Agent DVR: macOS Tray Application

On macOS, the tray application lives in the menu bar. Like the Windows version, it automatically finds Agent DVR instances on your network and gives you quick access, stats, and live thumbnails of your cameras, all in one place.

There's nothing extra to install: the tray app is part of the Agent DVR app that the macOS installer puts in your Applications folder (~/Applications/Agent DVR.app). Install Agent DVR with the macOS installer from our download page. It's set to open at login, quietly in the menu bar without showing its window. Older script-based macOS installs don't include it.

The menu bar icon shows a video camera while the Agent DVR service on this Mac is running, and a crossed-out camera when it isn't. An orange dot means devices on one of your servers aren't connecting, and a blue dot means there are unread alerts. Hover over the icon to see whether Agent DVR is running and whether alerts are enabled.

Click the icon to open the summary. It lists the Agent DVR servers it has found, with details like camera previews, server names, armed status, and a device summary. This Mac's server is highlighted in green. Click a server to launch it in your web browser, or use the buttons beside it to arm or disarm it, open it in your browser, or clear its saved login.

If your server requires a login, the summary will show "Needs Login" with fields to enter a username and password. This is not your iSpyConnect.com login, but the one set in your local server settings.

The summary like "Armed • 2 Devices, 2 Active, 0 Recording" gives a quick snapshot: Agent DVR is armed, two devices are connected, both active, and none recording. Below it, icons show unread alerts, devices that aren't connecting, whether remote access is connected (a green globe), and when an update is available.

Hit the refresh icon at the top right to reinitiate network discovery, automatically locating new Agent DVR instances on your network.

Right-click or Control-click the icon (or click the ... button in the summary) for the menu. From there you can change the language, choose how alerts appear (a badge on the icon only, or notifications too, with a one hour snooze), switch profiles, start, stop or restart the local service, manually add remote Agent DVR Servers, open the log folder, show the status window, turn Open at Login on or off, and quit the tray app.

To close the tray app, open its menu and select Quit Tray App. To stop it opening when you log in, untick Open at Login in the same menu. To remove it along with the rest of Agent DVR, select Show Status Window from its menu and click Uninstall Agent DVR.