> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.yarn.so/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Record your screen

> Capture a product demo with Yarn's recorder.

A screen recording is the heart of most demos, and Yarn's recorder gets you one in a few clicks.

**Ask the Agent:** "Record my screen." · "Record my screen and camera."

The recorder opens in the mode you asked for, and you can switch modes there before you start.

## Give Yarn permission to record

The first time, your Mac needs to let Yarn record.

1. In **Recording Setup**, click **Open Settings** next to **Accessibility**, and turn Yarn on. Then do the same for **Screen Recording**.
2. If you use your camera, do the same for **Camera** and **Microphone** in **Device Setup**.
3. If your Mac asks you to quit and reopen Yarn, do it, then start recording again.

## Do it yourself

1. Click **Add Demo** → **Manual Recording**, or press D and pick it from the list. The Yarn window hides and the recorder opens.

   ![The Add Demo menu above the insert bar, with Product Animation and Manual Recording](https://mintcdn.com/yarn/5d87hh-DSpIitaVH/images/add-demo-menu.png?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=5d87hh-DSpIitaVH\&q=85\&s=89a0d0d1c17a0561a71d22493446d515)

2. Pick a mode, then click the record button, or press ⌘⇧Enter.

3. Walk through your product, then click the red stop button, or press ⇧Escape.

![The recorder's four mode buttons above the record button and Cancel](https://mintcdn.com/yarn/5d87hh-DSpIitaVH/images/recorder-controls.png?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=5d87hh-DSpIitaVH\&q=85\&s=47956dc0b6443707c3519454310755a4)

The recorder has four modes, from left to right:

| Mode | What it records |
| - | - |
| **Display only** | Just your screen. |
| **Camera and Display** | Your screen, with you on camera. |
| **Camera only** | Just you on camera. |
| **Teleprompter** | You on camera, reading a script. See [Record narration](https://docs.yarn.so/recording/talk-track.md). |

| To | Do this |
| - | - |
| Pick your microphone | Use the picker at the top of your screen. |
| Pick your camera | Use the picker at the bottom of your camera preview. |
| Resize your product's window | Click the size just below the microphone picker (**Resize active window**) and pick one. Only in **Display only** and **Camera and Display**. |

Changed your mind before you start? Click **Cancel** to close the recorder. Made a mistake while recording? Click ↻ (**Restart recording**), just right of the stop button, to throw the take away and start again.

## Where it lands

When you stop, Yarn comes back and the recording drops onto the timeline at the playhead. You get a screen recording, plus a camera clip if your camera was on.

> [!TIP]
>
> Close notifications and tidy your browser tabs before you start. Your viewers will see everything on screen.

**Related:** [Display and framing](https://docs.yarn.so/screen/display.md) · [Zooms](https://docs.yarn.so/screen/zooms.md) · [Camera clips and layouts](https://docs.yarn.so/camera/clips.md) · [Let the Agent make your demo](https://docs.yarn.so/recording/ai-demos.md) · [Clips and scenes](https://docs.yarn.so/timeline/clips-and-scenes.md)


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