IELTS Online Proctored Mac Setup

IELTS Online (Academic and General) is delivered by IDP and the British Council using their own proctoring platform on Mac. Live human proctor, continuous webcam, screen sharing during the exam.

IDP and British Council operate IELTS Online as their home-delivery channel. The setup uses a custom secure-browser app downloaded for the exam. Listening, Reading, and Writing modules are screen-shared with a remote proctor; Speaking is a separate live video call with a human examiner. The screen-sharing path on Mac uses standard capture APIs that honor window privacy; the overlay is invisible during Listening, Reading, and Writing. Speaking is conducted naturally over webcam and microphone, where the overlay does not interact.

No - IELTS Indicator was a covid-era short test, retired. IELTS Online is the current full at-home variant.

Most universities accept IELTS Online and IELTS Academic equivalently. Check your target program.

Yes - role-play with ChatGPT or Claude is a popular prep technique. Forbidden during the live exam.