Ask HN: Is there a way to stop Zoom from stealing focus on macOS?

[kyleblarson]

Just what the title says. I've poked around and haven't been able to find any solutions. I find this behavior annoying and sleazy and thought maybe someone here might have found a solution?

[hnthrowaway0315]

If it's the fullscreen trick zoom pulls on when someone shares screen, you can turn it off in option.

[welcome_dragon → hnthrowaway0315]

This is the correct answer

[arthurcolle → welcome_dragon]

alternatively: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34645112

[kehrin]

Somewhat off-topic: Is there a way to stop any application from stealing focus? I hate it when the Terminal app grabs the focus while I'm typing something.

[arthurcolle]

Uninstall Zoom and use the web only one

[Claudiusseibt → arthurcolle]

Agreed. This way you have tighter control over permissions, which means preserving your privacy. Also you would be some saving storage space.

[kyleblarson → Claudiusseibt]

Thank you!