Best **FREE** Screen Recorder For Mac?

[@shutterbug49]

You are for sure a gifted instructor. You make outstanding video tutorials; easy to follow and simply put forward for even a novice like myself to understand. Thank you Michael.

[@MacVideoMagic]

You're very welcome!

[@MarvinMakingVideos]

You're great at explaining things and I love how clear and straightforward the video was. Thanks Michael!

[@mp34054]

Thanks for sharing this easy to follow and beginner friendly intro to OBS.

[@guappo_wood]

Do you have to use black hole still and is this working with fl studio too👀 nice video

[@FedericoAmbrosi]

nice video really helpful thanks man!

[@vineyardchickshomestead]

This is great! We've relied on you for som many iMovie tips and tricks and this video is HUGE. We just started using OBS for streaming live music and it is a bit limiting for live streaming in terms of what we can display on the screen during the live. Just using an intro video that we manually play at the beginning and an overly but I'm sure there is so much more we could be doing. Checking out your playlist for OBS next but we'd love to see you do more on OBS if you have not already. Thanks so much for all you do!

[@MacVideoMagic]

You're welcome. I'm a fan of OBS and would love to do more OBS for Mac tutorials if people are interested.

[@gwkoglin7516]

Been using OBS for a short time... timely video - clear and to the point... didn't know I could record computer audio. Thanks Michael.

[@WrvrUgoThrUR]

Great option. You can also use QuickTime and a USB-C audio dongle with 1/8th mic and headphone jacks looped back into itself for audio recording. The audio source will then become USB Audio Device from the MacOS audio menu.

[@MacVideoMagic]

Cool solution! Gonna have to try that one.

[@WrvrUgoThrUR]

@@MacVideoMagic sure. I recommend Sabrent USB-C audio dongles. You can also use a headphone split to tap off of the USB-C dongle’s headphone Jack to monitor the audio with headphones and using the other side of the y-tap back into the dongle for recording as mentioned before.

[@Maharinii]

Can we choose low quality for recording?

[@dka1725]

What do you mean looped back into self

[@dianam3251]

Great instructions from beginning to end for someone just looking simply to record the screen. I would note that it also makes the files smaller than QuickTime Player, so it takes up a LOT less space on the Mac. Even when I increase the bit rate. And I would suggest maybe a short video explaining some of the settings, especially how to balance a good quality image vs a smaller file. I played around and got to something I like but I don’t know what the settings really mean and whether I can improve the quality even more while keeping the file still smaller than those produced by QuickTime Player’s.

[@joshuafinch9192]

I'm brushing up on my novice screen recording skills and have to say, these are some of the very best software tutorials I have come across. Thank you so much for not skipping steps and having a great sense of humor!

[@MacVideoMagic]

Glad you like them!

[@peterhubbard7665]

Brilliant tutorial! I'm just starting down this path of recording content and this has been the clearest tutorial video I've seen. Thanks.

[@TwinCarry]

Sir you have a talent! I watch tutorial videos all the time and YOU have a gift to explain process with clarity, simplicity, perfect tone and pacing. I hope you teach for a living! Thank you so much!

[@issiewizzie]

How were you able to zoom in to portions of the screen and out to highlight particular areas?

[@whatifninjagotalowtaperfade]

7:44 aye i dont got that, idk what goin on lol

[@mdsoulsounds]

Thanks for your very clear tutorial. OBS is great, powerful and free.

[@dannhagstrom586]

Yes, I’d love some more videos on OBS. I’m going to be recording some two camera art demo videos and it looks like a good solution. The clear and concise Michael Kinney style will make them very useful.

[@Dynamofoe]

Second this thought for multi-cam option would be helpful!

[@charley3849]

Great information, great presentation! I had used OBS years ago, but I didn’t know it was capable of doing this kind of screen recording, thank you so much!

[@natalierosemartin]

Your teaching style is clear and direct. thank you!

[@darklord1832]

You have such an amazing voice!!!! Thanks for the video

[@PCHUANG-yk9pw]

You have done a fine job, so professional and accessible.

[@YY-ds6pt]

Well done. Very clear and straightforward.

[@franknelson791]

Fantastic video and discovering OBS is a total solution for a project I'm working on.

