Minimal Screen Recording on macOS: No Third-Party Apps Required

by Audrey M. Roy Greenfeld | Thu, Mar 20, 2025

How to record screen capture videos on Mac OS, using the screencapture command or the Cmd+Shift+5 shortcut.

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Option 1: Command Line

Capture a video recording (-v) with audio (-g) and save it as out.mov:

screencapture -v -g out.mov

To stop, press any key in the terminal.

Option 2: Keyboard Shortcut

• Press Cmd+Shift+5
• Make sure audio recording is on with the correct input. Then click the record button.

To stop, click the stop button in the top menu bar.