OBS Cannot Detect Active Windows on Macbook Air M2

[Neppotaro]

I am seeking help to solve this issue of my software not able to project my other screens. There are multiple active windows that I would like to project into OBS namely Chromes & PDF but there were none shown in the OBS Window setting. My device is Macbook Air M2 Chip and permissions for screen & audio recording for OBS has been granted yet the same issues been occurring.

 

[turingsroot]

This is a known issue on Apple Silicon Macs. Try these steps:

1. Go to System Settings > Privacy & Security > Screen Recording
2. Remove OBS from the list (click the minus button)
3. Re-add OBS and make sure the toggle is ON
4. Fully quit OBS (Cmd+Q) and relaunch it

Also make sure you're using "macOS Screen Capture" as the source type (not the legacy "Window Capture"). Add a new source > macOS Screen Capture > select the specific window you want.

If windows still don't appear, try resetting the permission via Terminal:
tccutil reset ScreenCapture com.obsproject.obs-studio

Then re-grant the permission and restart OBS.