How to record screen on Mac Capturing video and system audio on macOS

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Snipclip works in any modern browser on macOS.

Click 'Record' on Snipclip and choose the screen you want to capture.

Check the 'Share system audio' box (in Chrome) to capture sound from your Mac.

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QuickTime is built-in but cannot record system audio without complex plugins.

Launch QuickTime Player from your Applications folder.

Go to File > New Screen Recording.

To capture system sound, you must install a third-party driver like BlackHole or Loopback.

Select the virtual audio driver as your microphone input in QuickTime.

macOS prevents apps from recording system audio for privacy/copyright reasons unless you install a virtual audio driver.

Yes, Snipclip works natively on all Macs, including Intel and Apple Silicon models.