u/PixelEdge13

Hey everyone,

I just joined this community and most of you have probably never seen me before. I am a student developer trying to learn how to make macOS apps, and right now I am trying to figure out how people record their screens for demos or tutorials.

Right now I just use the built-in Mac recorder (the Cmd + Shift + 5 one), but I am having a lot of annoying problems with it:

• Stopping it is a total mess: Every time I want to turn off the recording, I lose the tiny button in the top menu bar. The keyboard shortcut never seems to work right, so I always end up opening Spotlight, typing in "Screenshot" just to get the menu to pop up again, and it ruins the end of my videos.
• No internal audio: It won't let me record the actual computer sound unless I install weird extra apps like BlackHole, which is super confusing to set up.
• The files are huge: A super short video ends up being a giant MOV file that takes forever to upload.
• It looks kind of ugly: I see other developers posting cool videos where the mouse movement looks smooth, the background looks clean, or it zooms in automatically. The built-in one doesn't do any of that.

Since I am new to this, should I just stick with the built-in one and try to fix it, or should I get a different app?

I have seen people talk about OBS, QuickRecorder, CleanShot X, or Screen Studio, but I don't know what is best for a student. What do you guys use?

Thanks for the help!