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Open Settings > Capture in the Earmark desktop app to configure how capture helpers behave on your machine. These settings shape your in-meeting experience — especially when you want confirmation that recording is active or quick access to pins without switching windows.
Settings Capture page showing Live Widget and related capture options.

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Live Widget

The Live Widget is a floating pill that appears during an active desktop recording. Use it to see that capture is running and to drop pins from anywhere on screen.
SettingWhat it controls
Live WidgetShow or hide the floating control during recordings
Capture settings on this page apply per machine. Enabling the Live Widget on your laptop does not enable it on your desktop.
If you live in Zoom, Teams, or Google Meet during calls, keep the widget on screen over your video window. You get a visible recording indicator and one-click pinning without alt-tabbing back to Earmark.

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Keyboard shortcuts for pins

Pinning also works via a global desktop shortcut (default Option + P on macOS or Alt + P on Windows), independent of the Live Widget. Customize shortcuts in Settings > Keyboard shortcuts.
The pin shortcut is desktop-only. On web, use the Pin button in the meeting command bar. See Pins for full pinning behavior and privacy.

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Web and desktop differences

CapabilityDesktopWeb
Live WidgetYes, when enabled in Settings > CaptureNot available
Global pin shortcutYes, configurableNot available
Pin button in meeting UIYesYes
For platform-level capture behavior (system audio, calendar, toolbar), see Platforms and Earmark toolbar.