How to Record Your Screen on a Mac

If you have the latest version of MacOS, Mojave, there’s a built in feature for recording your screen and it’s as easy as pressing a hotkey. (This is why people like Macs.) To use the native screen recorder:

1. Press Command + Shift + 5
2. Select whether you want to capture the entire screen, a window, or a selection (otherwise, it’ll begin recording the entire screen automatically)
3. When done, click “Stop” to end the recording
4. Your recording will appear as a thumbnail at the bottom right hand corner of your screen, click it to choose where to save the video

Alternatively, you can use QuickTime, which is native on all Macs:

1. Open QuickTime
2. Select “File” and then “New Screen Recording”
3. Click the red “Record” button to start
4. To stop, click the “Record” button again
5. To save, click “File” then “Save”

Pro Tip: If you only need to save a screenshot on Mac, press Command + Shift + 4 and select the area you want to capture.