How to install the desktop recorder on a Mac

1Download it

On our website, open the Download page and choose Download for Mac. The one download works on Apple silicon and Intel Macs.

Open your Downloads folder and double-click the disk image you just downloaded.

A new window opens. Drag the app onto the Applications folder next to it.

Open your Applications folder and double-click the app. You can eject the disk in the sidebar now: you don't need it any more.

The first time, macOS checks that you meant to open an app from the internet. Apple has already checked it for malicious software. Choose Open.

Choose Sign in with browser. Your browser opens so you can sign in to your account, or create one.

Check it's the right account, then choose Connect. The app gets its own key, and you never have to copy one.

Your browser says you're signed in. Close the tab and go back to the app. The key is stored encrypted on your Mac.

macOS needs your permission before any app can record the screen. Next to Screen Recording, choose Open System Settings.

In Privacy and Security, under Screen and System Audio Recording, switch the app on. When macOS asks, choose Quit and Reopen.

Back in the app, do the same for Accessibility, so it can see which buttons you click. It never records what you type. Then choose Continue.

You're in. Pick a screen, or an app's window, and choose Start recording. When you stop, your tutorial opens in the editor.