Every device macOS can see
Built-in and external cameras and microphones, including Continuity Camera, in mono or stereo, with a live preview and an input meter before you commit to a take.
Camera & audio
Record your screen, your camera and your voice
Camera, microphone and system audio are captured as independent tracks, so fixing one never damages another.
The problem
One flattened audio track means the notification ping lands on top of the sentence that mattered, your voice is quieter than the app you are demonstrating, and the only repair anyone can offer is to record the whole thing again.
What happens instead
Three separate captures, mixed in the editor. Set microphone and system audio levels independently, fade either at a cut, and run high-pass, noise gate, leveling and compression on your voice without touching the app’s audio.
In detail
What camera & audio actually does
Independent levels and fades
Your voice and the app’s audio have their own levels and their own fades, so a loud UI sound never decides how loud you are.
Cleanup you opt into
High-pass, noise gate, voice leveling and compression are each switched on only when the room actually needs them.
Camera styling stays an edit
Shape, size, position, mirror, border, corner radius and shadow are decided afterwards in the editor, not locked in at record time.
Specifications
The short version
- Tracks
- Screen, camera, microphone, system audio
- Devices
- Built-in, external and Continuity Camera
- Channels
- Mono or stereo microphone
- Processing
- High-pass, noise gate, leveling, compression
- Camera shapes
- Nine positions, free placement, custom radius
- Shortcuts
- ⌥⌘M microphone, ⌥⌘C camera
FAQ
Questions about camera & audio
Do I need a virtual audio driver for system sound?
No. System audio is captured through macOS itself, so there is no kernel extension or loopback device to install before you can record what the app is playing.
Can I hide my camera part of the way through?
Yes. Camera visibility and microphone mute are available from the floating toolbar, the menu bar and the global shortcuts while the recording continues.
Keep reading
The parts that work with it
Screen recording
A display, a single window, one application, or a region you draw — at the pixel density the screen actually has.
Read moreTimeline editor
Splitting, trimming, ripple deletes and per-section speed, without exporting into another application first.
Read moreCanvas & backgrounds
Padding, rounded corners, a shadow and a background that belongs to your brand — set once, rendered at export.
Read moreFrom the blog
Guides that use camera & audio
Use Cases
Async Video Updates: How to Replace Meetings With Walkthroughs People Watch
Most status meetings are one person talking over a shared screen. Record it once instead. A practical workflow for async updates, SOPs and training.
5 min readVideo Marketing
How to Build a YouTube Channel for a Software Company That Customers Actually Use
Most software company channels are a webinar graveyard. Here is a practical way to build a tutorial channel people search for, watch and come back to.
5 min readUse Cases
How to Fix Bad Audio in Screen Recordings: Quiet Voice, Loud App Sounds and Background Noise
A quiet voice, a deafening notification and a humming fan are three different problems. Here is why one flattened track hides them, and how to fix each.
5 min readVideo Marketing
How to Make Software Tutorial Videos Customers Actually Finish
Tutorials get abandoned when they are long, quiet and hard to follow. A repeatable method for short, clear software tutorials, with the settings that speed it up.
5 min readProduct Features
How to Record System Audio on Mac Without a Virtual Audio Driver
Your Mac recording has your voice but not the app's sound. Here is why that happens, and how to capture system audio without a loopback driver.
5 min readComparisons
ReScreen vs Screen Studio: An Honest Comparison for Mac Users
Both record your Mac screen and zoom in for you. The differences are in the details: audio tracks, crash recovery, sharing, GIFs and how you pay.
5 min readRecord 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