macOS Audio Routing Guide

Learn how to route audio from Zoom, Microsoft Teams, or Google Meet directly into TerpScribe using the free, open-source BlackHole driver. Follow these 4 simple steps to get transcribing.

📋 System Requirements Check: Before starting, make sure you are running on an Apple Silicon (M1/M2/M3/M4/M5 or newer) Mac with macOS 13+. TerpScribe does not support Intel-based Macs or Windows.

Interactive Audio Routing Diagram

Videoconference(Zoom, Teams, etc.)Multi-Output Device(Created in MIDI Setup)Physical Output(Speakers / AirPods)BlackHole 2ch(Virtual Audio Driver)TerpScribeOffline Transcribing

● Audio simulation running: Zoom audio splits cleanly to your speakers (so you hear it) and to BlackHole (routing directly into TerpScribe).

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Install BlackHole Driver

BlackHole is an open-source macOS virtual audio loopback driver that allows applications to pass audio to other applications with zero latency. To capture audio from Zoom or Teams, we first need to install it.

📦 Recommended: Direct macOS Installer (.pkg)

To make setup as seamless as possible, we have provided a direct link to download the precompiled virtual driver installer below. It supports both Intel and Apple Silicon Macs natively.

How to install:
  1. Click the Download BlackHole 2ch button above to save the installer.
  2. Open the downloaded `.pkg` file in your Downloads folder.
  3. Follow the standard macOS installation steps (if blocked by macOS security, right-click the `.pkg` file, choose Open, and confirm the exception).
  4. Once completed, the driver is registered in your system.
💡 Direct Link Fallback: Existential Audio hides direct downloads behind a donation gate. If our direct download link above ever changes or becomes outdated, visit their official page, click "I can't afford to donate", and join their official Discord server to grab the latest `.pkg` link in the #blackhole-download channel.

💻 Alternate Method: Developer / Homebrew Command

If you use Homebrew, you can install BlackHole instantly via the terminal in one command:

brew install blackhole-2ch