Filed under: Apple How-to Reviews. How to record your screen on a Mac. Linkedin Reddit Pocket Flipboard Email. A control bar will appear at the bottom of your screen. You can use it for grabbing still screenshots or for recording a video of your screen. You can switch on your microphone, for example, set a timer, and choose where the recording will be saved. To record the whole screen, click on the button that shows a screen with a solid outline and a circle in the corner. To record a section of your screen, click on the button that shows a screen with a dotted outline and a circle in the corner.
You can resize or move that window. Open up QuickTime Player. Click the red record button. To record the entire screen, click anywhere on the screen. Either way, QuickTime will open the video for you to view and edit. You can then choose to play, edit, or share the recording. Now that you know how to record your screen on a Mac, check our guide on how to screen record on your iPhone. HelloTech editors choose the products and services we write about. When you buy through our links, we may earn a commission.
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The fifth button will let you record a selected portion of the screen. You can see what each button does by hovering your mouse over each icon. If you choose to record a portion of your screen, you will see a box with broken lines appear on your screen. That's when screen recordings come in handy. You can record a video of your Mac's screen using either the Screenshot Toolbar tool, or the QuickTime Player app, both of which come pre-installed on your Mac.
Again, remember that this method is only available if you're running macOS Mojave or newer. If you're not sure what version of macOS you have, read our article on how to check your macOS version and install any needed updates. A toolbar with a number of icons and options will appear at the bottom of the screen.
You're looking for the icons that have the record symbol a solid circle over them. One will record a video of your entire screen, and the other will let you select a specific section of the screen to record. Pick which recording type you want — and if you picked "Record Selected Portion," highlight the part of your screen that you want to film — and then click "Record.
Your screen recording will start immediately, and capture everything on your screen or in the selected section and any audio playing. When you're done, click the stop button in the menu bar at the top of the screen. By default, your screen recordings will be saved to the desktop as. You can change this by opening the Screenshot Toolbar and clicking "Options" — see below for more details.
This is the method you'll want to use if you're running an older version of macOS. If you go through these steps while running macOS Mojave or newer, it'll just lead you back to the Screenshot Toolbar.
Open the QuickTime Player app on your Mac. You can find it in your Applications folder, or by searching for it.
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