[@derekhollingsworth9604]

You are an articulate gifted teacher. Well Done & Thank you!!

[@MacVideoMagic]

Wow, thank you!

[@KingPorter]

@Micheal Kinney What if I don't see an option for Mac OS screen screen capture in the menu???

[@tigress1girl]

Great video! how did you switched between screens in this video though? (full screen of you and then back to the obs recording)

[@MrBillyClanton]

Great demo

[@AmrMiqdadi]

Thank you so much for this comprehensive video. short and to the point

[@azaramirli2601]

well done sir. quick, step-by-step and thorough. thank you

[@BrianMCollyer]

Great explanation very easy to follow - I did not like the idea of downloading another plugin. Thanks for pointing this out, the how-to.

[@Fredy-i5f]

Great video .... I watched it all, unfortunately I was looking something to do the same running on Mac OS High sierra. thanks

[@Peace.Love.God.]

Thank you for the great free content!

[@FYT9]

Awseome… you make it easy to understand - thank you!

[@dawnboden]

Thank you! Love your passion and natural talent to teach. You have inspired me

[@Mattguitarmania]

Thank you Michael! I’ve always enjoyed your videos and this is definitely the best and simplest tutorial for OBS that I have watched, and I’ve watched several. Thank you for making it clear, simple and very practical. I would love to see more videos on OBS

[@LarryLobo]

Amazing!

[@johnvanderkieftiv7327]

Rockstar! Great Tutorial as always!!!

[@jvolz283]

I love your videos; they are concise and informative! Great job!

[@sorbet512]

Thank you for sharing this! I was about to purchase software for this, so you saved me money :)

[@MarianHolbicka]

Love the video!

[@bholdgod]

This was a great video. Thank you. Subscribed!

[@DreamPartnersMedia]

Fantastic video. Was exactly the solution I needed.

[@MacVideoMagic]

Glad it helped

[@BrainDeadTX]

Awesome tutorial, thank you!

[@BowenHealth]

Thank you, sir! Excellent video and tutorial!

[@DLGNT]

Is it possible to do this with macOS Monterey or lower?

[@Savage007-Rey]

Can you use OBS without using a separate screen?

[@Ordinarytone]

thank you so much, you helped me on achieving my dreams!! thank you brother.

[@vishalkalal9657]

Perfect Tutorial for OBS, Thanks a ton

[@ProduceWithGibbs]

This was exactly what I was looking for! After about an hour of searching 🤦. Thank you!

[@MacVideoMagic]

No problem!

[@mycloudvip]

So thankful for finding your channel and content! Can the corner shot from your live camera stream be made into a circular shape? Do you have tutorials on how to work with green screen with this very app as well as blurring your background, lower thirds ... all that good stuff! Thanks

[@tabhorian]

Thanks man. good explanation

[@jriis2010]

Great video and you are such a great presenter. I have followed your guide and so far it works. I have problems with my camera (Elgato Face Cam) in the sense that my movements are mirrored, so i turn left when moving my face right and vice versa. How do i set the camera recording to act properly ?

[@MacVideoMagic]

Elgato Face Cam software should have a setting for that.

[@dd2259-u9q]

Your articulation is remarkable and you make it easy to understand. I am requesting that you please make a tutorial for GarageBand to create simple background music for iMovie and importing a song and add music in it. Thank you so much!

[@MacVideoMagic]

Great suggestion!

[@timsellsted521]

Super helpful explanation!

[@aminoacids13]

Thhnx! Do you know how you can select just a selection of the screen that you want to record? Just like you can do in QuickTime? I dont want to record the whole screen but just a selection of a Web page for example

[@renodigitalservice]

Is this works the same for windows too?

[@SeeYouUpTheRoad]

Wonderful video thank you so much!

[@CalebGCopy]

Awesome content! Amazing audio quality, clear, and great step by step instruction. Gifted teacher & leader! Have a blessed & abundant day 🙏

[@MacVideoMagic]

Thank you for the kind words!

