To help audiovisual artists project visuals without distraction, performer Sydney San Martin made undot, and developer Alin Panaitiu built YellowDot. Both apps can hide the microphone recording indicator in full screen on macOS Monterey 11.1 and earlier.
In macOS Monterey 12.2, the recording indicator has moved into a lower-level system component called WindowServer, preventing undot and YellowDot from moving or hiding it using Accessibility API. Hiding the microphone recording indicator light requires a new approach.
Good news: Recording Indicator Utility supports macOS 12.2 and lets you turn off the recording indicator light system-wide. You can also hide the recording indicator by choosing a list of apps or automatically hide it in full-screen. Get it here:
https://github.com/cormiertyshawn895/RecordingIndicatorUtility
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In macOS Monterey 12.2, the recording indicator has moved into a lower-level system component called WindowServer, preventing undot and YellowDot from moving or hiding it using Accessibility API. Hiding the microphone recording indicator light requires a new approach.
Good news: Recording Indicator Utility supports macOS 12.2 and lets you turn off the recording indicator light system-wide. You can also hide the recording indicator by choosing a list of apps or automatically hide it in full-screen. Get it here:
https://github.com/cormiertyshawn895/RecordingIndicatorUtility
