screen recorder for mac
record your mac screen without installing anything. useful when quicktime's tools are not enough, or you want a webcam overlay.
runs on your device · free · no sign-up
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how to screen recorder for mac
- tick the options you want: microphone, tab or system audio, webcam, countdown.
- press start recording and choose a screen, window or tab in the browser picker.
- watch the 3 second countdown, then do what you want to record.
- press stop, preview the video and download the mp4.
macos does not let browsers capture the sound of the whole computer. you can record a chrome tab's audio, which covers videos, meetings and web apps, and your own microphone. to record audio from an app, use quicktime with a virtual audio device instead, or play the app's sound through a browser tab.
the first time, macos asks for screen recording permission for your browser, under system settings, privacy and security. you may need to quit and reopen the browser afterwards. recent safari records mp4 directly; other browsers record webm and we convert.
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frequently asked questions
why does it say permission denied on my mac?
open system settings, privacy and security, screen recording, switch your browser on and reopen it.
can it record sound from apps?
not from apps directly. browser tab audio and the microphone work. other sound needs a virtual audio device.
is it different from quicktime's screen recording?
this one adds a webcam overlay, a countdown and mp4 output in one step, but quicktime can record the whole screen without a browser.