Get MeetSnap on your computer
The desktop app runs the live overlay during your meetings — share a tab, get real-time AI answers and notes. Free to download. Pick your platform below.
Why the desktop app
The web app handles everything except the live call. The desktop app is the one that sits beside your meeting in real time — three things only it can do:
- Presenter-safe overlay. A floating window that's invisible to screen-share (macOS content-protection + always-on-top + on all workspaces). Your meeting attendees never see the overlay even when you share your whole screen. Same pattern as Granola / Otter / Krisp — disclose AI-assistant use where your team or platform requires.
- System-audio capture without a virtual driver. The desktop app uses macOS Core Audio process taps to hear the other people on the call — no BlackHole, no Loopback, no device picker. The web app can only hear audio from a Chrome tab you explicitly share.
- Native hotkeys + lower latency. Quick-answer, mark moment, pause AI — global shortcuts that work even when MeetSnap is behind your meeting window. No browser permission prompts mid-call.
Install with one command
Skip the GUI installer + Gatekeeper popups entirely. Paste this in Terminal — it auto-detects Apple Silicon or Intel, downloads the right .pkg, installs MeetSnap to /Applications, and opens it.
curl -fsSL https://meetsnap.app/install.sh | bashmacOS will ask for your password (the install copies to /Applications). Then find MeetSnap in Spotlight (Cmd+Space → "meetsnap").
On Windows (PowerShell): irm https://meetsnap.app/install.ps1 | iex
Or download the installer manually
How to install on macOS (GUI installer)
MeetSnap is independently built — we don't pay Apple's yearly Developer Program fee. macOS will ask you to confirm the installer once. After that, MeetSnap launches like any other app.
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Download the installer
Use the macOS download button above. The file
MeetSnap-mac-arm64.pkg(or-intel.pkg) saves to your Downloads folder. - 2
Approve in System Settings (macOS 15 Sequoia)
Double-click the .pkg in Finder. You'll see "MeetSnap Not Opened" — this is expected. Click Done, then open System Settings → Privacy & Security, scroll to the bottom, and click Open Anyway next to the MeetSnap warning.
On macOS 13 or 14? Two-finger click on the trackpad (or hold Control and click) the .pkg in Finder → choose Open from the menu. macOS shows a different dialog with an Open button. Apple removed this shortcut in Sequoia, hence the Settings dance above.
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Run the installer
Open the .pkg again — it now runs. Click through Continue → Agree → Install → enter your password. MeetSnap copies to your
/Applicationsfolder. - 4
Open MeetSnap — done
Open MeetSnap from Spotlight (Cmd + Space → type "meetsnap"), the Dock, or Launchpad. No security popup — you're ready to start a session.
How to install on Windows
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Download the installer
Click the Download for Windows button. You'll get
MeetSnap-Setup.exe. - 2
Run the installer
Double-click the .exe. Windows SmartScreen may show a "Windows protected your PC" dialog — click More info → Run anyway.
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Open MeetSnap
The installer drops a Start Menu shortcut and a desktop icon. Open MeetSnap and start a session.
Troubleshooting
MeetSnap doesn't appear in the Screen Recording list at all — there's nothing to toggle on
On macOS 15 Sequoia, unsigned apps don't always auto-register into System Settings → Privacy & Security → Screen & System Audio Recording the first time they ask. Add MeetSnap manually in five clicks:
- Open System Settings → Privacy & Security → Screen & System Audio Recording.
- Click the + (plus) button at the bottom of the apps list.
- In the Finder picker that opens, click Applications in the left sidebar.
- Select MeetSnap from the list and click Open.
- MeetSnap now appears in the list with the toggle already on. Quit and relaunch MeetSnap to pick up the grant.
This is a one-time thing. Subsequent launches will see the grant and start a session without further prompts.
Permissions screen shows "Denied" even after I granted Screen Recording in Settings
This is a macOS quirk, not a MeetSnap bug. macOS reads the permission status at process launch and caches it — toggling the switch ON in System Settings while MeetSnap is running won't update the cached value until the next launch. Fix:
- Confirm MeetSnap is toggled ON in System Settings → Privacy & Security → Screen & System Audio Recording.
