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Life & fun · December 22, 2021

YellowDot

Hide the microphone orange dot in macOS Monterey

YellowDot launched on December 22, 2021 with 80 votes, #598 of 2,733 launches that month and more than 50% of that year's launches.

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What it does

This is a free macOS app that hides the macOS recording indicator (a.k.a. the orange dot) from the corner of your screen, so you can project your screen without annoyances.

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