{"id":56041,"date":"2019-11-21T11:19:07","date_gmt":"2019-11-21T17:19:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/?p=56041"},"modified":"2019-11-27T16:35:03","modified_gmt":"2019-11-27T22:35:03","slug":"how-to-make-a-screen-recording-in-macos-mojave-and-catalina","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/56041-how-to-make-a-screen-recording-in-macos-mojave-and-catalina\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Make a Screen Recording in macOS Mojave and Catalina"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Screenshot app in macOS Mojave \u2014 and now macOS Catalina \u2014 provides on-screen controls for easy access to every screenshot option and new video recording capabilities.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Press Command + Shift + 5 on your keyboard to bring up the screenshot toolbar, then choose either Record Entire Screen or Record Selected Portion. 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