Macbook Record Screen

Use the Screenshot toolbar

To view the Screenshot toolbar, press these three keys together: Shift, Command and 5. You will see onscreen controls for recording the entire screen, recording a selected portion of the screen or capturing a still image of your screen:

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Record the entire screen

  1. Click in the onscreen controls. Your pointer will change to a camera .
  2. Click any screen to start recording that screen or click Record in the onscreen controls.
  3. To stop recording, click in the menu bar. Or press Command-Control-Esc (Escape).
  4. Use the thumbnail to trim, share, save or take other actions.

Record a selected portion of the screen

  1. Click in the onscreen controls.
  2. Drag to select an area of the screen to record. To move the entire selection, drag from within the selection.
  3. To start recording, click Record in the onscreen controls.
  4. To stop recording, click in the menu bar. Or press Command-Control-Esc (Escape).
  5. Use the thumbnail to trim, share, save or take other actions.

Trim, share and save

After you stop recording, a thumbnail of the video appears briefly in the lower-right corner of your screen.

  • Take no action or swipe the thumbnail to the right and the recording will be saved automatically.
  • Click the thumbnail to open the recording. You can then click to trim the recording or click to share it.
  • Drag the thumbnail to move the recording to another location, such as to a document, an email, a Finder window or the Bin.
  • Control-click the thumbnail for more options. For example, you can change where your recordings are saved to, open the recording in an app or delete the recording without saving it.

Change the settings

Click Options in the onscreen controls to change these settings:

  • Save to: Choose where your recordings are automatically saved to, such as Desktop, Documents or Clipboard.
  • Timer: Choose when to start recording – immediately, 5 seconds or 10 seconds after you've click to record.
  • Microphone: To record your voice or other audio along with your recording, choose a microphone.
  • Show Floating Thumbnail: Choose whether to show the thumbnail.
  • Remember Last Selection: Choose whether to default to the selections you made the last time you used this tool.
  • Show Mouse Clicks: Choose whether to show a black circle around your pointer when you click in the recording.
Macbook Record Screen

Use QuickTime Player

  1. Open QuickTime Player from your Applications folder, then choose File > New Screen Recording from the menu bar. You will then see either the onscreen controls described above or the Screen Recording window described below.
  2. Before starting your recording, you can click the arrow next to to change the recording settings:
    • To record your voice or other audio with the screen recording, choose a microphone. To monitor that audio during recording, adjust the volume slider. If you get audio feedback, lower the volume or use headphones with a microphone.
    • To see a black circle around your pointer when you click, choose Show Mouse Clicks in Recording.
  3. To start recording, click and then take one of these actions:
    • Click anywhere on the screen to start recording the entire screen.
    • Or drag to select an area to record, then click Start Recording within that area.
  4. To stop recording, click in the menu bar or press Command-Control-Esc (Escape).
  5. After you've stopped recording, QuickTime Player opens the recording automatically. You can now play, edit or share the recording.

Learn more

  • The Screenshot toolbar is available in macOS Mojave or later.
  • When your recording is saved automatically, your Mac uses the name 'Screen Recording date at time.mov”.
  • To cancel making a recording, press the Esc key before clicking to record.
  • You can open screen recordings with QuickTime Player, iMovie and other apps that can edit or view videos.
  • Some apps may not let you record their windows.
  • Find out how to record the screen on your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch.

Wondershare UniConverter for Mac (originally Wondershare Video Converter Ultimate for Mac) can record yourself from the system’s camera along with the screen that is playing. It allows recording streaming videos, FaceTime Video calls, Skype Video Calls, and other desktop activities. The videos are recorded in high-quality along with the audio as well. To help you with how to use Picture-in-Picture feature on Mac, given below is a step-by-step guide.

How To Record The Screen With Audio On Mac-Wondershare UniConverter (Mac) User Guide

Macbook record screen with sound

Step 1 Launch the screen recorder on Mac.

After Wondershare UniConverter has been successfully downloaded and installed on your Mac, launch it. Click Screen Recorder from the left pane of the interface, click the Camera icon to start the recording, or click the down-facing arrow next to the Camera icon present at the center's top-left area panel, and click Screen Recorder.

Step 2 Choose the video recording settings.

A screen recorder window will appear, from where you can customize the screen recording settings. And you can select the Webcam icon to activate the webcam.

You need to select the area of the desktop that needs to be recorded. The Cross icon at the center will allow moving the entire recording frame while pinching the edges to adjust the width and the height. Alternatively, you can also enter the specific width and height of the desired area to be recorded.

Note: You can adjust the webcam window for PIP by dragging edges of the webcam preview on the screen. And you can trun off the Webcam icon to hide the PIP webcam

To select the Full-Screen recording, choose it from the drop-down icon at Custom. The Full-Screen mode records the entire desktop screen while the Custom mode allows selecting the desired area as needed.

Macbook Record Screen

Additional Recording Settings: click on the setting icon to make other recording settings.

  1. Save to: Select the Mac location to save the recorded file.
  2. Frame rate: Frame rate of the video can be selected here from the drop-down options.
  3. Quality: The quality of the video can be selected here.
  4. Record Timer: The section allows you to set the recording time as needed. You can choose to start manually and then stop the recording at a fixed time or choose the start and the stop time of the record.
  5. Mouse: The settings for using the mouse can be adjusted from this section. If needed, enable the options to Show Mouse Click in Recording and Play Mouse Click Sound.
  6. Start/Stop Recording: Shortcut key as desired for starting and stopping the recording can be selected here.

If you want to go back to the original settings, click on the Reset button.

Step 3 Start recording the screen with audio on Mac.

Mac Screen Recording

Once all settings are done, click on the REC button, and with 4 seconds of the countdown, the software will start recording your desktop activities.

Step 4 Stop recording.

The Recording taskbar shows the time for which the video is being recorded. Once the recording is no more required, click on the Red Stop button. As the process completes, the Mac location with recorded video appears on your screen.