No matter you capture a short video of what's going on, save Skype calls, create online training courses or more, you can screen record on Mac to solve the problem. It is super easy to record your Mac computer's screen. You can screen record on Mac with QuickTime. Or you can run professional screen recording software to record screen and audio at the same time on Mac without lag. Just read the following Mac screen recording tutorials to find your answer.
- Part 1: How to Screen Record Video and Audio on Mac without QuickTime Losslessly
- Part 2: How to Screen Record on Mac with QuickTime
- Part 3: How to Screen Record on Mac with Shortcuts
- Part 4: FAQs of Recording Mac Screen Video with Audio
Part 1: How to Screen Record Video and Audio on Mac without QuickTime Losslessly
By using Apeaksoft Screen Recorder, you can record screen video with audio on Mac up to 60 fps. Thus, you can record any gameplay on Mac without slowing down. If you want to quickly screen record on Mac, you can use the customized hotkeys to start and stop recording Mac screen.
Here you can record screen video with internal and external audio on Mac flexibly. Furthermore, you can add a webcam overlay of yourself while recording Mac computer screen. As for recording courses, presentations and how-to-videos, you can enable mouse effects and add annotations. It is supported draw and annotate your recording video in real-time.
In addition, you can customize output settings and recording preferences before Mac screen recording. If you want to screen record on Mac without QuickTime, acquire a useful Webcam recorder with multiple functions and get more advanced tools, Apeaksoft Screen Recorder is a good choice. Here're the main features of the Mac screen recorder for beginners.
- Screen record on Mac with full screen or customized screen size.
- Record Mac screen video with audio from the computer or microphone.
- Record a video of yourself on Mac combined with the desktop recording.
- Easily take screenshots on your screen.
- Add mouse effects, text, line, arrow, ellipse, rectangle and other shapes to your video recording or screenshot.
- Save or share Mac video/audio recording files with multiple choices.
- Schedule screen recording on Mac with no maximum time limit.
- Safe, clean and easy to use for all new users.
Step 1 Free download Apeaksoft Screen Recorder. Follow the on-screen instruction to install it. Then launch the video recording software on Mac.
Step 2 Click Screen Recorder to record screen video on Mac. Set the screen capture area as Full or Custom. Or you can resize the red line with your mouse manually. Turn on System Sound to screen record on Mac with audio. Moreover, you can turn on Webcam and Microphone to add facecam and commentary into Mac video recording as well.
Step 3 To change screen recording settings, click the Settings button on the top right corner. In the Preferences window, you can adjust mouse effects, hotkeys, video format/codec/quality/frame rate, output folder and more. Click OK to save changes.
Step 4 Click REC to start recording screen video on Mac. Click the Edit button to edit while recording in custom size and color. You can pause, resume and stop recording Mac screen flexibly.
Step 5 Click Stop to stop recording on Mac. In the Preview window, you can click Play to have a check. By the way, you can extract a video segment within its video trimmer. Later, click Save to download the recording video on Mac.
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Part 2: How to Screen Record on Mac with QuickTime
QuickTime Player is not only a media player, but also a screen recorder for Mac. It is pre-installed on your Mac computer. Thus, there is no need to install any third-party screen recorder. You can record on Mac with QuickTime Player for free. All versions of macOS are supported.
Step 1 Open QuickTime Player. You can find it in the Applications folder.
Step 2 Choose New Screen Recording from the File drop-down list.
Step 3 A new window pops up called Screen Recording. Then unfold the down-arrow list. Choose Internal Microphone or more to set the input audio source.
Step 4 Click the Record button in red and set capture area by dragging. Now you can screen record on Mac using QuickTime.
Step 5 Click the Stop button in black to stop QuickTime screen recording on Mac.
Part 3: How to Screen Record on Mac with Shortcuts
As for Mac Mojave and Catalina users, you can get one more tool to record video on Mac. By pressing the default keyboard combinations, you can record any portion of your Mac computer with ease. Meanwhile, you can take a screenshot on Mac within the Screenshot app as well.
Step 1 Press Shift, Command and 5 keys on your keyboard at the same time.
Step 2 To screen record on Mac with full screen, you need to click the fourth button on the toolbar from the left to right.
Step 3 To record a selected portion on Mac screen, you can click the fifth button from the left to right.
Step 4 Set the screen capture area. Later, click Record to screen record on Mac Mojave or Catalina.
Step 5 Click Stop in the menu bar to stop recording video on Mac.
Step 6 Trim, save or share the Mac screen recording video based on your need.
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Part 4: FAQs of Recording Mac Screen Video with Audio
Can you screen record on Mac without background noise?
Yes. Just set internal audio as the only audio recording source. As a result, only the sound from your computer will be recorded. That's how to screen record on Mac with internal audio.
What to do when QuickTime Player stop recording suddenly?
Firstly, try again to record Mac screen with QuickTime. If the QuickTime not recording error still exist, you can go to System Preferences. Click Energy Saver, and then disable Enable Power Nap while on battery power. Well, you can continue QuickTime recording by disabling App Nap temporarily.
Any other screen recorders for Mac?
OBS and VLC are free and open source screen recorder for Mac computers. You can record streaming video and audio for free on Mac. Though the interface is complicated.
All in all, you can screen record on Mac with Apeaksoft Screen Recorder, QuickTime and Screenshot. The main difference between third-party and default screen recorders is the real-time drawing tools. It is convenient to add annotations and commentary while recording on Mac. The tiny interface and hardware acceleration are also helpful. If you need to record your screen on Mac frequently, Apeaksoft Screen Recorder helps a lot. Or you can try its online version to record Mac screen with watermark as well.
