One of the best things about Mac is that you do not need any external app to do a screen recording, the built-in Screenshot app has the option to record your macOS screen wonderfully for free!
Let's take a look at how to do a screen recording,
Using Screenshot App
- Record Entire Screen: If you want to record the entire desktop screen of your Mac.
- Record Selected Portion: If you want to record a cropped section of the screen.
Step 1: Open Spotlight Search (press F4 on your Macbook or Command ⌘ + Spacebar) and type Screeshot and open the app.
Step 2: Now make sure to select either of the two options:
Step 3: Now press the record button, and the recoding will start.
Step 4: To stop the recording, you can press the stop button as you will see on the right side of the macOS menubar as shown in the below screenshot.
![Stop Screen Recording on Mac Stop Screen Recording on Mac](https://code2care.org/macos/how-to-do-screen-recording-on-mac/images/Stop Screen Recording on Mac.jpg)
As you can see in the above image, by default when you stop the recording the recorded video is saved on the Desktop with a name like Screen Recording 2023-08-22 at 11.00.36 AM.mov
There are certain options that you can choose from by clicking on the Options dropdown.
Save to: To choose where you want to save the screen recorded files.
Desktop
Documents
Mail
Messages
QuickTime Player
Other Location...
Timer: If you want to add a delay before the recording starts.
None
5 Seconds
10 Seconds
Microphone: If you want to record your voice or the system sound while recording.
None
MacBook Air Microphone
Options:
Show Floating Thumbnail
Remember Last Selection
Show Mouse Clicks
![Options to Save the recordings Options to Save the recordings](https://code2care.org/macos/how-to-do-screen-recording-on-mac/images/Options to Save the recordings.jpg)
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Is there any shortcut to record the screen?
Yes, you can press Command ⌘ + Shift + 5 keys and it will open the screen recording screen.
What is the extension of the screen recording file?
The recoding file will have a .mov extension. If you want the file in other video formats such as mp4, avi, or mkv you will need to make use of tools to convert it.
Is there a shortcut to stop screen recording?
Yes, you can make use of the shortcut - Control ^ + Command ⌘ + esc to stop the recording.
Can we record audio with the screen recording?
Yes, under Options make sure to select Microphone to record audio.
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