Recording your ideas has never been easier!

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.

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. 

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‘  

Absolutely! Screencast-O-Matic gives you the ability to work from multiple devices so that you can work anywhere, anytime.

Aside from Screencast-O-Matic’s desktop screen recorder, you have the ability to record video on an iOS device including an iPhone or iPad. 

You can also screen record on an Android or Chromebook device. 

Click on the links above for more information.

Many users record their presentations with Screencast-O-Matic. You can easily adjust the recording frame to record your presentation.

More detailed information and how-to’s can be found below.

Google Slides

PowerPoint

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.

Once you launch the screen recorder, you’ll find these controls.

Click on the pencil icon to access ‘Draw and Zoom’ features of our recorder.

Draw and Zoom gives you the ability to draw on your screen, zoom in on a section of your screen, add shapes including arrows, create text titles, and more! You can customize with various colors and fonts.

Here is more information on how to get started with Draw and Zoom.