Record Video on Mac With QuickTime Player

QuickTime Player is a free bare-bones version of the QuickTime video recording application. It comes installed on your Mac.

How to Record on Mac Without Using an App

If all you want to do is record your screen activity, there’s a way to cut out some of the steps of going through QuickTime Player. Select New Screen Recording for options to record what occurs on the entire Mac screen or in only one section of it. After you chose an option, the QuickTime control panel appears.

Use Photo Booth to Take a Video

Photo Booth is another app you can use to take a video.

The first looks like a solid box with a record symbol in the lower-right corner. Select it to record the entire screen.The other looks like a dotted box with the same record symbol. Use it to select a portion of the screen to record.

Use iMovie to Import Directly Into the App

Your final option for easily recording video on a Mac is by using iMovie. This app is more involved than the others covered here, but it gives you more freedom in editing your videos.

Take four quick pictures.Take a still picture.Record a movie clip.