TOEFL Home Edition Proctored Mac Setup
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ETS · TOEFL iBT Home
TOEFL iBT Home Edition is delivered by ETS through ProctorU on Mac. Live human proctor + continuous webcam + screen capture. Available globally with limited country exclusions.
ETS uses ProctorU as the delivery vendor for TOEFL iBT Home Edition. The setup: download Guardian Browser, run ProctorU pre-check (system, environment, ID), then take the exam with a live proctor. Guardian on Mac captures via macOS APIs that honor window privacy. The overlay is invisible. Spoken sections (the Speaking task) require the microphone; the overlay's window does not produce audio, so the section runs normally.
Key points
- TOEFL Home: ETS via ProctorU Guardian Browser.
- Live proctor + continuous capture.
- Spoken Speaking section uses microphone normally.
- Overlay invisible to capture.
- ETS cancels scores for confirmed external-resource use.
Common questions
How long is TOEFL iBT?
About 2 hours total in the post-2023 shortened format.
Does the Speaking section detect AI-generated speech?
Spoken responses are recorded for human review. ETS scores them with raters; AI-detection on speech is not standard.
Can I retake quickly?
ETS allows 3-day retake intervals as of 2026.