How To Screen Record On Mac With Audio

What is screen recording? Screen recording means whatever we do on the screen of our phone, laptop, or Mac gets recorded. In most cases, the creators who make videos, etc., do screen recording so that they can explain some technical thing to their viewers in a better way. 

I have divided this article into 2 parts; in the first part, we will see how to screen record on mac using Mac’s built-in features and software, and in the next half, we will see how you can record Mac screen with audio and webcam using some third-party apps.

How To Screen Record On Mac With Using Keyboard Shortcut (In-Built Feature)

Now, I will show you how to do screen recording on a Mac with audio using the built-in screenshot feature.

1. Press “Command + Shift + 5” on your keyboard.

2. Now, the screenshot toolbar will open in front of you. Now, you can take a screenshot from it, do a full-screen recording, or record a selected area of the screen.

3. Now, you can select whether you want to record the entire or part of the screen. Tap on capture, and your screen recording will start. 

4. To stop screen recording, press “Command + Shift + 5 “ again, and then the in-built screenshot toolbar will open. Click on the stop recording icon. Now your screen recording will stop, and you find your screen recording on the Desktop of your Mac.  

How To Screen Record On Mac With Audio (In-Built Shortcut Feature)

Now, I will explain the method to you how to do screen recording on Mac with audio.

1. Press “Command + Shift + 5” on your keyboard.

2. Now, the screenshot toolbar will open in front of you. 

3. Now, you have to select whether you want to record the entire screen or a selected area of ​​the screen; after that, click on the Options, and from here, you can select your audio input device from the microphone section whose audio you want with your screen recording.

4. You can select many more options from the Options tab, such as choosing the saving path of your screen record, setting a timer, and show the mouse clicks on your screen recording. You can use these options at your convenience and make your screen recording attractive.

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How To Screen Record On Mac Using QuickTime (In-Built App)

QuickTime Player is a media player software of Apple Inc. with which you can watch videos of different formats like .mov, .mp4, and other video formats., etc., as well as edit the video, like flipping the video, trimming it, and many other small editing tools can be done directly on the app.

In addition, you can also do screen recording with audio using QuickTime Player. This app has been available by default on macOS and Windows since 2016.

Follow the steps mentions below to screen record on mac using QuickTime Player:

1. Open QuickTime Player from Launchpad on Mac.

2. Now, to do screen recording on Mac, you have to go to the menu bar of the QuickTime Player, click on File and New Screen Recording.

3. Now, a toolbar will open on your Mac screen, which we opened earlier by pressing the shortcut key “Command + Shift + 5”.

4. Now, you can start recording by tapping the Recording Button on the toolbar, as we do in the above steps.

5. To stop recording, click on the Stop Recording button from the menu bar, and the video will be saved, whatever save location you set in the options in the toolbar.

How To Screen Record On Mac With FaceCam (Using Third Party App)

Now, you can record screen recordings with a FaceCam and Audio. Shooting screen recording with a FaceCam video means that your face will be shown on the screen recording through your camera, whatever camera is connected to your Mac or webcam; what will happen with this is that whatever tutorial you will do screen recording, your video will also be included in it, the confidence of your viewers increases, and they can understand that thing well.

So, there is no built-in feature for Mac to Screen Record On Mac With FaceCam, so we will use a third-party app called OBS Studio. So first, download and install OBS Studio and enable all its permissions on your Mac. After that, you have to follow the steps below.

1. In the OBS Studio Sources Section, Click On The Plus Icon.

2. Then, from the list, first add Audio Input Capture to record your external audio; in the second, add macOS Screen Capture for Mac screen recording, then add a Video Capture Device and select your camera to record face cam video and adjust its position according to you. The sources section should look like this, as shown in the image.

3. After setting up sources, click on Start Recording. Your recording will start. To stop recording, click Stop Recording and your recording will be stopped. Then, your recording will be saved to your Movies Folder on Mac.

How To Screen Record On Mac With Internal Audio (Using Third Party App)

It is simple to record your Mac’s internal audio with a Mac screen recording; you must add a new source called “macOS Audio Capture” in the OBS Studio sources section. That’s It, Now click on Start Recording to start screen recording. 

Conclusion

This is the complete guide on how to screen record on a Mac. We have explained new ways and tricks, such as how to screen record on mac with facecam, how to screen record on mac with internal audio, and how to screen record on mac with external audio. The methods explained in this article are all practical, and I use them all for my work.