[@WoodworkJourney]

Great tutorial 👍👍

[@SanthoshRadhakrishnan]

Thank you, that was much helpful

[@stephenshomo2049]

Yes. I'd like to see more OBS tutorials. Thx

[@gezapapp-vid9749]

Your presentation put me on the right track to record streaming videos. Thank you. I encountered a challenge that I could solve by changing Safari to Opera browser. Namely, Safari could not play the video when OBS was in memory. Opera has a feature that enhances the video quality. LUCID MODE. When enabled, the video played, when disabled, I viewed a BLACK SCREEN. Audio was audible. I wonder if there is/are OBS settings that may overcome this idiosyncrasy. The video blocking occurred when the source of videos was an archive of old recordings (50 years +).

[@DeejaySISQO]

thanks for all this info but I have a question , what if I want to record screen from right angle or left or or , is there a way for that ?

[@christianoland1983]

I'm trying to find one that is super quick and easy to open up, and can also record videos that aren't 8000GBs... Would OBS be your suggestion for that? Imagine like... easy / quick to open and lightweight like zoom recordings... for quickly recording webinars / seminars at a moments notice.

[@BigVezy]

Great video man, thanks a lot!

[@CreativeRecipeswithKaren]

Your videos have helped me for some time now. Thanks. I have MacOS Monterey. Can it work? Or can I download Ventura.

[@MacVideoMagic]

According to the OBS developers, you need to be running macOS 13 Ventura or later to get the direct system audio capture I show in the tutorial. They may be working on it for older operating systems. Depending on the age of your Mac, Ventura should be a free upgrade.

[@bobchesker2820]

I am glad to see you with a new full review. I wanted to ask if there will be more manuals for imovie or has this direction been postponed for a long time (or until a global update)?

[@MacVideoMagic]

More iMovie tutorials coming.

[@trapics1874]

I only watched your video only for screen capture and that's all so I might miss out on things. On the OBS window, it would randomly freeze and I would be afraid to start recording as if it might break my computer. If its normal for that to happen then ill be glad.

[@derekbarr4763]

Great piece of software. I use it for Zoom to display scroller and lower thirds.

[@ivankurniadi2666]

Wonderful tutorial! Can you advise on how to record full screen, say, from zoom? Each time I turn the zoom or youtube to full screen OBS seems to not be able to record it (screen turns black, works fine if the app being recorded is not in full screen). I can do this without a hassle in windows but mac seems to be more challenging. Would love your advise on this. Thanks!

[@floriangruber9678]

Thanks for this video!!!

[@Dynamofoe]

Very helpful and concise- great video thank you! 🙏🏽

[@MacVideoMagic]

Glad it was helpful!

[@ctrchg]

Your videos are great! Thanks.

[@KarimBenabd]

Thank you for this great video and tutorial 👍

[@AungAung-xb7fo]

great tutorial thanks a lot

[@MacVideoMagic]

You're welcome!

[@Macsnapshot]

Thank you for your excellent tutorials. You are gifted in such a way, that you explain everything so quick and easily for me to understand.😌

[@MacVideoMagic]

Glad it was helpful!

[@DailySamskritham]

Hi Michael. Very useful tutorial, and as usual great clarity!. Thanks. But I see that one needs to have MAC OS 13 plus for selecting the source as "MAC OS Capture". I have a MacBook Air with OS version of 12.6.3. My Mac's display is 1440x900 px with Aspect Ratio (AR) of 16:10, whereas I need a HD (1920x1020 p, AR=16:9). So whatever I do with settings, I seem to get either a video with screen less than 1080p or with horizontal or vertical black bars. I shall be thankful, if you have video for showing what settings are needed for OS < 13 and with AR not being 16:9. Thanks in advance.

[@MacVideoMagic]

If you're using OS < 13 you'll need a third-party driver, like BlackHole, to capture system audio. This info from OBS Project will help: obsproject.com/kb/macos-desktop-audio-capture-guide With the AR issue, I started making KZbin videos on a MacBook Pro. To create 1920 x 1080 content I purchased an inexpensive 1920 x 1080 external monitor. Not the most elegant (or portable) solution, but it's simple. There are display resizing apps out there, but the resolution never looked quite right to me.

[@DailySamskritham]

@@MacVideoMagic Thanks for your reply. The issue is not Audio Capture. Issue is: how to get video with aspect ratio of 16:9 with screen capture recording in OBS, when my Macbook Air has 16:10. Thanks again.

