The recording thumbnail will appear in the bottom-right of your display – you can either click on it to preview and edit the video in Quick Look, or ignore it.

Once the recording is complete, click the small stop button in the upper-right corner or press Shift + Command + 5 to bring up the screenshot toolbar and click the stop button.

When you’re ready to start, click Record.

It’s worth noting that you can’t record system audio using Apple’s built-in method.

If you want to record a voiceover at the same time – handy for tutorials – hit the Options button and select the mic you want to capture from the list of microphone inputs.

You can drag and resize the area using the squares embedded in the recording frame.

If you choose Selected Portion, you’ll have to adjust the recording area before triggering the recording.

You can hover over the recording icons, denoted by a circle in the bottom-left of each icon, to find out which is which, but it should be fairly self-explanatory.

Choose your screen recording option – Entire Screen or Selected Portion.

Press Command + Shift + 5 to open the Screenshot Toolbar.So, if you’re running Mojave or later, it’s really easy to record the screen of your Mac: While you’ve historically had to rely on third-party software or even dedicated capture hardware to record your Mac display, Apple introduced built-in screen recording functionality with the release of macOS Mojave back in 2018. Screen recording in macOS Mojave or later

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