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Why you need the Mac app

Live Sessions are captured by the Chief desktop app on macOS. The app listens to your microphone and your computer’s audio during a meeting; the web app is where the transcript and results show up afterward. You can’t capture a meeting from the web app alone.
Important: The desktop app is for macOS. Capture isn’t available on Windows or in a browser.

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Download and install

Chief Live Sessions - downloading and installing the desktop app
  1. Open Live Sessions from the left navigation.
  2. Click Download the app.
  3. Open the downloaded file and follow the macOS install prompts to move Chief into your Applications folder.
  4. Open Chief from your Applications folder.
After installation, you can choose a light or dark theme and adjust the app’s zoom level for your display.
Good to know: If you’re already signed in to Chief on macOS, a “Chief works best as a desktop app” prompt may appear in the web app with a Download for macOS button — that’s the same download.

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Pair the app with your account

Chief Live Sessions - pairing the desktop app with your account Once installed, link the app to your Chief web account so your sessions sync:
  1. Open the Chief app on your Mac and start pairing.
  2. The app opens a secure request in your browser. Sign in if needed.
  3. Confirm the browser code matches the Mac app, then click Connect this Mac within 15 minutes.
For the full walkthrough, see Pairing & managing devices · Updating the app.

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FAQ

The app has to be paired with your account and granted microphone and system-audio permissions by macOS. Pair it from Settings › Devices, then check macOS audio permissions for Chief.
The capture app is macOS only today.
In your Applications folder. Open it there to start a session or to pair the device.