Record meetings with system audio + mic, auto-upload to Fireflies.ai for transcription
Meeting bots are annoying. They join your calls, interrupt the flow, and make participants uncomfortable. Fireflies Recorder captures everything locally on your Mac—system audio from any app (Zoom, Meet, Teams, etc.) plus your microphone—then uploads to Fireflies.ai for transcription. No bots required.
Works for in-person meetings too. Just open your laptop, hit record, and let it capture the room via your mic. Perfect for workshops, interviews, brainstorms, or any conversation you want transcribed.
- System Audio Capture — Records all audio playing on your Mac using ScreenCaptureKit
- Microphone Recording — Captures your voice with selectable input device
- Auto-Upload — Automatically uploads to Fireflies.ai when recording ends
- Global Hotkeys — Start/stop recording from anywhere (default:
⌘⌥R) - Menu Bar App — Lives in your menu bar, always one click away
- Privacy First — Everything stays on your Mac until you upload
# 1. Download latest release
curl -sL https://github.com/bassner/fireflies-recorder-macos/releases/latest/download/FirefliesRecorder.dmg -o ~/Downloads/FirefliesRecorder.dmg
# 2. Mount, copy to Applications, and remove quarantine
hdiutil attach ~/Downloads/FirefliesRecorder.dmg
cp -R "/Volumes/Fireflies Recorder/FirefliesRecorder.app" /Applications/
hdiutil detach "/Volumes/Fireflies Recorder"
xattr -cr /Applications/FirefliesRecorder.app
# 3. Launch
open /Applications/FirefliesRecorder.appOr manually: Download DMG → Drag to Applications → Run xattr -cr /Applications/FirefliesRecorder.app
On first launch, grant these permissions when prompted:
| Permission | Why |
|---|---|
| Microphone | Record your voice |
| Screen Recording | Capture system audio (macOS requirement for ScreenCaptureKit) |
| Keychain Access | Securely store your Fireflies API key |
- Get your API key from Fireflies.ai
- Click the menu bar icon → Settings → API tab
- Paste your key and click Save
| Action | How |
|---|---|
| Start recording | Click menu bar icon → Start Recording, or press ⌘⌥R |
| Stop recording | Click menu bar icon → Stop Recording, or press ⌘⌥R |
| Mute mic | Press ⌘⌥M |
| Open settings | Click menu bar icon → gear icon |
Recordings are saved to the app's container (~/Library/Containers/dev.bassner.ffrecorder/Data/Documents/Fireflies Recordings/) and auto-uploaded if enabled.
| Setting | Description |
|---|---|
| Audio Sources | Record mic, system audio, or both |
| Auto-upload | Upload to Fireflies.ai when recording ends |
| Minimum Duration | Only upload recordings longer than X minutes |
| Launch at Login | Start automatically when you log in |
| Keyboard Shortcuts | Customize global hotkeys |
- macOS 14.2 or later (ScreenCaptureKit requirement)
- Fireflies.ai account
Requires XcodeGen:
brew install xcodegen
./build.shOutput: build/FirefliesRecorder.dmg
Development setup
xcodegen generate
open FirefliesRecorder.xcodeproj
# Build: ⌘B | Run: ⌘RFor consistent code signing (preserves macOS permissions across rebuilds):
echo 'SIGNING_IDENTITY="Apple Development: [email protected] (TEAMID)"' > .build.localGPL v3 — see LICENSE
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