Retina, not upscaled
Capture runs at the display’s real resolution. Nothing is stretched to manufacture a 4K number that was never there.
Screen recording
Record your screen — exactly the part that matters
A display, a single window, one application, or a region you draw — at the pixel density the screen actually has.
The problem
The recorder you already have gives you a whole screen with your notifications in it, or a region you cannot resize once the countdown has started. Then something stalls, and forty minutes of work opens as a file nothing will play.
What happens instead
Choose a display, window, application or a region you can redraw, resize and type exact dimensions into. The take is saved continuously while you record, so an interrupted take is still a recording.
In detail
What screen recording actually does
Your recorder is not in the shot
Recorder windows are excluded by the capture filter, and desktop icons can be hidden before the countdown begins.
Pause without ending the take
Pause and resume from the floating toolbar, the menu bar or ⌥⌘P. The pause is cut cleanly out of the take.
Crash-safe by construction
The recording is saved as it happens and free disk space is checked before and during the take, so a crash or a power cut does not cost you the work.
Specifications
The short version
- Sources
- Display, window, application, drawn region
- Frame rate
- 30 or 60 FPS
- Region
- Draw, resize, presets or exact dimensions
- Picker
- Native macOS picker on macOS 15.2 and later
- If interrupted
- Recovered the next time you open the app
- Shortcut
- ⌥⌘R to start or stop
FAQ
Questions about screen recording
Can I record one application and nothing else?
Yes. Sources include a single application as well as a display, a window or a region you draw, so a second monitor full of Slack never appears in the take.
What happens if my Mac gives up mid-recording?
The recording is saved continuously rather than at the end, so the next time you open the app it offers to recover the take up to the moment it was interrupted.
Keep reading
The parts that work with it
Camera & audio
Camera, microphone and system audio are captured as independent tracks, so fixing one never damages another.
Read moreSmart Zoom
ReScreen watches where you click, drag and scroll, then pans and zooms the way an editor would — while you are still recording.
Read morePrivate by design
Recording, editing and export all happen locally. There is no upload step, because there is nowhere to upload to.
Read moreFrom the blog
Guides that use screen recording
Product Features
4K 60 FPS Screen Recording on Mac: Resolution, Codecs and Quality Explained
Blurry text and choppy scrolling come from the wrong settings, not the wrong Mac. Here is what resolution, frame rate, codec and quality actually do.
5 min readProduct Features
Crash-Safe Screen Recording on Mac: Never Lose a Long Take Again
A recorder that writes one big file loses everything when something goes wrong. Here is how saving the take continuously, and offering to recover it, protects a long recording.
5 min readUse Cases
How to Record Confidential Screens Safely When the Cloud Is Not an Option
Client data, NDA work, finance and health screens should not pass through a cloud recorder. Here is a local-only recording workflow for Mac.
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 QuickTime Player: Built-In Recorder or Purpose-Built Tool?
QuickTime Player is already on your Mac and costs nothing. Here is exactly where it is enough, and where a purpose-built recorder earns its price.
5 min readUse Cases
Screen Recording for Developers: Bug Reports, PR Demos and Walkthroughs People Can Follow
Bug reports nobody can reproduce, PR demos nobody can read. A practical Mac workflow for developer screen recordings that reviewers can follow.
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