When the screen is minimized on Mac, and then you maximize the screen again, it shows a blank screen, until you try and exit

[andrewalisa]

Operating System Info

Other

Other OS

macOS Tahoe 26.1

OBS Studio Version

32.0.2

OBS Studio Version (Other)

No response

OBS Studio Log URL

https://obsproject.com/logs/aJDwlpzZTEDdNTeg

OBS Studio Crash Log URL

No response

Expected Behavior

It should go back to this screen

Current Behavior

https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/4f9e3c00-e182-4a4c-80bc-3bdadd87f450

It goes to a "blank screen"

Steps to Reproduce

1. Open OBS
2. Press Record
3. Minimize the software
4. Try and Open OBS again
5. You will see a blank OBS screen
6. Try and close OBS (while it is still recording), and then you will see the normal OBS screen again ...

Anything else we should know?

These are my "System Tray" settings on Mac

[andrewalisa]

Here are some more OBS logs if you need them:

2025-11-12 22-21-15.txt 2025-11-12 22-37-41.txt 2025-11-12 22-38-18.txt 2025-11-12 22-39-11.txt 2025-11-12 22-39-35.txt 2025-11-12 22-40-25.txt 2025-11-12 22-49-08.txt 2025-11-12 22-54-30.txt 2025-11-12 22-54-52.txt 2025-11-12 22-59-59.txt

[jcm93]

Seems to have to do with the "Always minimize to system tray instead of task bar" option. Disabling that resolves the behavior.

I believe these options probably need to be re-examined generally in the context of macOS. The functionality offered between here and Windows isn't exactly comparable (and in the case of this third option, is fairly broken), and the terminology is obviously not even referring to macOS concepts.

[andrewalisa]

I would prefer if OBS minimized that it will go to the MacOS menu bar.

I agree, that OBS needs to re-examine this and make this section friendly to MacOS.

[andrewalisa]

I also want to mention that I do want this feature on: Always minimize to system tray instead of task bar" option. Disabling that resolves the behavior. I want this feature ON. I want to minimize OBS, and I don't want it in my MacOS dock. I want to access OBS from the MacOS menu bar.

I would like it if OBS lives in the MacOS Menu Bar. I don't care if OBS is in my dock. I want to access OBS from the MacOS menu bar. It would be a lot better and easier for me. I would prefer if that exists (similar to accessing OBS from your System Tray bar in Windows)