Guides
How to take screenshots and record the screen on a Mac, built-in methods first.
How to screen record on a Mac
The ⇧⌘5 Screenshot toolbar, QuickTime Player, stopping, where the video goes, and a camera video.
How to record your Mac screen with audio (macOS 14 to 27)
Built-in system audio from macOS 27, and three free ways for macOS 14 to 26.
How to stop a screen recording on a Mac
The Stop button, ⌃⌘Esc, a hidden menu bar in full screen, cancelling, and where the video goes.
How to screen record with QuickTime Player on a Mac
File → New Screen Recording, the two windows you may see, stopping, trimming and exporting.
How to take a screenshot on a Mac
⇧⌘3, ⇧⌘4, a window, ⇧⌘5, the clipboard and where screenshots are saved.
Mac screenshot shortcuts
⇧⌘3, ⇧⌘4, Space, ⇧⌘5, ⇧⌘6, the clipboard versions, the recording keys and how to change them.
How to print screen on a Mac
⇧⌘3, ⇧⌘4 and the clipboard versions, matched to each Windows Print Screen shortcut.
How to screenshot on a MacBook (Air and Pro)
The same keys on every MacBook Air and Pro, ⇧⌘6 for the Touch Bar, and external keyboards.
Where screenshots are saved on a Mac (macOS 27 and earlier)
The desktop, the file names, the Save to option in ⇧⌘5, the clipboard and finding a lost screenshot.
How to crop a screenshot on a Mac
The Crop tool from the thumbnail, Quick Look in Finder, Preview, and capturing only the area you need.
How to change the screenshot shortcut on a Mac (macOS 12 to 27)
System Settings → Keyboard → Keyboard Shortcuts → Screenshots, turning a shortcut off, restoring defaults, and Screen2Shot's presets.