How-To Guides
Mac screen recording, step by step
Step-by-step guides to recording on a Mac: shortcuts, audio, webcam, noise removal and editing, with the tools built into macOS and with ReScreen.
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How to Make a Screencast on a Mac: Plan, Record, Edit and Export
A screencast is a recording of your screen with a voice explaining it. Here is the workflow that makes one watchable, including coding screencasts and the edit.
4 min read
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How to Record a Zoom Meeting on a Mac: Built-In Recording, Screen Recorders and Consent
You can record a Zoom call with Zoom itself or with a screen recorder. Here is how each works, how to capture both sides of the sound, and the consent question.
5 min read
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How to Record Audio on a Mac: Voice Memos, QuickTime and System Sound
A Mac can record your voice with two apps you already have. Here is how each works, how to capture the sound the Mac plays, and when audio-only is the wrong tool.
5 min read
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How to Record Yourself on a Mac: Camera Video, Webcam and Screen Together
A Mac can record you with its own camera in a few clicks. Here are the built-in options, how to get a good picture, and how to record yourself and your screen together.
5 min read
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How to Remove Background Noise From a Video or Mic Recording on a Mac
Steady noise like a fan or a hum can be reduced after the fact. A voice in the next room cannot. Here is how to tell the difference and what to do about each.
6 min read
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How to Screen Record on a Mac With Audio: Microphone, System Sound and QuickTime
A Mac screen recording can have your voice, the app's sound, both or neither. Here is what each built-in route captures, and how to get the sound you meant to.
5 min read
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How to Screen Record on a Mac: Shortcuts, QuickTime and When to Use a Recorder
Yes, you can screen record on a Mac without installing anything. Here are the two built-in routes, where the file goes, how to stop, and where they run out.
7 min read
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How to Take a Screenshot on a Mac: Every Shortcut, the Clipboard and Where Files Go
Shift-Command-3, 4 and 5 cover almost everything. Here is what each does, how to copy to the clipboard, where the file goes and when you want a recording instead.
6 min readStart here if you have never recorded your Mac screen
Most questions about recording a Mac come down to three things: which shortcut starts it, where the file goes, and why the sound is missing. How to screen record on a Mac answers the first two with the tools macOS already includes, and screen recording with audio on a Mac explains the third.
The rest of this section covers the jobs that come next: taking a screenshot, recording yourself on camera, removing background noise from a video, recording audio on its own and recording a Zoom meeting. Each guide says what macOS already includes and says plainly when a dedicated recorder is worth having.
Record the next one properly
Install it, hit ⌥⌘R, and watch a take that would normally cost you an evening in a timeline come out finished.
macOS 13 Ventura or later · Apple Silicon and Intel