How-to guides
How to record a video of yourself on a Mac — webcam alone, or webcam and screenRecord yourself on a Mac with Photo Booth or QuickTime, or record your screen with your face in a corner.…How to screen record on a Mac with audio — internal sound, mic and webcamShift-Command-5 only records your mic. Here's how to screen record on a Mac with internal audio, your mic and…How to take a screenshot on a Mac — every shortcut, explainedEvery way to take a screenshot on a Mac or MacBook: full screen, area, window, timer, clipboard. Where…Print Screen on a Mac: the keys to press insteadMacs have no Print Screen key. Here's the Mac shortcut for every Windows screenshot key, how to use PrtScn on…How to record a Zoom meeting on a Mac, with audioRecord a Zoom meeting on a Mac with Zoom's own recorder, find the MP4, and what to do when the host hasn't…How to edit, crop and blur a screenshot on a MacEdit a screenshot on a Mac with Markup and Preview: crop it, annotate it, hide private info without a blur…Mac screenshot not working? 8 fixes, from quickest to last resortShift-Command-4 does nothing, or screenshots vanish or come out black? Eight fixes for Mac screenshots, from…How to take a scrolling screenshot on a MacmacOS has no scrolling screenshot. Free ways to capture a full web page in Safari, Chrome and Firefox, their…The Snipping Tool on a Mac: what to press insteadSwitching from Windows? Here's the Mac version of the Snipping Tool: the shortcut for each mode, how to copy…How to stop a screen recording on a Mac — and find the file afterwardsStop a Mac screen recording with the menu bar button or Control-Command-Esc, fix one that won't stop, and…Where do screenshots go on a Mac? How to find them and change the folderMac screenshots are saved to the Desktop by default. How to find missing ones, change the screenshot folder,…
Comparisons
A CleanShot X alternative with updates includedLooking for a CleanShot X alternative? ShotDock captures, retouches, records and uploads for $12 once, with…Free screen recorders for Mac: what each one does, and what it can'tFree screen recorders for Mac compared: QuickTime and ⇧⌘5, OBS Studio, Zoom and Loom's free plan. What each…A Loom alternative for Mac that you pay for onceA Loom alternative for Mac: record your screen with a webcam bubble and Mac audio, get a share link, and pay…A Shottr alternative that also records your screenLike Shottr but need to record your screen too? ShotDock adds video with webcam and Mac audio, a photo-grade…Snagit for Mac, or a one-time alternative?Snagit for Mac is now a yearly subscription. ShotDock captures, annotates, records with webcam and Mac audio,…