How to screen record on mac?

No, you can do it with onboard tools of your Mac.

Instead of the usual CMD-Shift-3 or CMD-Shift-4 for screenshots just press CMD-Shift-5

Then you'll get some options you can choose from

• like Screenshot or Screenrecording
• whole screen or a certain area you can choose by placing and sizing a square
• and where to save them

to record the mac's internal sound with quicktime you need additional software. i use the free BlackHole Virtual Audio Driver. then you can choose "BlackHole 2ch" in the recording options instead of "Built-in Microphone."

you will also need to set up a multi-output device in your audio MIDI setup utility to be able to both hear and record the internal audio at the same time.

to set up a multi-output device:

Open Audio MIDI Setup: (found in /Applications/Utilities)

hit the '+' button in the bottom left corner and select "Create Multi Output Device"

then in the panel that appears on the right, in the Multi-Output Device tab, select "Built-in Output" AND "BlackHole 2ch". (and, if you want, any of your other connected devices.)

once you do that, (and BEFORE recording) you can choose "BlackHole 2ch" or "Multi-Output Device" in your menubar "sound options". 

to both hear the speakers and record the audio at the same time, choose "Multi-Output Device". before choosing multi-out, set the internal speakers' volume to a comfortable level first. you cannot control the volume once you are in multi-out mode.

PART TWO:

then, to be able to record the internal audio as well as your microphone, it's slightly different. you need to set up an “Aggregate Device”

to set up an Aggregate Device:

Open Audio MIDI Setup: (found in /Applications/Utilities)

hit the '+' button in the bottom left corner and select “Create Aggregate Device”

then in the panel that appears on the right, in the Aggregate Device tab, select “BlackHole 2ch” AND “Built-in Microphone”

then when you choose the recording options, select “Aggregate Device”.

once you do that, (and BEFORE recording) choose “Multi-Output Device" in your menubar "sound options".

** for best results when using the aggregate device, you should use headphones to hear the mac's audio.

** you will also need to adjust your MIDI settings depending on which input / output methods (microphone / sound output) that you want to use.

yes, that is the basics. but in those instructions you can only choose your built-in microphone to record the sound. and then you get a really bad sound output when playing back. and the recording will also contain the ambient sounds from the environment you are recording in. you need additional software like BlackHole or loopback, etc, to record the Macs internal sounds.

kristupas217 wrote:

Thank you all,

you're welcome.

I have blackhole software and it's not a dealbreaker for me because i want screen record- hear the sound of what im recording and speak. and then it would come out as a whole video.

I should explain why I recommend using headphones while using your aggregate device. if you use your speakers to hear the audio, then depending on the speed of your Mac and the volume of your speakers, the mic will capture the sound from the speakers a fraction of a second later. then you will hear that from your speakers a fraction of a second later, which the microphone will capture it a fraction of a second later, which you will hear from your speakers.....

Yes…the onboard function for screenshots is also able to make screen recordings.

Press CMD+Shift-5

and some options pop up

Look also here if you struggle with which option to choose

This link should help you figure out this problem!

How to record the screen on your Mac - Apple Support

Refer to below link for additional information

How to record the screen on your Mac

As I said before, there are several apps for the same purpose. Searching in the App Store for "screen record" I got this:

I use Snagit, but there are several tools for the same purpose. ( https://www.techsmith.com/store/snagit )

Impressive work 👍

TY. :)

Sedat from Stuttgart wrote:

No, you can do it with onboard tools of your Mac.

Actually you can't record the Mac's audio AND the mic concurrently without using jeffreythefrog's or a similar method.