Mac screen recording

Screen recording on a Mac to show notes in English

Screen recording on a Mac to show notes in English: send the file and get the text with the timecodes. One file may be up to 30 minutes on the free plan, no minute limit on Pro.

3 files a day up to 30 minutes, free99+ languagesSpeaker separation and timestamps
In short

What the macOS stores is what the engine needs. The English speech becomes the show notes in the sections Episode summary, Chapters, Quotes; one file may be up to 30 minutes, and 3 files a day are free.

How it works

How to get the file and turn it into show notes

  1. 1

    Open the panel

    The Shift, Command and 5 keys are pressed together, and the panel of the Screenshot app appears

  2. 2

    Attach the recording

    The recording of the Screen recording on a Mac is attached to the widget of the page with the language of the speech set to English, and the show notes comes back as a file of text.

  3. 3

    Ask for the show notes

    The text of the Screen recording on a Mac is given to the instruction of the show notes, and the answer is written in the sections Episode summary, Chapters, Quotes, one after another.

  4. 4

    Set the language of the speech

    The engine reads 99+ languages; this Screen recording on a Mac is in English, so the language of the widget is set to English for the show notes.

  5. 5

    Check the file before the upload

    The recording of the screen of a Mac is a video: the H.264 video format in the SDR capture and the HEVC video format in the HDR capture

The result

What comes back from the engine

  • TXT

    One segment per line, the way a person wrote it down. It is the format to paste into a ticket, a chat or a document.

  • TXT, CSV

    The start and the end time of every segment, and the speakers named separately when you ask for it.

  • SRT, VTT

    SRT and VTT with the time of every line, so the recording can carry its own subtitles.

  • Markdown, DOCX

    The transcript is edited through the API and exported as Markdown for a wiki, or as DOCX for a review.

The facts

What macOS keeps, and what it says about it

Where macOS keeps the file, and what it says about it
WhatWhat the platform says
Where the file isThe Screenshot app of the Mac is opened with the Shift, Command and 5 keys together, and it shows a panel with the controls of the recording: Record Entire Screen and Record Selected Portion.
What the file isThe options of the panel of the Screenshot app hold a microphone for the voice, a timer, the mouse clicks and the place where the recording is saved, and by default the recording is saved to the desktop.
What can go wrongOn the supported models with macOS Tahoe 26 or later the capture format is changed in the same panel: SDR records in the H.264 video format and HDR in the HEVC video format.
What the platform saysThe recording of the screen of a Mac is a video: the H.264 video format in the SDR capture and the HEVC video format in the HDR capture.
What the platform saysThe recording is stopped with the Stop button in the menu bar or with the Command, Control and Esc keys.
Length of one fileup to 30 minutes on the free plan, no minute limit on Pro
Free plan$0: 3 files a day, up to 30 minutes per file, no card
Pro plan$10 a month when you pay yearly ($120 a year), or $20 a month
The case

What the recording does not give you

The Screenshot app of the Mac is opened with the Shift, Command and 5 keys together, and it shows a panel with the controls of the recording: Record Entire Screen and Record Selected Portion. That is the part that depends on the macOS; everything after it is the work of the show notes, and it is the same for every recording.

Tips

  • Read the sections of the show notes before you send it on.

  • Mark the language of the speech of the Screen recording on a Mac.

  • Take the file of the Screen recording on a Mac as soon as you have it.

  • Some apps, such as the Apple TV app, might not let you record their windows.

FAQ

Questions about Screen recording on a Mac and show notes

What does the macOS say about the Screen recording on a Mac?

The Screenshot app of the Mac is opened with the Shift, Command and 5 keys together, and it shows a panel with the controls of the recording: Record Entire Screen and Record Selected Portion. The engine reads the English speech of the Screen recording on a Mac and writes the show notes from that text.

Which problems can come with the Screen recording on a Mac?

Some apps, such as the Apple TV app, might not let you record their windows. The engine does not change the file of the Screen recording on a Mac; it reads it as it is and writes the show notes.

What comes back after the English Screen recording on a Mac is read?

the show notes in the sections Episode summary, Chapters, Quotes, with the time of every line of the recording of the Screen recording on a Mac.

How long may the file be, and how much is free?

One file may be up to 30 minutes on the free plan, and the free plan gives 3 files a day for the show notes.

Where does the file of the Screen recording on a Mac wait?

On the macOS. The facts of the table above name the place where the file of the Screen recording on a Mac is kept and the way it comes off.

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Drop a recording — the text arrives in a minute

Speakers by name, a time on every line, export to TXT, SRT, VTT, CSV and Markdown.

3 files a day up to 30 minutes, free99+ languagesSpeaker separation and timestamps