If you need to record screen activity on a Mac, you don’t need to download any additional software because the functionality is built directly into Mac OS X.
Using the Screen Recorder in Mac OS X
The screen recorder function is included with QuickTime Player in Mac OS X 10.6 and later, meaning it’s free and doesn’t require any downloads. Here’s how to use it:
- Launch QuickTime Player (located in /Applications/)
- Pull down the File menu and select “New Screen Recording”
- Press the Red button to start recording the screen activity
- To stop recording, either press the Stop Recording button in the menubar, or hit Command+Control+Escape
- Once the recording is stopped, the capture is automatically opened in QuickTime Player as “Screen Recording.mov” which you can then save and use as you’d like
QuickTime Player gets out of the way when you are recording the screen so that the activity is not obstructed by the application, this is also why it’s best to just use the keyboard shortcut to halt the screen recorder.
