What is a screen recording?

A screen recording, also known as screencast or screenshot recorder, captures video of your computer screen. Screen recordings are a great way to teach or demonstrate to your audience. Some common uses include tutorials, how-to videos, training and coaching videos, or video lessons. Screencast-O-Matic offers a free screen recorder. Users can record as many videos as they want, up to 15 minutes long. You can launch the screen recorder directly from our website. Deluxe or Premier users can access advanced screen recording features including the ability to draw on your screen. You can find out more about our advanced features on our Pricing page.

How do you record your screen?

It’s easy to screen record with Screencast-O-Matic! You can launch the screen recorder directly from our website. Launch the recorder with a few easy clicks. The recorder will appear on your computer screen. You can easily adjust the size of the recording frame, add audio sources, and more! Here is 'The Ultimate Guide on How to Screen Record' to help you get started.

How to screen record on a Mac

We’ve made our video creation tools intuitive so you can work across multiple devices including a Mac.To screen record on a Mac, you can head to our Screen Recorder page to launch the recorder, or go to your hosting account to launch. Once you click, the recorder will appear on your Mac screen. Just adjust the size of the recording frame to fit around what you want to record or pick from our preselect sizes. You can choose to record either your webcam, screen, or both. Adjust your audio settings and pick a microphone to record your sound. When everything’s set, click ‘Rec’ to start recording. It’s that easy! Find out more in 'The Ultimate Guide on How to Screen Record'.

Can I edit my screen recordings?

Yes! Our video editor gives you the ability to edit any screen recording. Easily enhance your recordings with our intuitive editor. Add overlays including shapes, blurs, and more! Import recordings or videos to mix and match content. Create engaging video titles with animated text.There’s so much you can do in the video editor!Details can be found in our Video Editor page. New users can take advantage of our free 30-day video editor trial.

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Easily record your screen with our free screen recorder. You can capture any area of your screen for quick recordings with the option to add audio narration from your microphone and video from your webcam.

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Record as many videos as you want up to 15 minutes each.
Capture any part of your screen, your webcam, or both for a picture in picture effect.
Add audio narration from a selected microphone.
Add stock music and captions to your recording.
Use the trim tool to edit the start and end of your video.
Directly upload to Screencast-O-Matic, Google Drive, or YouTube. Share with a direct link or embed code.
Quick-share to Google Classroom, Microsoft Teams, Gmail, Facebook, Twitter, Schoology, Blackboard, Canvas, and more!

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Draw while recording to capture your thoughts immediately.
Pan and zoom to capture the most important screen area.
Automated and interactive captioning for accessibility.
Use the script editor or import a script for perfectly-timed recordings.

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Advanced Screen Recording Tools

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Picture-in-picture

System Audio

Drawing Tools

Pan and Zoom

Automated captions

Expanded Music Library

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Drawing tools
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Script tool
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Personalize your screen recordings with our intuitive video editor

Mix and match screen recordings, imported videos, and audio

Mix and match videos from your computer, phone and the built-in screen and webcam recorder.
Add your own music or choose from the royalty free music library.
Overlay shapes and your images from your computer.
Import voice narration, captions, and use automated speech2text.

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Create and add animations to your screen recordings

Take it to another level and customize your videos with these amazing animations, overlays and more!

Zoom in and out, highlight areas and add blurs.
Add arrows, lines and shapes and images.
Create transitions for your videos.
Change colors, sizes and fonts.
Speed up and slow down any section of your video.

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Animate video with transitions and overlay effects.

Import video, audio, and images from other devices.

Zoom in/out and highlight areas of your video.

Add and edit narration, music and system audio.

Hide/show, scale/crop webcam or enable green screen.

Add and style text, images, blurs and shape overlays.

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Tips and Tricks

Green Screen Tips to Make Your Video Stand Out

5 Best Practices for Creating Quality Screencasts

5 Quick Tips for Editing Videos

Tutorial Videos

Editing Audio 03:17

Overlay Arrow 02:03

Manage Recordings 01:51

How to Blur Moving Text 02:29

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is a screen recording?

A screen recording, also known as screencast or screenshot recorder, captures video of your computer screen.

Screen recordings are a great way to teach or demonstrate to your audience. Some common uses include tutorials, how-to videos, training and coaching videos, or video lessons.

Screencast-O-Matic offers a free screen recorder. Users can record as many videos as they want, up to 15 minutes long. You can launch the screen recorder directly from our website.

Deluxe or Premier users can access advanced screen recording features including the ability to draw on your screen. You can find out more about our advanced features on our Pricing page.
How do you record your screen?

It’s easy to screen record with Screencast-O-Matic! You can launch the screen recorder directly from our website.

Launch the recorder with a few easy clicks.

The recorder will appear on your computer screen. You can easily adjust the size of the recording frame, add audio sources, and more!

Here is "The Ultimate Guide on How to Screen Record" to help you get started.
How to screen record on a Mac

We’ve made our video creation tools intuitive so you can work across multiple devices including Mac.

To screen record on a Mac, you can head to our Screen Recorder page to launch the recorder, or go to your hosting account to launch.

Once you click, the recorder will appear on your Mac screen. Just adjust the size of the recording frame to fit around what you want to record or pick from our preselect sizes.

You can choose to record either your webcam, screen, or both.

Adjust your audio settings and pick a microphone to record your sound.

When everything’s set, click ‘Rec’ to start recording. It’s that easy!

Find out more in Find out more in this screen recording tutorial video.
Can I edit my screen recordings?

Yes! Our video editor gives you the ability to edit any screen recording.

Easily enhance your recordings with our intuitive editor. Add overlays including shapes, blurs, and more! Import recordings or videos to mix and match content. Create engaging video titles with animated text.

There’s so much you can do in the video editor!

Details can be found in our Video Editor page. New users can take advantage of our free 30-day video editor trial.

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