Troubleshooting

1. Open Cowinx once and let the launch fail.
2. Go to System Settings → Privacy & Security and scroll to the bottom.
3. Click Open Anyway, then Open.

Don't download a replacement build from a mirror — the block is expected on first launch.

1. Enable both Microphone and Screen & System Audio Recording in System Settings → Privacy & Security.
2. Quit Cowinx completely and reopen it — permission changes need a fresh launch.
3. Check the meeting is playing through the Mac output device you selected.

Changed headphones mid-session? Cowinx re-attaches to the new device on its own within a few seconds.

1. Toggle the permission off.
2. Quit Cowinx, then restart the Mac.
3. Enable the permission again and relaunch Cowinx.

macOS can hold a stale grant after an app update.

1. Update macOS, Cowinx, and the meeting app.
2. On Zoom, set Screen capture mode to Advanced capture with window filtering.
3. Retest in a private call from a second device before using it again.

Stop relying on the overlay until your own test passes. Steps are in the launch checklist, and how the screen-share exclusion works explains what macOS does and does not cover.

1. Check the transcript is still updating — if it froze, the problem is audio, not the answer.
2. Turn off VPNs and restrictive proxies, then retry.
3. Switch to a more stable network.