Use Snipping Tool or Game Bar on Windows.
It can record any app, including the File Explorer and the desktop.
This is a good choice if you need toscreen record with audio.
Search Windows forSnipping Tool, then select it from the results.
Select therecordbutton, then pressNew.
tune up your Windows appsif you don’t see the record button.
The recording feature was added after its screenshotting capabilities.
Use your mouse to click-and-drag on the screen to snag the recording area.
SelectStartto begin recording your screen.
The other buttons along the control bar let you toggle mic and audio recording on and off.
you could do so during a recording, too.
Selectpauseif you gotta do that, otherwise pressstopto end the recording.
There’s also atrashbutton that will scrap the recording if you’d like to start over.
Unlike Snipping Tool, it will not capture File Explorer or the desktop.
Go toSettings>Gaming.
Windows 11 users can skip this step.
ExitSettingsand fire up the app you want to screen record.
PressWin+Gto pop launch the Game Bar.
Select theCaptureicon to display the Capture widget on the side.
Select themicrophoneicon to allow the Game Bar to record sound or your narration.
Keep it on mute for silent recordings.
Select theStart recordingbutton, or pressWin+Alt+R, to begin a screen recording.
A smallCapture Statuswidget will open on the side to display the recording time elapsed and theStop Recordingbutton.
Select theStop Recordingbutton to stop the recording.
To view your screen capture, selectShow all captureson the Capture window.
TheGallerywindow displays the current recording and all the previously saved ones.
Play the current recording or select an older saved one.
Use thePencilicon to rename your files if you want.
To bring up the folder where the video is saved, selectOpen file location.
All video captures are saved as MP4 files.
You canconfigure controls on the Xbox Game Barand even take a screenshot.
The Screenshot toolbar is available in macOS Mojave and later, and QuickTime Player works with all macOS versions.
PressShift+Command+5to fire up the Screenshot toolbar and a selection overlay on the screen.
SelectRecord Entire Screento take a screen recording of the entire desktop.
Or chooseRecord Selected Portionto record a smaller area.
Before you press it, drag the boundaries of the selection box to define an area of the screen.
Alternatively, drag the selection box to anywhere else from within the four corners.
SelectOptionsto open a dropdown menu.
SelectRecordto begin the screen recording.
Press theEsckey if you want to cancel the recording.
Press theStopbutton on the menu bar to stop the recording or use theCommand+Control+Esckeyboard shortcut.
A thumbnail of the video appears in the lower-right corner of the screen.
The next actions depend on how you want to use the recording.
In newer versions of macOS, selectingNew Screen Recordingfrom QuickTime Player opens theScreenshot toolbar.
Open QuickTime Player from the Applications folder.
SelectFile>New Screen Recordingfrom the menu bar (or pressControl+Command+N).
The Screenshot Toolbar works exactly as described above.
Record the entire screen or record a selected portion.
Use theOptionsdropdown to change any setting before recording the screen.
Select theStopbutton on the menu bar.
SelectEditfrom the menu to perform simple edits.
For example, selectTrimto trim your screen recording.
Then, fire up the Control Center, press and hold theRecordicon > tapmicrophoneicon >Start Recording.
Next, go to the screen(s) you want to record.
To stop recording, tap the redRecordicon orstatus barat the top of the screen.
To screen record on an Android, swipe down twice from the top of the screen > tapScreen record.
If you don’t see the Screen Record option, tapEditand dragScreen Recordto theQuick Settingsarea.
Navigate where you want to record and tapStart.
