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Why an early build said the app was from an unidentified developer

From version 0.3.12, Recordist is signed with our Apple Developer ID (Team ID JNC57WQK69) and notarised by Apple. The first launch is a double-click, and macOS keeps the Microphone and Screen & System Audio Recording permissions across updates.

Builds before 0.3.12 carried only an ad-hoc signature, so macOS warned once that the app was from an unidentified developer. It did not mean the download was damaged or altered.

If you run a build before 0.3.12

Update first: the app offers the current version from its update check, and the download page always has it. If you need to open an older build once:

On macOS 15 (Sequoia) and later, including macOS 26:

  1. Double-click Recordist in Applications. macOS says it could not verify the app; click Done.
  2. Open System Settings → Privacy & Security and scroll down to Security.
  3. Next to “Recordist was blocked to protect your Mac”, click Open Anyway, then enter your Mac password.
  4. Click Open Anyway once more in the dialog that follows.

On macOS 14 (Sonoma): right-click (or Control-click) Recordist in Applications, choose Open, then click Open again.

If Recordist says your copy has been changed

If Recordist says your copy has changed since we signed it, download Recordist again from the download page and replace the one in Applications. Your meetings stay as they are.

How to verify the download

The email with your download link gives the installer’s SHA-256, and so does the download page. In Terminal:

shasum -a 256 ~/Downloads/Recordist_*_aarch64.dmg

The long string it prints should match exactly. You can also check the signature itself:

codesign -dv --verbose=2 /Applications/Recordist.app 2>&1 | grep Authority

The first line should start with Authority=Developer ID Application: and end with our Team ID, (JNC57WQK69).

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Recordist for Mac is downloading.

Thank you for trying Recordist. Three steps and it is ready before your next call. Open it now, so it is set up in time.

  1. 1Open the download and drag Recordist to Applications, then open it from there.
  2. 2Allow the microphone and system audio when your Mac asks, so both sides of the call are heard. Calendar is optional: it names your meetings and who is in them.
  3. 3Close the window when you like. Recordist waits in the menu bar and, when your next call starts, asks: Record this meeting? Nothing is recorded until you say yes.

The first time it opens, Recordist downloads its speech model: 142 MB in English, 466 MB for other languages. That usually takes a minute or two, and you can record once it finishes. The notes engine, 1 to 3 GB, follows in the background.

While it downloads, see a finished call in your browser

Every install includes 7 days of Pro, so your first calls are written up in full.

No call today? Import a recording you already have: in Recordist, Meetings, then Import audio. One of 10 minutes or more starts your 7 days of Pro, and the notes follow the transcript.

While it downloads, get your Free key. More AI notes each month, with no end date. Optional: your download has already started.

Two emails: a link to confirm, then a copy of your key. Nothing else unless you ask. We never sell or share your address, and Resend, our email service, sends them for us. Privacy

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