What's the best screen recording app for Mac?

Question

I'm looking to provide a colleague with a screen recording app to record video walk throughs of our software and looking for the best option.  Ease of use and reliability are key.

Øyvind Nordbø · Accepted Answer

I use this one for all of my screen recording needs. A super simple free app that lives in your menu bar. Exports to GIF, WebM and MP4. 👌

Mark B. · Answer

Free. Simple. Effective. It is missing advanced features, but for simply recording the screen (or a window/area of the screen), a voice/audio stream and highlighting clicks, you can't beat it.

Timothy · Answer

I'm a bit bias since I worked on Kap; but as an actual user of it daily for my full-time job, I can't recommend it enough. I've tried many others and have never been fully satisfied as I have with the ease and quality of Kap and its resulting Kaptures. 🎉

Harald Eckmüller · Answer

Simple yet powerful tool if you don't need a full fledged editing suite, but rather a robust and lean tool that comes with all the necessary features.

Ciocanel Razvan · Answer

I use this one. It's also free and it has screenshots and video recording. As well as annotations that you can add after doing a screenshot. You can also save files to dropbox or even ftp.

Shawn Axsom · Answer

Simple, free, configurable output types, FPS, and size. It would be nice to see a preview of the FPS and size on the preview screen, but it is perfect otherwise.

Hein Zaw Htet · Answer

Simple menu bar interface for Mac

Wilco de Kreij · Answer

Easiest way to record screen captures (both video & GIF) I came across, even after trying pretty much EVERY alternative out there.

CocoaBob · Answer

It's free and does everything you expect for screen recording.

Jeff Ski Kinsey · Answer

It just works. Free with every Mac.

Amol Umbarkar · Answer

I used Loom recently for recording my product screens in chrome.  Not sure if you are looking for something like this.

Jonno Riekwel · Answer

Great app that has a lot to offer. It feels almost pro, but it stays quite simple to use.

Antoine Yng · Answer

I use this one. Damn simple and free!

Ruslan Girichev · Answer

Use CloudApp to record and share videos. I also use native QuickTime Player – just click File > New Screen Recording. QuickTime can also record iPhone/iPad screen by New Movie Recording, you will see yourself but can switch to device via arrow icon near the rec button.

Wojciech Kocjan · Answer

Simple to use and has nice function - export to GIF. It's free for <5 minutes videos.

Lim Chee Aun · Answer

I use this pretty often. Can adjust framerate, loop and trim before exporting to GIF or video.