Simple Screen Recorder on Windows and Mac (2024)

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Simple Screen Recorder on Windows and Mac? ›

DemoCreator is a lightweight screen recorder for Windows and Mac, designed to effortlessly capture and share everything on your screen. This versatile tool allows you to screen record with sound, providing high-quality audio and video.

Just hit Win + G to bring up the Game Bar, and then click the record button to start capturing your screen. To record your screen on Mac, you can use the built-in QuickTime Player. Open QuickTime Player, go to “File” > “New Screen Recording,” and click the record button to start.

Windows 10 and Windows 11 both have screen recording capability built-in as part of the Xbox Game Bar tool, but it has some limitations, including the fact that it can only screen record one app at a time and not the whole desktop.

In the QuickTime Player app on your Mac, choose File > New Screen Recording to open Screenshot and display the tools. You can click Options to control what you record—for example, you can set the location where you want to save your screen recording, or include the pointer or clicks in the screen recording.

To open Snipping Tool, simply search for it in the Start menu search box. In the top toolbar, press the Record button, then press New. Click to drag and drop a rectangle indicating the portion of the screen you would like to record. Press Start and you will see a 3-second countdown begin for your recording.

OBS Studio is our pick for best free screen recorder and streaming software overall. After testing, we found not only can the open-source software record everything happening on your desktop, but also capture footage from your webcam and use it for picture-in-picture video, and even record audio from a microphone.

Open the webcam recorder

You can also make a screen recording, record screen and camera together, make an audio and voice recording, or use the text to speech feature.

Like all other OSs, Windows comes equipped with a built-in screen recorder you can find in Xbox Game Bar. To launch Xbox Game Bar, hit Win + G keys and to start recording instantly, press Win + ALT + R. The default screen recorders are useful for quick and short screen recording but can't do much more than that.

Does PC have a built-in screen recorder? ›

2. What is the screen recorder button on Windows 10? Windows 10 comes with a built-in screen recorder called Xbox Game Bar. You can press Win + G to open and launch this tool.

Go to the game or app you want to record. Press the Windows logo key+Alt+R to start recording a clip.

Choose Apple menu > System Settings, then click Privacy & Security in the sidebar. (You may need to scroll down.) Click Screen & System Audio Recording on the right. For each app listed, turn the ability to record on or off.

Use the built-in camera on your Mac

In the QuickTime Player app on your Mac, choose File > New Movie Recording. When the recording controls appear, you see a green light next to the built-in camera in your Mac. Tip: If your Mac doesn't have a built-in camera, you can connect an external camera.

Choose Apple menu > System Settings, then click Privacy & Security in the sidebar. (You may need to scroll down.) Click Screen & System Audio Recording on the right. For each app listed, turn the ability to record on or off.

Press Shift-Command-3. Press Shift-Command-4, then move the crosshair pointer to where you want to start the screenshot. Press the mouse or trackpad button, drag over the area you want to capture, then release the mouse or trackpad button.