Apple has introduced a new interface for screen shots and screen recordings in macOS Mojave. Let’s have a look at how to record your screen.
The new feature brings together a number of features in a new interface and has less reliance on being able to remember multiple shortcuts.
To bring up the new interface press Shift-Command (⌘)-5.

Read our previous how to guide on how capture screenshots in macOS Mojave.
Record the entire screen
- Click the Record Entire Screen icon in the onscreen controls.
- Your pointer changes to a camera.
- Click any part of the screen to start the recording
- To stop recording, click
in the menu bar or press Command (⌘)-Control-Esc.
Record a selected part of the screen
- Click the Record Selected Portion icon in the onscreen controls.
- Drag to select an area of the screen to record.
- To move the entire selection, drag from within the selection.
- To start recording, click Record in the onscreen controls.
- To stop recording, click
in the menu bar or press Command (⌘)-Control-Esc.
Trim & share your screen recording
After you stop the recording a thumbnail of it briefly appears in the bottom right of your screen.
- If you do nothing or swipe the thumbnail to the right the recording is saved.
- You can click the thumbnail to open and edit the recording.
- You can then click the Trim icon
to trim the start or end of the recording.
- Click the Share icon
to share it.
- Drag the thumbnail to move the screenshot to a document, an email, a Finder window or the Trash.
Record your screen with sound
- Click Options in the onscreen controls.
- Under Microphone select the microphone you would like to use to record your voice or other audio along with your recording.
Add a delay before the recoding begins
- Click Options in the onscreen controls.
- Under Timer select to begin the recording immediately, 5 seconds, or 10 seconds after you click Record.
Show your mouse pointer in the recording
- Click Options in the onscreen controls.
- Show Mouse Pointer: Choose whether to show your pointer in the recording.
Source: Apple