- Fully quit MeetSnap (Cmd + Q, not just close the window).
- Relaunch from
/Applications/MeetSnap.app(Spotlight: Cmd + Space → type "meetsnap").
The Permissions screen inside the app also offers a one-click "Quit & relaunch MeetSnap" button that does this for you.
Permission STILL denied after quit + relaunch — what next?
macOS may be holding a stale grant in its permission database (the TCC cache) under our old bundle ID. Reset it from Terminal — paste this one line, hit Enter, then relaunch MeetSnap and click Request on the Permissions screen to re-grant cleanly:
tccutil reset ScreenCapture app.meetsnap.desktop; tccutil reset Microphone app.meetsnap.desktop
macOS will re-prompt the next time MeetSnap asks for screen recording. Grant in the prompt, quit + relaunch once more, and you're set.
I see TWO MeetSnap rows in Screen Recording — which one is real?
If you installed MeetSnap before mid-2026, the bundle ID changed from app.meetmate.desktop to app.meetsnap.desktop (it now matches the brand name). macOS doesn't auto-remove the old row — both keep showing in System Settings. Clean both grants in one shot so only the new bundle ID is registered:
tccutil reset ScreenCapture app.meetmate.desktop 2>/dev/null tccutil reset Microphone app.meetmate.desktop 2>/dev/null tccutil reset ScreenCapture app.meetsnap.desktop 2>/dev/null tccutil reset Microphone app.meetsnap.desktop 2>/dev/null
Quit System Settings + relaunch it. Both MeetSnap rows should be gone. Open MeetSnap, click Request on each permission, grant cleanly — only the new bundle ID gets registered, only one row in System Settings.
I have multiple MeetSnap.app copies — which one needs the permission?
macOS grants Screen Recording per-bundle-path. If you have one copy in ~/Downloads and another in /Applications, granting permission to one does not grant the other — they look like different apps to macOS. Run this in Terminal to find every copy:
mdfind -name MeetSnap.app
Move the keeper to /Applications and delete the rest. Then revoke + re-grant Screen Recording for the surviving copy and quit + relaunch.
I only see "Move to Bin" — no Open button
You double-clicked the installer. Close that dialog and try again, but this time right-click (or two-finger click on the trackpad) the file in Finder → choose Open from the menu. macOS shows a different dialog with an Open button.
On macOS Sequoia (15) right-click → Open doesn't show
Apple changed the workflow in Sequoia. Open System Settings → Privacy & Security, scroll down until you see "MeetSnap was blocked", then click Open Anyway. Same one-time confirmation.
Why isn't MeetSnap notarized by Apple?
Apple charges $99 per year for the Developer Program required to notarize macOS apps. MeetSnap is independently built and we'll enroll once paid users justify the recurring cost. The app itself is safe — its full source structure is documented in our Privacy Policy and we run on standard Electron security defaults (sandboxed renderer, ASAR-only loading, DOMPurify-sanitised markdown). The Gatekeeper popup is purely about Apple verifying our identity, not the app's safety.
I prefer the .dmg / drag-to-Applications flow
Power users can grab the DMG instead: MeetSnap-mac-arm64.dmg or MeetSnap-mac-intel.dmg. The DMG uses the standard drag-to-Applications layout, but you'll need to right-click → Open every time you install a new version (the .pkg installer handles this once-and-done).
Terminal install for power users
If you'd rather skip the GUI installer entirely, download the DMG, drag the app to /Applications, then run:
xattr -cr /Applications/MeetSnap.app
This strips the macOS quarantine flag manually — the same thing the .pkg postinstall script does for you automatically.
System requirements
- macOS: 13 (Ventura) or later. Apple Silicon or Intel.
- Windows: 10 (build 1809+) or 11. 64-bit.
- Permissions: microphone + screen recording — granted during your first live session.
- Internet: required for live transcription and AI answers.
No install? Use the web app
MeetSnap also runs entirely in the browser — no download required. The web app supports tab-audio sharing in Chrome and Edge on desktop.
Open MeetSnap in your browser