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The Live Widget is a small floating control that appears on your screen during a desktop recording. It gives you a persistent signal that Earmark is capturing the meeting and puts pin actions one click away — without bringing the main app to the front.

Live Widget floating during an active recording

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Desktop only

The Live Widget is available in the desktop app on macOS and Windows. It is not available on web. It’s off by default. Turn it on in Settings > Capture.
Capture settings apply per machine. Turning on the Live Widget on your laptop doesn’t turn it on on your desktop.

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What you can do from the widget

Drag the widget anywhere on screen — for example over your Zoom or Teams window — so you can see that recording is active while keeping your eyes on the conversation.

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How to turn it on

1

Open Settings

In the Earmark desktop app, go to Settings > Capture.
2

Enable Live Widget

Turn on the Live Widget toggle.
3

Start a recording

The widget appears when a recording starts.
Settings Capture page with Live Widget enabled, showing the toggle on and a preview of the floating widget.

Settings > Capture with Live Widget enabled

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Pin shortcuts

For global pin shortcuts that work even when the widget isn’t visible, use Settings > Keyboard shortcuts (default Option + P on macOS or Alt + P on Windows). See Pins for when pinning is available and what happens after you drop one.

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Desktop and web

  • Pins — mark and use important moments
  • During a meeting — live tasks, templates, and pins in flow
  • Earmark toolbar — start and stop capture from the menu bar or system tray