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By Justin SabrinaUpdated on March 21, 2023

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Summary
Need to record your screen on computer? Get a professional Screen Recorder here and find out how to screen record on Mac and Windows PC with audio and high quality. You can record anything on computer screen, including videos, music, gameplay, online meetings, etc.

"I use QuickTime to record the screen on Mac, my recording is laggy and/or has a low frame rate. How to fix it? Is there any tool to record Mac screen without lag? Thanks." - Jane

One of our more frequent requests from readers is to tell them how to record screen on Windows or Mac. It's generally known that most devices - Mac, Windows PC, Chromebook, iPhone, and Android - come with a built-in screen recording tool to record your screen, but most of them just offer the basic screen recording.

Screen Recorder

To record your screen, you need a professional screen recorder software. In this post, we will introduce the best screen recorder for both Windows and Mac, which can help you record your computer screen with sound. Let's explore!

Best Screen Recorder for Windows and Mac: UkeySoft Screen Recorder

UkeySoft Screen Recorder is the gold standard for screen recorder app on the market. It's light, easy, flexible and powerful. It offers different convenient features according to your case. For instance, it supports to record the screen on your Windows PC or Mac, record audio only, App window (Mac only). The Windows version even has a built-in video editor.

With it, users can easily take a screenshot, or record anything on computer screen, such as online videos, movies, tutorials, Zoom meeting, online video calls, PowerPoint Presentations, Gameplay streaming, live shows, streaming music and more without lag. To make your recording more attractive or impressive, you can use it to draw, annotate, and highlight screen in real-time.

Highlights of UkeySoft Screen Recorder:

  • Record the screen on computer without lag.
  • Record full screen or a certain part of the screen.
  • Record online videos and music, meetings, video call, gameplay, etc.
  • Take a screenshot of the whole screen or of a single window.
  • Built-in a video editing tool on Windows version.
  • Record your screen to upload social media platforms.
  • Capture the video in different video/audio formats (MP4, MOV, M4V, FLV, AVI format, MP3, M4A, WAV, etc).

How to Record Screen on Mac with UkeySoft Screen Recorder?

Next, we will show you the detailed tutorial on how to record Mac screen using UkeySoft Screen Recorder. For Windows users, you can refer to this post: How to Record Screen on Windows 11/10/8/7/Vista/XP.

Step 1. Download and Launch UkeySoft Screen Recorder
Click the Download button to get the UkeySoft Screen Recorder on macOS 10.9, 10.10, 10.11 and 10.12, 10.13 and above. After installation, launch the program and you will see its simple and clean interface.

Step 2. Choose Full Screen Option
In the home interface, you will see 5 options, select "Full Screen" or "Custom Area" according to your needs.

Screen Recorder interface

Step 3. Set Webcam and Adjust Sound
If you want to record Your Screen and Webcam video simultaneously, please turn on the camera.

screen camera

To record Mac screen with audio, just choose "System Audio" from the Sound option. If you need to record Voice on Mac just pick "System&Mic".

set sound setting

Step 3. Configure the Output Settings
Click on the Gear icon in the lower left corner to open the setting window. Tap "General" option, you can change the video format (MOV, MP3,M4V, FLV, AVI), video quality, video framerate.

screen recorder settings

Click "Shortcuts" to get the keyboard shortcuts. To add watermark or sound to your recording, please tap "Watermark" or "Sound".

screen recorder Shortcuts

Step 4. Start Recording the Mac Screen
After all the settings are made well, click on the "RECORD" button to start the recording on your Mac. You'll have a 3 second buffer period.

start recording mac screen

During the process, you can click the "Pause" or "End" button. TThen click the "Save" button to export and save the video recording file on your computer.

pause recording

Step 5. Find the Recording File
Once done, you can click the "History" to find the output files. Double-click the screen recording file to play it in your video player such as QuickTime Player, VLC, iTunes, etc.

view output file

Extra Tips: How to Record Your Screen on Windows, Mac for Free?

Some people also want to get a free way to record computer screen for free. Yes. As we mentioned above, you can use the built-in free screen recording app on your computer. To record your screen in Windows 10, you can use the Game Bar. For Mac users, you can record your screen on a Mac with QuickTime Player.

Start Recording
1. Windows: Shift+F9.
2. Mac: Control+Shift+Spacebar.

Final Words

Want to record the screen on your computer? UkeySoft Screen Recorder is your best option to screen capture everything on computer. As an improved screen recording software, UkeySoft makes screen recording easy on Windows and Mac without lag. Now click the Download button and give it a try!

Record Screen on Windows and Mac

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