Recap Studio Guide

Everything you need to make great recordings.

Short, step-by-step guides for recording, editing and exporting. New here? Watch the quick overview, then start with installing the app.

How auto zoom works, and how to add, move, resize and delete zooms.

Make the cursor bigger, change its style, add click effects and hide it when idle.

Pick a format, size, frame rate and quality, and find your exported file.

Getting started

Download Recap Studio, move it to Applications and allow screen recording.

Enter your license key, use it on up to 3 Macs and move it to a new Mac.

Record a display, a window or an area, with camera, microphone and system audio.

Frame rate, quality, countdown, auto zoom, keyboard capture and where projects are saved.

How auto zoom works, and how to add, move, resize and delete zooms.

Trim the ends, split clips, change speed, mute a clip and undo anything.

Make the cursor bigger, change its style, add click effects and hide it when idle.

Wallpapers and padding, the camera bubble, on-screen shortcuts and aspect ratios.

Pick a format, size, frame rate and quality, and find your exported file.

Fixes for permissions, missing audio or camera, and export problems.

Can't find what you need? Email support and we'll help, and add it to the guide.