Guides
Screen recording on a Mac, explained
Short, accurate answers to the questions people ask most, using the tools already on your Mac first.
- How to screen record on MacThree ways to record your screen on a Mac, and which to use when.
- Screen record on Mac with audioRecord your voice and the Mac’s own sound with your screen.
- Stop a screen recordingThe menu bar button, the keyboard shortcut, and what to do if it won’t stop.
- Where recordings are savedWhere Mac screen recordings are saved by default, how to change it, and how to find a lost one.
- Screen recording shortcutShift-Command-5 and the other shortcuts for recording a Mac’s screen.
- QuickTime screen recordingHow QuickTime screen recording works today, and what it can’t do.
- Convert MOV to MP4Turn a Mac screen recording (MOV) into an MP4 that plays and uploads anywhere.
- Edit a screen recordingTrim, crop, cut, zoom and add captions to a screen recording on a Mac.
- Add chapters on YouTubeThe timestamp rules YouTube uses for chapters, and how to write them quickly.
- Make a tutorial videoPlan, record and polish a software tutorial video people can follow.
- Blur part of a videoHide emails, keys and faces in a video, and make sure the blur follows them.
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ScreenRecordii is in early access for macOS 14 and later.