There are always moments in games when you would like to start recording to capture a moment of your screen. Not only in games, but it could be anything on your PC Screen that you could want to register or charge, for example, a PowerPoint presentation. Windows have inbuilt two Screen Record tools; however, there is no dedicated utility in Window by default for Screen recording.
Newer versions of Windows 10 and Windows installed in Laptops will have the Xbox app installed by default. The Xbox app is the compatibility layer for Windows 10 and Xbox consoles. Hence the app is baked into the operating system. The app showcase numerous features, along with a Game Bar that has a tool for Screen Recording. However, on the other hand, macOS has an inbuilt dedicated powerful tool for Screen Record of your Mac device.
How to Screen Record on Windows
Did you know that the Xbox Game Bar in Windows 10 features a screen recording feature? You may use it to record a video of your actions in almost any Windows app on your laptop, whether you want to capture gameplay or produce a Microsoft Office tutorial. We've given a few basic steps on how to record your screen in Windows to make it easier for you.
The screen recording function is included in the Xbox software, which comes pre-installed with Windows 10. You can now capture screenshots and even make memes with the Xbox Game Bar, which was recently updated to make it more helpful.
- To bring up the Game Bar on your Windows PC, press the Windows Key + G keys together on your keyboard.
- All the Game Bar widgets will appear on top of every opened Window.
- Press the Start Recording button from the Capture widget and start recording your screen. Moreover, you can also press the Windows Key+Alt+R keys on your keyboard to start the screen recording from the Game Bar.
- By default, the Game Bar could be disabled to record your PC screen and take any Video Clips, screenshots, and broadcasting. However, you could enable it quickly; open up Windows Settings, and go to the Gamming section. There, on the left pane of the Window, select the Game bar tab and on the right side, toggle on the option that says Record Game Clips, screenshots, and broadcast using Game Bar.
- Once you have started the recording, you could pause and stop the recording by clicking on the appropriate buttons on the recording widget that will appear at the top-right of your screen.
- However, you could press the same keyboard shortcut for starting screen recording Win+G to stop the recording. Game Bar could capture any application on your PC, from Microsoft Windows Store applications to third-party applications. However, few apps like File Explorer, Windows Settings are exceptions.
- Don't worry about the Game Bar widgets; the recording widget will not be recorded after starting the recording. Even more, when you perform any action after the recording has begun, the Game bar widgets will vanish except for the floating recording widget to pause and stop the recording.
How to Screen Record on Mac
As mentioned earlier in this article, Mac has its powerful inbuilt tool for screen capturing; Well, the utility is only available to users using macOS version Mojave or higher. So, check your macOS version before jumping to the following steps that will guide you through recording your PC screen using native macOS screen capturing tools.
- Firstly, open up the app that you want to record. Privacy-sensitive apps are registered due to the possibility that they could leak your personal information. However, after you have opened an app, press the Command+Shift+5 keys on your keyboard.
- This shortcut will not directly start recording your screen, but it will open up the screen capturing utility in macOS. You can either select to record a particular window or record fullscreen from the widget below by clicking on the appropriate icon.
- If you want some more control, click on the Options option, where you can set a path for the saved screen-captured videos, You can also add a delay before the recording by adding a value in the countdown timer.
- Lastly, you can check the mic icon to record your voice from the microphone or uncheck it if you only want system audio in your recording.
- Then begin the recording click any of the icons from the Screen Capturing widget below, for example, to capture a particular region of your screen, select the Record Selected Portion option, and to record the entire screen, select the Record Entire Screen option.
- To stop the recording, click on the red recording button at the top right on the menu bar. Also, you could press the Esc key on your keyboard or the same keyboard shortcut for starting screen recording to stop the current recording. After you have eliminated the recording; Videos are saved at your preferred location; macOS will notify you along with the video's thumbnail. Click on it to play the video using your default video player.
- Another alternate method to start screen recording on your Mac device is via QuickTime. Firstly, open up the QuickTime application, then on the top Menu bar, click on the File option. From the menu, select the option New Screen Recording.
- QuickTime might prompt you to give permissions to QuickTime to record your screen if you have opened the app for the first time. Therefore, go to System Preferences, go to Apps and grant QuickTime all necessary permissions.
How to Screen Record on Windows or Mac Using OBS
OBS is a free and open-source project compatible with Linux, Windows, and Mac operating systems; The application provides excellent features and functionalities for streaming and screen recording on any device. You can edit the Videos in OBS, select and edit Audio tracks and IO's, add a webpage in your video, and much more is configurable using OBS.
- Firstly, you will have to download OBS; you can't get it in the Apple App Store or Microsoft Windows Store. Therefore, open up a web browser on your Windows or Mac device and go to obsproject.com. It's the OBS official site. Visit the site and click on Windows or Mac depending on your operating system, download the respective installed and install OBS on your system.
- Open up the OBS application for both Windows and Mac, and the UI should be similar. In the OBS studio, check if there is any Scene created or not. If not, click on the Plus icon under the Scenes section, give the scene a name, leave it as it is, and click ok.
- Once you have created a scene, move to the Sources section, click on the Plus button below Sources and select the Display Capture or Screen Record option from the menu. Configure the resolution and other opportunities for the screen recording using the OBS wizard.
- Lastly, click on the Start Recording button at the right-bottom of the Window to start recording your screen, double click on the OBS icon on the system tray or in the menu bar to minimize.
