VERIFIED ON MAC Exam Environments

AI Overlay for Moodle Quizzes on Mac

Updated October 2026 · 3 min read · Tested with LockDown Browser v2.1.6.01

Moodle is the open-source LMS used by universities worldwide, including most public universities outside the US. Moodle quizzes can run on the open web or behind a proctor like Safe Exam Browser, Respondus LockDown Browser, or a Moodle-specific plugin like Proctorio.

Moodle's native quiz module has no client-side proctor. Anti-cheat features (question randomization, time limits, browser focus checks) run in the browser tab and do not capture anything. When proctoring is required, Moodle pairs with one of three tools: Safe Exam Browser (configured via .seb file), Respondus LockDown Browser (via the Moodle Respondus plugin), or Proctorio (via the Proctorio Moodle plugin). All three on macOS use Apple's standard screen-capture APIs, all of which respect window privacy. Fracture overlay is invisible to each.

You probably do not. The overlay matters when something is actively recording or monitoring; an open-web Moodle quiz is just a webpage.

Moodle's browser security blocks copy/paste and right-click via JavaScript inside the tab. It does not capture screen and cannot see external windows.

They behave the same on the screen-capture front. SEB is technically simpler, but the privacy mechanism the overlay relies on is the same in both.

The Safe macOS Solution

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Fracture runs a native floating overlay that sets the macOS window privacy flag. It is 100% excluded from screen capture feeds, window lists, and proctor recordings.

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