macOS blocks exported videos as damaged apps due to wrong file permissions

[mykytayaremenko-patrianna]

Version

v2026.2.1 (f684074)

macOS Version

26.4 (25E246)

What happened?

When exporting screen recordings, the .mov/.mp4 files are saved with an executable bit or incorrect com.apple.quarantine attributes. Because of this, macOS Gatekeeper treats the video file as a damaged application and blocks third-party players like IINA from opening it. Running chmod -x or xattr -cr on the file fixes the issue. Please check the file saving permissions in the code

What did you expect to happen?

File can be opened with any player

Steps to Reproduce

1. Record video
2. Try to open it with any player, except QuickTime Player

Video Codec

H.264

Audio Codec

AAC

Container Format

MOV

Alpha Channel

None

HDR

None

Content Filters

• Show Cursor
• Show Wallpaper
• Show Menu Bar
• Show Dock
• Show Window Shadows
• Show BetterCapture

Microphone

Enabled

I confirm that:

• I have searched existing Discussions and Issues and this is not a duplicate.

[jsattler]

@mykytayaremenko-patrianna thanks for reporting. Can you please share how you installed BetterCapture? Please upgrade to v2026.3 and report if the permission issues persist. I wasn't able to reproduce the issue. When I save a video, the permission bits are set correctly. I'm on v2026.3 though.