Click on File and select New Screen Recording to open the Mac screen recorder. Click the little arrow on the side of the Quicktime window. Go to utilities and click on the QuickTime Player icon to launch it. Click that icon to - you guessed it - trim the video. Now open Quicktime Player and click on File>New Screen Recording. If you need to add your own voice into the sound recording, turn on the Microphone option as well. Run Screen Recorder and select Audio Recorder option from the main interface. If you tend to only record audio instead of the screen, simply select the Audio Recorder. The onscreen controls will show up, allowing you to record the video on the full screen or a select area. Step 1: Launch Screen Recorder on your Mac. How to access Screenshot Toolbar on macOS Press the Shift + Command + 5 shortcut on your keyboard to open the Screenshot Toolbar. (You can also open it in Quicktime by double clicking on it or right clicking the file and selecting “Open With > QuickTime”)įrom the top right of your screen, you’ll see a trim icon. Follow the steps to video record your Mac screen with audio using Screenshot Toolbar: Step 1.

If the thumbnail has already been saved to your desired location, you can open it by clicking on the file and hitting the spacebar. If you click on the thumbnail when it appears, the recording will open, which will allow you to edit the video. QuickTime Player is developed by Apple Inc., capable of playing, recording, and editing movies or audio recordings. You can change the location where it’s saved, open the recording in a specific app, or delete the recording. In order to capture desktop audio on older versions of macOS, you will require additional software. You can also insert it into an email or document by dragging it into an open window.įor even more options, hit control and click the thumbnail. To move the recording to another location, drag the thumbnail to your desired folder. If you swipe the thumbnail to the right or do nothing, your recording will automatically save as a QuickTime movie (MOV) in the location you’ve set. Once you stop recording, you’ll briefly see a thumbnail of the video in the lower-right corner of your screen.

Macbook record screen and audio