How to uninstall Audio Hijack on Mac
Export or copy recordings to a folder you control and open a sample file. Review sessions, schedules and custom presets in Audio Hijack before clearing support data. Recordings saved to a user-selected folder are not disposable app caches.
The recorded test used the official Mac package; the Homebrew route below is separate.
Remove the app
If you installed the optional Audio Hijack Scheduler, open Audio Hijack Settings and use its Uninstall button first. The current vendor manual then says to quit Audio Hijack and move the app to Trash. Do not manually remove audio components used by SoundSource or another Rogue Amoeba app.
Review local data
The path below is documented in the current Homebrew cask. In Finder, use Go › Go to Folder to inspect it. Do not remove its parent directory or another product’s data.
| Location | Decision |
|---|---|
~/Library/Application Support/Audio Hijack 4 |
Support folder in the cask zap list; inspect sessions and presets before removal. |
The tested package uses bundle ID com.rogueamoeba.audiohijack. Review only files that actually appear on this Mac. A missing path needs no cleanup.
Vendor documentation · Additional vendor instructions
Check what remains
Run these read-only commands after quitting the app:
pgrep -il 'Audio Hijack'
ls -d "$HOME/Library/Application Support/Audio Hijack 4"
No process output means there is no matching process running now; it does not prove every helper is gone. A listed process needs its owner checked. If ls prints the path, that item remains and needs review. “No such file or directory” means this path is absent; a permission error means its state was not established.
If you installed it with Homebrew
The current audio-hijack cask has a zap list covering Audio Hijack 4 support data, cache, HTTP storage, preferences and WebKit data. A direct brew command with --zap applies the cask list without consulting Mole’s checkboxes. After backing up, use this command without --zap:
brew uninstall --cask audio-hijack
Mole checks each zap path against your selections, other installed apps, and protected locations. An unchecked, shared, or unverifiable path suppresses --zap; selected remnants can still use Mole’s own removal flow. This cask was not the recorded installation channel.
What Mole lists
Mole selects exact bundle-ID cache, HTTP storage and preference rows by default. The display-name support folder is a review row. Mole does not replace the vendor flow for optional Scheduler or shared audio components.
What this test covered
The official ZIP build 4.6.0 was installed and removed on September 20, 2026. The first run did not write an Audio Hijack 4 support folder. The test did not establish whether a shared audio backend was installed or safely removed.