https://github.com/fuzzyideas/yellowdot
Hide the macOS yellow recording dot in the corner of your screen
https://github.com/fuzzyideas/yellowdot
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Hide the macOS yellow recording dot in the corner of your screen
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/fuzzyideas/yellowdot
- Owner: FuzzyIdeas
- License: gpl-3.0
- Created: 2021-12-21T09:43:09.000Z (over 3 years ago)
- Default Branch: main
- Last Pushed: 2024-11-13T15:01:33.000Z (6 months ago)
- Last Synced: 2025-03-30T11:06:21.198Z (about 1 month ago)
- Topics: mac, macos, presentation, privacy, screen, swift
- Language: Swift
- Homepage: https://lowtechguys.com/yellowdot
- Size: 167 KB
- Stars: 139
- Watchers: 5
- Forks: 7
- Open Issues: 1
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- License: LICENSE
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README
# [YellowDot](https://lowtechguys.com/yellowdot)
###### Hide the macOS yellow recording dot in the corner of your screen
## v2 (after macOS 13)
*[available here](https://github.com/FuzzyIdeas/YellowDot/releases)*
Hides the recording or location indicator dot by making it full black or white.
Works best in fullscreen situations on MacBooks with a notch where the black dot would sit on a black menubar making it completely invisible.
In other situations it helps by making the dot blend in with the other menubar icons, making it less of a distraction.
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## v1 (before macOS 12.2)
*[available here](https://github.com/FuzzyIdeas/YellowDot/releases/tag/v1)*
Inspired by [undot by s4y](https://github.com/s4y/undot) which grabs and moves the dot window outside the screen.
Since macOS 12.2, the dot is no longer a simple window that can be moved away.
Removing the dot completely in 12.2 and later requires altering system files, which I wouldn't want to do.
[Tyshawn Cormier](https://github.com/cormiertyshawn895) came up with a very clever solution for this in his [RecordingIndicatorUtility](https://github.com/cormiertyshawn895/RecordingIndicatorUtility) app. Check it out if you still want to hide the dot!