Why Can't You Share Browser Audio in Zoom on Mac Natively?
This limitation creates real problems in professional and educational settings. A teacher wants to play a YouTube video for a class on Zoom. A sales engineer needs to demo a web app with sound effects in a Teams call. A trainer wants to share a browser-based course that includes audio lessons in Google Meet. On Mac, none of these work reliably without a virtual audio driver.
Zoom's "Share Computer Audio" checkbox only appears when you start a screen share, and it shares every sound on your Mac, not just the browser. Notification dings, Slack message sounds, and other app audio all leak into the meeting. The LitLink virtual audio driver provides a cleaner solution that works with all three major conferencing platforms.
How Do You Set Up LitLink for Video Conferencing?
- Download and install LitLink free, Apple-signed, under 300 KB, requires macOS 14+
- Open the LitLink companion app search Spotlight for "LitLink"
- Enable System Audio Passthrough mirrors all Mac audio to LitLink Audio Bridge
- Enable Mic Passthrough mixes your microphone audio so meeting participants hear your voice too
- Open Zoom, Teams, or Meet audio settings select LitLink Audio Bridge as the microphone/input
- Keep your output device as headphones prevents feedback loops from speaker playback
This setup works identically across Zoom, Teams, and Google Meet. Every conferencing app treats LitLink Audio Bridge as a standard microphone input. There is no per-app plugin or extension to install. Once LitLink is set up, switching between conferencing platforms requires zero reconfiguration.
How Do You Configure Zoom to Receive Browser Audio?
Zoom's background noise reduction is the main obstacle. Set to "High" or "Auto," it aggressively filters non-voice audio, which means YouTube playback, music, and web app sounds get suppressed or distorted. Setting it to "Low" or turning it off completely ensures the browser audio passes through cleanly.
The Zoom soundboard setup guide covers additional Zoom-specific audio configuration, including how to handle echo cancellation settings and optimal volume levels for presenting media during meetings.
How Do You Share Browser Audio in Microsoft Teams on Mac?
Microsoft Teams uses its own noise suppression engine separate from Zoom's. In Teams Settings > Devices, look for the noise suppression dropdown and set it to "Off" or "Low." The default "High" setting filters out music and media audio just like Zoom's noise reduction does.
Teams also has an "Auto-adjust microphone sensitivity" toggle. Turn this off when routing browser audio, because Teams's auto-sensitivity is calibrated for human speech and will reduce the input level during quiet passages in a video or between spoken words in a presentation. A stable manual level ensures consistent audio quality for meeting participants.
How Do You Share Browser Audio in Google Meet on Mac?
Google Meet's noise cancellation is the most aggressive of the three platforms, and it cannot be turned off in the free tier. The workaround is to increase the browser audio volume slightly so the routed signal is strong enough to pass through Meet's processing without being classified as background noise. A volume level of 70 to 80% in the browser tab typically works well.
Google Meet also applies echo cancellation that can interfere with music playback. If participants report hearing distorted or pulsing audio, try using a different browser for the Meet call than the one playing media. Route Safari to LitLink for the audio source, and join the Meet call from Chrome (or vice versa). This separation reduces the chance of echo cancellation misidentifying the routed audio as feedback.
How Do You Share Only Browser Audio Without Other Mac Sounds?
System-wide passthrough (the free method) sends every Mac sound to the meeting, including message notifications, calendar alerts, and other app audio. For professional presentations and classroom settings, this is not ideal. Per-app audio routing through LitLink Pro isolates the browser so only its audio reaches the call.
The per-app approach is especially important for sales demos and training sessions where unexpected notification sounds are unprofessional. You route Chrome to LitLink Audio Bridge, join the meeting, and present your web demo with full audio confidence. Slack pings, email alerts, and Spotify playback stay completely private on your headphones.
What Are Common Troubleshooting Steps for Meeting Audio?
If you installed LitLink while a conferencing app was already running, the app may not see the new audio device. Zoom, Teams, and Meet all scan for audio devices on launch and do not always detect new ones mid-session. A full quit and relaunch of the conferencing app resolves this.
Headphone use is mandatory for this setup. If the conferencing app plays audio through speakers, your microphone picks up the speaker output and creates a feedback loop. LitLink's multi-output device sends audio to both your headphones and the virtual bridge, but the conferencing app's output must go directly to headphones to prevent the loop. The LitLink Pro license includes priority support for setup issues specific to conferencing workflows.
LitLink Audio Bridge also enables recording Zoom meeting audio on Mac into Audacity or OBS, capturing both sides of the conversation without host permission or a paid Zoom plan.
Marcel Iseli is an indie developer, DJ, and music producer with over 20 years behind the decks and in the studio. Rooted in hip hop culture, he collects drum machines, samplers, and vintage audio gear. LitPads grew out of that obsession: decades of triggering samples on hardware led him to build the software equivalent he always wanted.