Install, record, update, remove

Install and first launch

No Terminal, developer tools or certificates are needed. Files with arm64 in the name are for Apple silicon Macs.

1. 01

   Open the DMG and drag RecordStuff onto Applications

   The disk image contains only the app and an Applications shortcut. Eject it afterwards; ejecting does not remove the installed app.

2. 02

   Allow the app to open

   RecordStuff is signed with the developer's own certificate and is not notarized by Apple, so macOS may block the first launch. Open System Settings → Privacy & Security, find the message about RecordStuff and click Open Anyway. You do not install any certificate. Organization-managed Macs may not allow this. If macOS explicitly warns about malware or a damaged file, stop and report it.

3. 03

   Grant Screen & System Audio Recording

   Follow the app's prompt to System Settings → Privacy & Security → Screen & System Audio Recording and allow RecordStuff. Choose Quit & Reopen if macOS asks; the app menu also offers a restart. If a separate system audio prompt appears, allow it too.

4. 04

   Find the icon in the menu bar

   RecordStuff has no regular window. Look for its icon at the top of the screen. Left-click to record, left-click again to stop. Right-click for quality, shortcut, output folder, language, logs and Quit.

Record

Left-click the menu bar icon, or press ⌘⌥⇧R from any app, to record the primary display and system audio. Click or press again to stop. Recordings are saved to Movies → RecordStuff by default; click the saved notification or choose Show last recording from the menu to find the file. Right-click for these settings:

Output is H.264/AAC MP4. Audio requests 256 kbps with voice processing disabled. Actual bitrate depends on the encoder and content.

Language

RecordStuff starts in English. Right-click the icon and choose Language → 繁體中文 for Traditional Chinese. The choice is saved and can change during a recording without affecting capture settings. Diagnostics stay English; macOS permission dialogs follow the system language.

Update manually

RecordStuff does not update itself and does not check for updates.

1. 01

   Stop any recording and choose Quit from the menu bar icon

2. 02

   Download the new DMG

   Optionally compare its SHA-256 with the release's SHA256SUMS file: open Terminal and run shasum -a 256 on the downloaded file.

3. 03

   Drag RecordStuff onto Applications and choose Replace

   Every release is signed with the same certificate and installed at the same path, so your language, output folder and other settings are kept and macOS normally keeps the recording permission. If a prompt appears again, allow it and relaunch.

Remove

1. 01

   Stop any recording and choose Quit from the menu bar icon

2. 02

   Drag RecordStuff.app from Applications to the Trash and empty it

   There is no separate uninstaller and no background service. Your recordings, settings and logs stay on disk; delete them yourself only if you no longer need them.

Removing the app leaves your data in place. The app never deletes recordings. Delete these yourself only if you no longer need them:

In Finder choose Go → Go to Folder and paste a path to open it. Any remaining entry under Privacy & Security → Screen & System Audio Recording can be removed there; this is optional.

The same guide is on GitHub in English and 繁體中文, pinned to the released commit.