diff --git a/docs/api/desktop-capturer.md b/docs/api/desktop-capturer.md index 822eabeac875..63f647c47478 100644 --- a/docs/api/desktop-capturer.md +++ b/docs/api/desktop-capturer.md @@ -102,6 +102,10 @@ Returns `Promise` - Resolves with an array of [`Desktop ## Caveats +`desktopCapturer.getSources(options)` only returns a single source on Linux when using Pipewire. + +PipeWire supports a single capture for both screens and windows. If you request the window and screen type, the selected source will be returned as a window capture. + `navigator.mediaDevices.getUserMedia` does not work on macOS for audio capture due to a fundamental limitation whereby apps that want to access the system's audio require a [signed kernel extension](https://developer.apple.com/library/archive/documentation/Security/Conceptual/System_Integrity_Protection_Guide/KernelExtensions/KernelExtensions.html). Chromium, and by extension Electron, does not provide this. It is possible to circumvent this limitation by capturing system audio with another macOS app like Soundflower and passing it through a virtual audio input device. This virtual device can then be queried with `navigator.mediaDevices.getUserMedia`.