Recording and selecting which window causes forced top window to always appear

[jasonbronson]

Version

v2026.1.3

macOS Version

15.7.1

What happened?

When attempting my first record I had the app Friendly streaming in the background of stage manager. I click which window and it always brings up Friendly Streaming app which always stays on top of the screen even if minimized.
I believe this is caused because friendly streaming app is always on top which is part of advanced settings on this app.

What did you expect to happen?

I expected to pick any window possible to record.

Steps to Reproduce

enable stage manager
add some windows on screen and some in stage manager
download friendly streaming app
run friendly streaming app
minimize friendly streaming app
click record and select content
friendly streaming app always pushes itself up on the screen

Video Codec

H.264

Audio Codec

AAC

Container Format

MOV

Alpha Channel

None

HDR

None

Content Filters

• Show Cursor
• Show Wallpaper
• Show Menu Bar
• Show Dock
• Show Window Shadows
• Show BetterCapture

Microphone

Enabled

I confirm that:

• I have searched existing Discussions and Issues and this is not a duplicate.

[jsattler]

@jasonbronson thanks for reporting this. BetterCapture uses the system content picker provided by macOS itself. I'm not sure if I can do anything to fix this and it's probably better to report this to Apple or Friendly Streaming. Can you check what happens when you click on the "Show all Windows" button?