Finding a screen recorder for Mac isn’t terribly difficult, but finding great free ones is more tricky. Why pay for one when we have a list of six of the best free screen recorders and they are most likely suited for whatever your needs may be? Also see our article Let’s dive right into our picks.

QuickTime Player You may or may not know that Mac’s built-in QuickTime Player can do screen recording. You can also edit your screencast right in iMovie—you can add text, transitions, use zoom, and more. • From “Finder” on your Mac, go to “Applications.” • Once in “Applications,” scroll to select “QuickTime Player.” • Select “File,” and then “New Screen Recording.” • In the screen recording box, click the drop-down menu.

The Mac DVR software allows the user to view the live video in real time and also playback recorded video remotely over the Internet. The user interface is easy to use and very powerful. This is one of the best Mac DVR clients that we have seen.

• From the drop-down box, select the features you want to use for your screen recording. • Click the red button to begin recording. When you’ve finished, just click the red button again to stop recording. • To export your screen recording, go to “File Export,” and QuickTime converts your screen recording into a video once you choose your video quality setting. Now you can share your video or make edits in iMovie. Here are some other free alternatives to QuickTime.. Monosnap You’re able to do more recording tasks within Monosnap, a feature-rich alternative.

Create screenshots, make videos, add text, and highlight important or specific parts of your screen, all within the app. Go to the Monosnap website to get started, or go straight to the Apple App Store and download it. VLC VLC has been around for quite some time and is capable of many things. Did you know VLC can?

For free, open-source software, does a decent job of screen recording. QuickCast If you don’t need a heavy-duty screen recorder and only need something to record short, three- to five-minute screen recordings, then you may want to check out QuickCast.

It can use your external microphone and webcam as well. It’s an app that gets installed in your menu bar—when you need it, just click on it!

TinyTake In order to use TinyTake, you’ll need to sign up for a TinyTake account—it’s a fully free program. Once you’ve installed TinyTake on your Mac, it shows up in your menu bar.

Click on it and log in to your TinyTake account to get started with screen recording. You can record anywhere from two minutes to two hours, and you can even make notes or point things out on screen. You can also upload your videos directly to YouTube. Screencast-O-Matic Screencast-O-Matic is free to use, but also offers a paid version for $15 per year, which is pretty reasonable.