In this preview, you can rotate or trim the clip, as well as share it (the clip is automatically saved as a MOV file). This will open a preview window as shown below. Instead, click once to highlight it and then press the spacebar. Didn’t click before it disappeared? Don’t worry! The screen recording is automatically saved to the desktop by default, so you can just open it from there.ĭon’t double-click on your recording to open it - this will send you to Quicktime. Click on this tiny window to open your clip. Once you finish recording, a new window will appear in the bottom-right corner of your screen. When you are done recording, just press the circular stop button. The stop button is located in the menu bar. Only the recording area will be highlighted (if you are recording the whole screen, you won’t notice a difference). When you start recording, sections that are not being recorded will be faded. Once you press one of these, the “Capture” button will turn into a “Record” button, and you can begin your screen capture. Once you see this screen, you’ll press one of the two recording options along the bottom bar - either “Record Entire Screen” or “Record Selection”. Just press shift + command + 5 keys and you will see a dotted outline appear. If you’re running macOS Mojave, you can use a combination of hotkeys to start a screen recording. Cons: Very simple, no editing tools, will only save MOV files.You don’t have to open any additional tools and can use them on the fly Pros: Built into Mac and extremely simple.Quicktime only saves files as MOV (a format native to Apple), but you can use a conversion program if you would prefer an MP4 or another format. Once you’ve stopped recording, you will see a video player with your screen capture. If you click it, the recording will stop and you will be able to review your screen capture. Once you start recording, you will see a small stop icon in the menu bar on your Mac. If you only want to record part of the screen, like a specific window, click and drag your mouse to make a rectangle over the desired area. If you want to record the whole screen, just click anywhere and the recording will start. You will be prompted to select either all or part of your screen. In order to start recording, click the red dot. This will open a small box with a red button. Once you open Quicktime, choose File > New Screen Recording. Just open Finder, go to the Applications folder and choose Quicktime (or search for Quicktime in Spotlight). Quicktime comes preinstalled on your Mac, so you don’t need to install anything new in order to use it. However, Quicktime has several other uses, one of which is creating screen recordings.
Normally, it’s used to play movies on your Mac. Quicktime is an application made by Apple. Cons: No editing tools, only saves as MOV.Other Alternatives to Record Screen on Mac.
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