macOS still shows apps “capturing screen” even after denying Screen Recording permission (Premiere Pro case)

VladNM wrote:

Hi everyone, I’ve run into a strange and concerning behavior with macOS Privacy & Security → Screen & System Audio Recording.

Here’s what happens:

When I open Adobe Premiere Pro 2025, macOS asks if I want to allow it to record the screen and system audio. I select Deny.

Despite this, I still see the banner “Adobe Premiere Pro 2025 is capturing your screen”.

In System Settings, Premiere also appears in the Screen Recording list as if it had access, even though the toggle is off.

This raises some big questions:

1. Shouldn’t denying access completely prevent any kind of screen/audio capture?

2. Is this a macOS bug in how permissions are enforced/displayed, or is the system incorrectly showing that recording is happening?

3. Could other apps (Firefox, Telegram, Zoom, etc. that also appear in that list) behave the same way?

4. Has anyone else observed this issue on Ventura/Sonoma/Sequoia?

5. What’s the correct way to fully block an app from ever requesting or appearing as if it’s recording?

1 You can uninstall Adobe Premiere Pro and use something else(?)

or contact Adobe Support if in doubt and search the developers website or contact their: Support/Help/FAQ/Known issues/compatibility/updates…Adobe Premiere Pro Learn & Support

2 you would certainly suspect this would be the case—to be proactive file a bug report / submit your Apple Feedback here: Product Feedback - Apple

3 test it for yourself in different apps and report back

4 never heard the issue before

5 you would hope System Settings removing from Privacy and Security ...

Full Disk Access (?)

Screen & audio recording (?)

Microphone(?)

If all else fails—see if this light weight little utility app can override your Adobe Premiere Pro issue

https://objective-see.org/products/oversight.html