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Pause, resume, or stop a recording

Pause a take with ⇧⌘P and resume where you left off. The studio sidebar shows the running time with Pause and Stop buttons.

Where to find it

Studio sidebar → Recording controls

How to do it

  1. While recording, the studio sidebar shows the elapsed time in Recording controls.

  2. Press Pause or ⇧⌘P to pause. The dot turns orange.

  3. Press Resume or ⇧⌘P again to carry on.

  4. Press Stop & review, ⇧⌘R, or Stop Recording in the menu bar to finish. With sharing on, the button reads Stop & share.

Good to know

  • The menu bar menu always keeps Pause Recording and Stop Recording while a take is running.
Who can use it
Free
Where it works
Mac

This guide answers

  • Can I pause a screen recording?
  • What is the shortcut to pause recording?
  • Where are the recording controls?
  • How long have I been recording?
  • How do I stop recording if I can't see FrameCast?

Still stuck?

Support covers install, permissions and how to send feedback from the app.

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