lossless 48 kHz stereo WAV; the app doesn't do lossy conversion. For MP3 / M4A, run one conversion in any converter — your source WAV always stays intact.
macOS 14.2 and later, on both Apple Silicon and Intel Macs.
No. Recordings are written only to the local folder you chose and never leave your Mac. The app has no third-party SDKs, no accounts and no analytics. The only network request happens after a successful purchase: an order ID, sent to reconcile the order, with no recording content.
The most common cause: the app hasn't been restarted since granting. Confirm the toggle is on under System Settings → Privacy & Security, then quit AuralTap completely and reopen it.
No. Past 4 GB the file automatically switches to the BW64 container format; the extension stays .wav and all major DAWs read it directly.
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