FinderThe best screen recorder for Mac
The best screen recorder for Mac
Every app here runs on macOS. Narrow the list further by free plan, watermark or editor.
Details for ApowerREC, Dubb, Icecream Screen Recorder, Movavi Screen Recorder, Riverside, Screen Studio, VEED, Vimeo Record and Vmaker haven't been fully verified yet and may change.
38 of 45 apps match
- 8.9 as a game recorder
OBS Studio
Best free recorder for full control
- free recording
- Length not documented
- free watermark
- No
- price
- Free
- 8.8 as a screen recorder
Cap
Best open-source Loom alternative
- free recording
- No time limit
- free watermark
- No
- price
- From $12/mo
- 8.5 as a screen recorder
ScreenPal
Best for low-cost recording and editing
- free recording
- 15 min per video
- free watermark
- No
- price
- From $8/mo
- 8.4 as a video editor
Microsoft Clipchamp
Best free editor with no watermark
- free recording
- 30 min per video
- free watermark
- No
- price
- From $9.99/mo
- 8.3 as a game recorder
Bandicam
Best for game recording on Windows
- free recording
- 5 min per video
- free watermark
- No
- price
- From $33.26/yr
- 8.3 as a video editor
Riverside
Best for recording podcasts and interviews
- free recording
- 30 min per video
- free watermark
- Not documented
- price
- From $29/mo
- 8.3 as a game recorder
Streamlabs Desktop
Best for streamers who also record
- free recording
- No time limit
- free watermark
- No
- price
- From $27/mo
- 8.2 as a video messaging tool
Claap
Best for sales teams that record meetings
- free recording
- 300 min in total
- free watermark
- Not documented
- price
- From $33.61/mo
- 8.2 as a video messaging tool
Hippo Video
Best for sales videos with real editing
- free recording
- 30 min per video
- free watermark
- Yes
- price
- From $30/mo
- 8.2 as a video messaging tool
Loom
Best for quick work updates
- free recording
- 5 min per video
- free watermark
- Not documented
- price
- From $18/mo
- 8.2 as a video messaging tool
Vidyard
Best for sales video messages
- free recording
- 30 min per video
- free watermark
- Not documented
- price
- From $89/mo
- 8.2 as a video messaging tool
Zight
Best for support teams and screenshots
- free recording
- 5 min per video
- free watermark
- Not documented
- price
- From $12.95/mo
- 8.0 as a video messaging tool
Vmaker
Recorder plus an AI video editor
- free recording
- 1 min per video
- free watermark
- Yes
- price
- From $24/mo
- 7.9 as a screen recorder
Arcade
Best for quick interactive product tours
- free recording
- Length not documented
- free watermark
- Yes
- price
- From $50/mo
- 7.9 as a video messaging tool
Dubb
Best for sales videos with a built-in CRM
- free recording
- Length not documented
- free watermark
- Not documented
- price
- From $59/mo
- 7.8 as a video editor
Descript
Best for editing recordings like a doc
- free recording
- 60 min per video
- free watermark
- Yes
- price
- From $24/mo
- 7.8 as a screen recorder
Navattic
Best for HTML demos on your website
- free recording
- Length not documented
- free watermark
- Not documented
- price
- See pricing
- 7.8 as a video messaging tool
Vimeo Record
Best for teams that already host on Vimeo
- free recording
- 30 min per video
- free watermark
- Yes
- price
- From $20/mo
- 7.7 as a video editor
Camtasia
Best for edited tutorials and training
- free recording
- No time limit
- free watermark
- Yes
- price
- From $179.88/yr
- 7.7 as a video editor
VEED
Best for editing in the browser
- free recording
- 120 min per video
- free watermark
- Yes
- price
- From $24.65/mo
- 7.7 as a video editor
Wondershare DemoCreator
Best for recording and editing on a budget
- free recording
- Trial only (No end date stated; 5-minute, watermarked 1080p exports)
- free watermark
- No free plan
- price
- From $59.99/yr
- 7.6 as a screen recorder
Guidde
Best for video how-to guides with voiceover
- free recording
- 10 min per video
- free watermark
- Yes
- price
- From $29/mo
- 7.6 as a screen recorder
Screencastify
Best for teachers using Chrome
- free recording
- 30 min per video
- free watermark
- Yes
- price
- From $19/mo
- 7.6 as a screen recorder
Supademo
Best for demos and videos in one tool
- free recording
- 10 min per video
- free watermark
- Yes
- price
- From $50/mo
- 7.4 as a video messaging tool
ScreenRec
Best free recorder with a share link
- free recording
- No time limit
- free watermark
- No
- price
- From $8/mo
- 7.4 as a screen recorder
Tella
Best for polished demos and tutorials
