New recording

Capture from any combination of display, window, area, microphone, system audio, and webcam — all at once.

The HUD

When you launch Screen Cut Pro, the HUD floats over your desktop. It’s the single source of truth for what gets captured: source, audio, webcam, cursor. Click the red record button when you’re ready.

Choosing what to capture

Full display

Captures everything visible on a chosen display, at the display’s native resolution (Retina screens are captured at 2× via ScreenCaptureKit).

Single window

Pick a specific app window. The recording follows the window if you move it, and only the window’s contents are captured — perfect for tutorials where you don’t want to leak desktop clutter.

Custom area

Drag to define a rectangle on screen. Useful when you want to crop tightly around a UI element without re-cropping in the editor later.

Starting & stopping

1. Configure your source, audio, webcam, and cursor options on the HUD.
2. Click the red record button (or press ⌘+R).
3. A 3-second countdown gives you time to switch to the app you’re demoing.
4. To stop, click the menu bar icon and choose Stop Recording, or press ⌘+Shift+R.

Pause & cancel

Press ⌘+P to pause and resume during a recording. To abandon a recording without saving, choose Cancel Recording from the menu bar — the temp files are cleaned up automatically.

Where recordings go

While you’re recording, files are written to a temporary working folder. When you stop, Screen Cut Pro opens the editor on that working folder. Use File → Save Project As… to choose a permanent .screencut location. Until then, the project is treated as untitled and unsaved.