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App blocked by macOS?

RecordStuff isn't notarized by Apple, so macOS may block it on first launch and after updates. Don't click Done; instead:

1. Open System Settings → Privacy & Security.
2. Scroll to Security, click Open Anyway next to RecordStuff and confirm.

For malware or damaged-file warnings, stop and report the issue. Apple’s instructions ↗

Install

1. 01

   Open the DMG and drag RecordStuff onto Applications

   Then eject the DMG.

2. 02

   Open RecordStuff from Applications

   If macOS blocks it, see ‘App blocked by macOS?’ above.

3. 03

   Allow Screen & System Audio Recording

   Follow the app's prompt to System Settings → Privacy & Security, allow RecordStuff, then choose Quit & Reopen. Allow the system audio prompt too if one appears.

4. 04

   Record from the menu bar

   Click the icon and choose Start recording, or press ⇧⌘1. Stop the same way.

Record

• Start: click the menu bar icon and choose Start recording, or press ⇧⌘1.
• Cancel or stop: the same menu or shortcut. Cancelling during the countdown saves nothing.
• Find recordings: click the saved notification, or choose Show last recording or Open RecordStuff from the menu. RecordStuff lists your recordings, where you can play, rename, edit, reveal or delete them.

RecordStuff records one whole screen with system audio, and your microphone if you turn it on, to an H.264/AAC MP4. To change how, open RecordStuff (⌥⌘,):

While recording, only Icon click, Language and Appearance can change, and Input device while Microphone is on.

Camera

RecordStuff can draw your camera into the recording as a bubble. It is part of the video only: nothing is shown on your screen, so it never covers or catches clicks meant for the app you record.

• Turn it on: check Camera under Include in recordings in the menu bar menu, or turn on Camera in Recording settings, where Camera device picks the camera. macOS asks for camera access the first time.
• If access was refused: click Open camera settings… and allow RecordStuff in System Settings → Privacy & Security → Camera, then click Already allowed? Relaunch RecordStuff; macOS shows a new permission to RecordStuff only after a relaunch. While access is off, a recording with Camera on does not start.
• Arrange it: choose Open Recording Studio… from the menu bar menu. Drag the bubble in the preview (or move it with the arrow keys), and set its width, height, shape, rounding and mirror. Its place is remembered for each display.
• Check before recording: turn on Live preview in the Studio to see the recording as it will look, with level meters for system audio and the microphone. Start recording continues from it without a gap.
• While recording: the bubble can still be moved and resized in the Studio. Choose Hide camera from the menu bar menu, or turn off Show camera in recording in the Studio, to take it out for a while; the next recording shows it again.
• Volume: the Studio's Audio panel has a mute and a volume for system audio and for the microphone, from 0% to 600%. Mutes last for one recording; volumes are kept for the next ones.

The camera is also offered on Windows, where desktop apps must be allowed in Settings → Privacy & security → Camera; it has not been tested with a camera on Windows hardware.

Edit

Cut out what you don't need. The recording itself is never changed.

• Cut: in RecordStuff's Recordings, open a recording's menu and choose Edit…. Remove parts at the start, the end or anywhere between.
• Export: Export saves what is kept as a new file beside it, such as Talk (edited).mp4. The edit is remembered, so it reopens where you left it.
• Editable recordings: turn on Editable recordings in Recording settings, or choose Start editable recording from the menu bar menu for one recording. The camera and each sound stay apart, so in Edit… you can still move the camera and set the volumes. Files are about twice as large, and other apps play only the screen with system audio until you export.

Update

By default RecordStuff checks for updates at launch and notifies you of a new version. To install it:

1. 01

   Quit RecordStuff from its menu bar icon

2. 02

   Download the new DMG

   Optionally check it with shasum -a 256 against the release's SHA256SUMS.

3. 03

   Drag RecordStuff onto Applications and choose Replace

   Settings are kept, and macOS normally keeps the recording permission. If it asks again, allow it and relaunch.

4. 04

   Open the updated app

   If macOS blocks it, see ‘App blocked by macOS?’ above.

Remove

1. 01

   Quit RecordStuff from its menu bar icon

2. 02

   Drag RecordStuff from Applications to the Trash

   There is no uninstaller or background service. Your data stays where it is, unless you first choose Troubleshooting → Diagnostics and cleanup → Clear and quit… in RecordStuff, which removes everything but recordings:

Install on Windows

An x64 installer is on the Download page.

1. 01

   Run the installer

   It installs for your account only, with no administrator prompt, and adds a Start-menu shortcut.

2. 02

   If SmartScreen appears, choose More info → Run anyway

   Only for an installer from the RecordStuff release. Managed PCs may block this.

3. 03

   Record from the system tray

   Click the icon and choose Start recording, or press Ctrl+Shift+1. Recordings go to Videos → RecordStuff.

Update on Windows

1. 01

   Quit RecordStuff from its tray icon

2. 02

   Run the new installer

   Optionally check it with Get-FileHash against the release's SHA256SUMS. Settings and recordings are kept.

Uninstall on Windows

1. 01

   Quit RecordStuff from its tray icon

2. 02

   Uninstall it in Settings → Apps → Installed apps

   Your data stays where it is: