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Fade is a macOS menu bar app that detects AI meeting bots in your calendar, live calls, and local processes, then helps you object in one click.
About Fade
Fade is a meeting bot detector for Mac. It runs in the menu bar and looks for AI recording tools before, during, and after a call. The product site describes three layers: Calendar Shield, Meeting Guard, and Local Scan. Combined, Fade lists 180 or more bot signatures.
Calendar Shield checks macOS Calendar attendees for known bot email patterns and lists 30 or more calendar signatures. Meeting Guard reads Zoom, Microsoft Teams, and Google Meet participant lists through the Accessibility API and lists 100 or more participant signatures. Local Scan looks for stealth desktop recorders on the same Mac and lists 50 or more desktop app signatures. The site says local process detection is free forever. Calendar scanning, live meeting monitoring, and objection tools are Pro features.
Fade does not record meetings. The site says it never uses the microphone, never captures audio, and never records the screen. Detection is described as on-device, with no telemetry and no network calls for detection. Calendar data is read locally and discarded after the check. Local process detection needs no extra permissions. Calendar access and Accessibility access are optional for the other layers.
Fade does not kick a bot or stop someone else from recording on their own computer. When it finds a bot, Pro can copy a non-consent statement to the clipboard and keep a timestamped log. The sample statement cites California Penal Code Section 632. The app requires macOS 14 or later and ships as a universal binary. The current site download is Fade-1.2.1.dmg.
Key Features
- Calendar Shield: Scans synced macOS calendars for known AI bot attendee addresses before the call starts.
- Meeting Guard: Reads live Zoom, Teams, and Google Meet participant lists through Accessibility permissions.
- Local Scan: Checks running Mac processes for stealth recording apps without extra permissions.
- On-device detection: Processing stays on the Mac, with no telemetry and no network calls used for detection.
- One-click objection: Copies a non-consent statement to the clipboard and logs bot names, source, and time.
- Menu bar alerts: Runs in the background and notifies when a known signature appears.
Pricing
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Free: $0 forever Local process monitoring, 55 or more local bot signatures, and menu bar notifications. Works with zero extra permissions.
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Pro: $29 one time Unlocks calendar scanning, live meeting monitoring, and one-click objection tools. The origin write-up describes a 14-day free trial and no subscription. The public homepage does not print the Pro dollar amount.
Use Cases
- Check a calendar invite for an AI notetaker before joining
- Spot a bot that joined a live Zoom, Teams, or Google Meet call
- Find a stealth recorder running on your own Mac
- Copy a non-consent note into meeting chat and keep a detection log
- Monitor meetings without giving an app microphone or screen access
Pros & Cons
Pros:
- Three detection layers covering calendar, live participants, and local processes
- On-device design with no microphone access and no detection telemetry
- Free local process monitoring with no extra permissions
- One-time Pro price in the origin write-up instead of a listed subscription
Cons:
- macOS 14 or later only
- Does not block, jam, or remove a bot
- Cannot see a recorder that exists only on another person’s computer
- Full calendar and live-call coverage sit behind Pro
Integrations
Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Google Meet, Apple Calendar, Google Calendar, Outlook Calendar, iCloud Calendar
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Last edited
September 16, 2026 at 7:09 PM by Venkatraman Chandrasekaran
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