[@Chlomoney2016]

@@DailySamskritham lemme know when u get an answer. My 2023 m2 pro 14" has the same issues. Will not fix 1920x1080 perfectly.

[@josippuskaric9440]

this is great, thank you

[@emanuilspasov3678]

This is killer. Thank you.

[@ML-hg1jq]

I downloaded OBS 30.0.2 for Mac M1 Silicon. I got as far as 5:51 in your video and discovered the newer OBS does not have the same properties window and there is nowhere I can select method-->display capture. When I press record, nothing records. Would you please make a new video about *simple* screen and internal audio recording for the new OBS Mac version? thank you! :)

[@2rockintwins]

I'm having this same issue

[@huseyinlora]

You are great. Thank you so much! Thank you!!

[@derekhollingsworth9604]

Ok. I went ahead and started using OBS but quickly hit a wall because there doesn't appear to be any way to edit the recordings. I noticed you have a lot of tricks and tips videos but what I really need is a zero to hero course on a screen recorder so I can record videos and then cut and splice them. I have spent days trying to figure this out without success. I wish you had such a course. Any advice

[@PositiveVibesVids]

Does OBS have that screen option where you can be in the corner while showing the screen? trying to find that feature for free

[@MacVideoMagic]

Yes. I think I showed that in the video.

[@PositiveVibesVids]

@@MacVideoMagic 11:32 thank you found it, that's what I get for skipping through lol... appreciate the help.

[@MacVideoMagic]

@@PositiveVibesVids No worries. 👍🏽

[@rg32002]

6:58 after selecting the Mac OS screen capture, nothing pops up? I’m not sure why that is

[@Ga2-20]

What about capturing fullscreen from e.g. KZbin? Or Capture Desktop? With only one screen device which is Macbook screen. This is the issue I am struggling with long time :/ Do you have any ideas how to record those kind of screens?

[@K3JRZOnTheAir]

OBS works good on Mac. Been playing with it to do livestreams on my channel.

[@MacVideoMagic]

Nice!

[@bulcub]

are you using a dual or 3 monitor setup? or obs setup on another machine?

[@HerveDaCosta]

Goodness. Please create an OBS mini course! I'll buy it. I have difficulty using it with Zoom. The audio is complex, I cannot hear myself etc. Please, help!

[@kudamah]

Great vid... thanks

[@mcbridemuleya7182]

Great video. I am using MacOS Ventura 13. When I start recording, there are two cursors on my screen, as such, the cursor on the Window captured can't click only the one on the cursor controlling OBS works. What can I do to fix this?

[@MacVideoMagic]

Are you using Window Capture or Display Capture?

[@-musiclee-]

Can you pick a window Let’s say a Google meets meeting Hit record. Then I move the window. Or minimize And it keeps recording the selected Google meets window? Which is technically not on screen if minimized ???

[@sadriano]

How are you? For those who already have Screenflow 10 do you think it's beneficial to switch to OBS?

[@MacVideoMagic]

Not really. ScreenFlow is made for screen recording, and has the added benefits of editing, zooming and annotations. But if you want to expand into livestreaming, I think OBS is a great (and FREE) choice - that has the added benefit of recording.

[@sadriano]

Thank you so much. 👍🏼

[@urdecisionisurs]

Great video, excellent

[@raven-chan2071]

Ty for this video :)

[@VJ-Syd]

Can I simultaneously listen in Airpod while recording going on (Video + Audio) ....and the Output having both Video + Audio ?

[@alittlecoding]

helpful video thanks

[@hublinguahome]

Thank you so much!

[@m.j.mcintear793]

I tried to open it and it said its no application open to open the file and i mistakingly opened photos and if does support mkv. Where do i find quicklook like you opened and played to test. I hate recording hours just to know later its no sound lol

[@dkramerga]

When I added my sources the properties did not automatically display as on your video

[@KingPorter]

Is MacOS Big Sur okay for OBS?

[@chrisscharff2798]

A great tutorial but it leaves me with one question. How does one select a portion of a screen to record? I don't see anyway to crop the screen being recorded in order to just select the portion that contains the video.

[@MacVideoMagic]

You can crop your screen capture to the area you want to by holding down the option key and clicking and dragging on the corners and/or sides of the window.

[@chrisscharff2798]

@@MacVideoMagic Thank you