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By Justin SabrinaUpdated on January 18, 2024
"I use QuickTime to record the screen on Mac, my recording is laggy and/or has a low frame rate. How to fix it? Is there any tool to record Mac screen without lag? Thanks." - Jane
One of our more frequent requests from readers is to tell them how to record screen on Windows or Mac. It's generally known that most devices - Mac, Windows PC, Chromebook, iPhone, and Android - come with a built-in screen recording tool to record your screen, but most of them just offer the basic screen recording.
To record your screen, you need a professional screen recorder software. In this post, we will introduce the best screen recorder for both Windows and Mac, which can help you record your computer screen with sound. Let's explore!
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UkeySoft Screen Recorder is the gold standard for screen recorder app on the market. It's light, easy, flexible and powerful. It offers different convenient features according to your case. For instance, it supports to record the screen on your Windows PC or Mac, record audio only, App window (Mac only). The Windows version even has a built-in video editor.
With it, users can easily take a screenshot, or record anything on computer screen, such as online videos, movies, tutorials, Zoom meeting, online video calls, PowerPoint Presentations, Gameplay streaming, live shows, streaming music and more without lag. To make your recording more attractive or impressive, you can use it to draw, annotate, and highlight screen in real-time.
Highlights of UkeySoft Screen Recorder:
Next, we will show you the detailed tutorial on how to record Mac screen using UkeySoft Screen Recorder.
Step 1. Download and Launch UkeySoft Screen Recorder
Click the Download button to get the UkeySoft Screen Recorder on macOS 10.9, 10.10, 10.11 and 10.12, 10.13 and above. After installation, launch the program and you will see its simple and clean interface.
Step 2. Choose Full Screen Option
In the home interface, you will see 5 options, select "Full Screen" or "Custom Area" according to your needs.
Step 3. Set Webcam and Adjust Sound
If you want to record Your Screen and Webcam video simultaneously, please turn on the camera.
To record Mac screen with audio, just choose "System Audio" from the Sound option. If you need to record Voice on Mac just pick "System&Mic".
Step 3. Configure the Output Settings
Click on the Gear icon in the lower left corner to open the setting window. Tap "General" option, you can change the video format (MOV, MP3,M4V, FLV, AVI), video quality, video framerate.
Click "Shortcuts" to get the keyboard shortcuts. To add watermark or sound to your recording, please tap "Watermark" or "Sound".
Step 4. Start Recording the Mac Screen
After all the settings are made well, click on the "RECORD" button to start the recording on your Mac. You'll have a 3 second buffer period.
During the process, you can click the "Pause" or "End" button. TThen click the "Save" button to export and save the video recording file on your computer.
Step 5. Find the Recording File
Once done, you can click the "History" to find the output files. Double-click the screen recording file to play it in your video player such as QuickTime Player, VLC, iTunes, etc.
Here is the detailed guide to record screen on Windows with using UkeySoft Screen Recorder. It supports Windows 11/10/8.1/8/7 (32 & 64bits) and Windows Vista/XP. Download it on your desktop.
Step 1. Open Screen Recorder on PC
After installation, fire up the UkeySoft Screen Recorder on your PC. Select "Screen Recorder" to go on.
Step 2. Specify the Recording Area
Select "Record Screen" function on the sidebar.
You can choose "Full" to record your entire screen, or set the area of your screen you want to record.
Step 3. Set Computer Sound
To screen record on Windows with audio, please select "Computer sounds" under the Sound icon.
If you want to record your computer screen with your sound, you can select "Computer&Mic" option.
Step 4. Customize the Output Settings
Click "Settings" at the upper right corner. It will pop up the Settings window.
In the "Folder" column, you can change the output folder.
In the "Target" column, you can choose "Record with/without webcam" in the Camera option.
In the "Video" column, select your desired video format, quality and audio. Then click "OK" button.
Here is the "Hotkey".
Step 5 (Optional). Add Watermark
You can add watermark for your recording with ease. In "Settings" window, tap "Watermark" in the left side.
Step 6. Starting Recording Your Windows Screen
If everything is set up, click on the red "REC" button to start recording on the screen. Or press F5 on the Keyboard to start/stop the recording.
Step 7 (Optional). Annotate Screen While Recording
On the main screen, you can use the brush tool to add texts, drawings, logo, numbers and more during your recording.
Step 8. Find the Output Recorded Files
When the recording is over, navigate to the output folder to check the video files.
Step 9 (Optional). Edit the Recorded Video Files
UkeySoft also comes with a free video editor and converter. On its main interface, select "Video Toolbox" function. Click "Add Files" to import the recorded video files. You can edit, cut, or merge the video freely. Besides, you can convert the video to other format to fit your devices!
Some people also want to get a free way to record computer screen for free. Yes. As we mentioned above, you can use the built-in free screen recording app on your computer. To record your screen in Windows 10, you can use the Game Bar. For Mac users, you can record your screen on a Mac with QuickTime Player.
Start Recording
1. Windows: Shift+F9.
2. Mac: Control+Shift+Spacebar.
Want to record the screen on your computer? UkeySoft Screen Recorder is your best option to screen capture everything on computer. As an improved screen recording software, UkeySoft makes screen recording easy on Windows and Mac without lag. Now click the Download button and give it a try!
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