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  • Play a file
    • Open and play a file
    • Choose a screen size
    • Show subtitles or captions
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  • Create a new recording
    • Record your screen
    • Record a movie
    • Create a movie with an image sequence
    • Record audio
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    • Split a movie into clips
    • Rearrange movie clips
    • Add a movie or clip
    • Rotate or flip a clip
    • Trim a movie or clip
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Using Screenshot in the QuickTime Player app, you can make a video recording of your computer screen. You can open the recording in the app and save it on your Mac.

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  1. In the QuickTime Player app on your Mac, choose File > New Screen Recording to open Screenshot and display the tools.

    Screenshot tools with the Record button on the right and the Options pop-up menu next to it.

    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. See Take screenshots or screen recordings.

  2. Click Record. To stop recording, click the Stop Recording button in the menu bar.

    Depending on where you chose to save the recording, an app may open.

See alsoRecord a movie in QuickTime Player on MacRecord audio in QuickTime Player on MacTrim a movie or clip in QuickTime Player on Mac Helpful? Yes No Character limit: 250 Please don’t include any personal information in your comment. Maximum character limit is 250. Submit Thanks for your feedback.

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