- free recording
- Trial only (7 days)
- free watermark
- No free plan
- price
- From $26/mo
- 7.3 as a video messaging tool
Chairkick
Browser recorder priced per recorder
- free recording
- Trial only (14 days)
- free watermark
- No free plan
- price
- From $9/mo
- 7.3 as a screen recorder
Medal
Best for sharing game clips fast
- free recording
- No time limit
- free watermark
- Yes
- price
- From $9.99/mo
- 7.1 as a video messaging tool
BombBomb
Best for sales teams sending video email
- free recording
- Trial only (14 days)
- free watermark
- No free plan
- price
- From $42/mo
- 7.1 as a video messaging tool
Sendspark
Best for personalized sales videos at scale
- free recording
- Trial only (7 days)
- free watermark
- No free plan
- price
- From $49/mo
- 7.1 as a screen recorder
Snagit
Best for screenshots and short clips
- free recording
- Trial only (15 days)
- free watermark
- No free plan
- price
- From $39/yr
- 7.0 as a game recorder
NVIDIA App
Best free recorder for NVIDIA GPU owners
- free recording
- Length not documented
- free watermark
- No
- price
- Free
- 6.9 as a screen recorder
ApowerREC
Best for scheduled desktop recordings
- free recording
- No time limit
- free watermark
- No
- price
- From $19.95/mo
- 6.7 as a screenshot tool
ShareX
Best for screenshots and clips on Windows
- free recording
- Length not documented
- free watermark
- No
- price
- Free
- 6.6 as a screen recorder
Movavi Screen Recorder
Best for simple scheduled recordings
- free recording
- Trial only (7 days)
- free watermark
- No free plan
- price
- From $19.99/mo
- 6.4 as a screen recorder
Icecream Screen Recorder
Best for simple, cheap Windows recording
- free recording
- 5 min per video
- free watermark
- Yes
- price
- From $29.95/yr
- 6.3 as a screen recorder
iSpring Free Cam
Best free recorder for simple lessons
- free recording
- No time limit
- free watermark
- No
- price
- Free
- 6.3 as a screen recorder
Screen Studio
Best for polished Mac product demos
- free recording
- No free plan
- free watermark
- No free plan
- price
- From $29/mo
- 6.0 as a screenshot tool
Greenshot
Best free screenshot tool for Windows
- free recording
- Length not documented
- free watermark
- No
- price
- Free
- 5.8 as a screen recorder
CleanShot X
Best for Mac screenshots and quick clips
- free recording
- No free plan
- free watermark
- No free plan
- price
- $35 one-time
- Built in
ChromeOS Screen Recorder
Built-in Chromebook recorder with camera
- free recording
- No documented limit
- free watermark
- No
- price
- Free
- Built in
macOS Screenshot
Built-in Mac screenshots and recordings
- free recording
- No documented limit
- free watermark
- No
- price
- Free
- Built in
QuickTime Player
Built-in Mac recorder with basic editing
- free recording
- No documented limit
- free watermark
- No
- price
- Free
- Built in
Snipping Tool
Built-in Windows 11 snips and recordings
- free recording
- No documented limit
- free watermark
- No
- price
- Free
- Built in
Xbox Game Bar
Built-in Windows recorder for games and apps
- free recording
- Length not documented
- free watermark
- No
- price
- Free
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Do you need a screen recorder on a Mac?
macOS has a built-in recorder (Shift-Command-5) that saves a video file of your screen. It has no webcam overlay, no editor beyond trimming and no share link. The apps above add one or more of those.
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Pricing and guides
- Arcade pricing
- Clipchamp pricing
- Descript pricing
- Guidde pricing
- Loom pricing
- Riverside pricing
- Scribe pricing
- Snagit pricing
- Supademo pricing
- VEED pricing
- How to screen record on a Chromebook (with audio)
- How to screen record on a Mac with audio
- How to screen record on Windows 11 and 10 (with audio)
- Loom cost calculator
- Screen recorder free plan limits
- Which screen recorder should I use?
Alternatives
- The best Arcade alternatives
- The best Bandicam alternatives
- The best BombBomb alternatives
- The best Camtasia alternatives
- The best Clipchamp alternatives
- The best Descript alternatives
- The best Loom alternatives
- The best OBS alternatives
- The best Riverside alternatives
- The best Screen Studio alternatives
- The best Screencastify alternatives
- The best Scribe alternatives
- The best Snagit alternatives
- The best Supademo alternatives
- The best Tella alternatives
- The best VEED alternatives
- The best Vidyard alternatives