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Better screen recordings on your Mac.

Step-by-step guides for recording your screen on a Mac, and honest comparisons to help you pick the right tool. For everything Framecast itself does, see the Guide.

How-to guides

• How to screen record on MacThree ways to record your screen on a Mac: the Shift-Command-5 toolbar, QuickTime and Framecast, plus shortcuts and fixes.
• How to screen record on Mac with audioRecord your voice and the sound your Mac plays, on every macOS version, and fix recordings that come out silent.
• QuickTime screen recording on MacRecord your screen with QuickTime Player, with audio, then trim and export it. Plus fixes when it doesn’t work.
• How to stop screen recording on MacThe shortcut and the Stop button, what to do when the button is missing, and how to stop an app from recording your screen.
• Where do screen recordings go on Mac?Find a recording you can’t see, and choose where new recordings and screenshots are saved.

Compare

• The best screen recorders for MacSeven Mac screen recorders compared by what you make, with prices checked on each maker’s site.
• A Mac screen recorder with no subscriptionWhat a one-time purchase of Framecast includes, with lifetime updates, and what it costs over time.
• A Screen Studio alternative you pay for onceHow Framecast and Screen Studio compare on price, features and privacy, and when each is the better choice.
• A Loom alternative for the MacPolished videos, made and kept on your Mac, with share links when you need them. Where Loom still wins, too.