Whatever your reason, we’ll teach you how to screen record on a Mac.
This tool lets you capture screen recordings and screenshots with simple keyboard shortcuts.
PressCommand + Shift + 5on your keyboard to kick off the Screenshot utility.
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If you chooseRecord Entire Screen, a camera icon will appear as your mouse cursor.
This is handy if you use more than one monitor.
Just move the camera to the screen you want to record and click for the recording to begin.
If you chooseRecord Selected Portion, drag the corners of the box you see to adjust the frame size.
you might also move the box to a different area on your screen.
ClickingOptionsallows you to select various options for your Mac screen recording.
Once you’re ready, hit theRecordbutton to start the recording.
Instead, you’ll see a smallStopicon in the macOS menu bar.
hit it to stop the screen recording on your Mac.
you’re able to also hitCommand + Control + Escto stop recording your Mac’s screen quickly.
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This may be useful for old Macs running macOS High Sierra or earlier versions.
This launches an overlay, allowing you to select various options to record your screen.
you’re able to choose to eitherRecord Entire ScreenorRecord Selected Portion, similar to the Screenshot utility.
Once everything’s set up, start recording by clicking theRecordbutton.
And when you’re done, click theStopicon in the macOS menu bar to end the screen recording session.
The recorded video will open immediately.
you might choose to edit it as required (using Trim or Rotate tools).
While both methods let you record audio from your Mac’s microphone, you might’t record the system audio.
A workaround is to install a free audio driver on your Mac torecord system audio during screen recordings.
The app offers features that allow you to customize every aspect of your screen recording.
Hopefully, one of these methods is exactly what you better record your Mac’s screen.
