Screen Recording

Screen recording captures what is happening on your display along with your microphone, system audio, and optionally your webcam. Choose between full-screen capture, a custom region, or a specific window.

Choosing what to capture

When you select Screen mode in the control bar, you choose your capture source:

Full screen

Captures the entire monitor. If you have multiple displays, select which monitor to record from the monitor dropdown.

Custom region

A resizable overlay appears on screen. Drag the edges or corners to define the capture area, or drag the center handle to reposition it. The overlay shows the current width and height in pixels.

Use the aspect ratio presets on the control bar to lock the region to common ratios:

• 16:9 (horizontal video)
• 9:16 (vertical video)
• 1:1 (square)
• 4:3 (classic)

When an aspect ratio is locked, resizing one dimension automatically adjusts the other to maintain the ratio. Click the lock icon to toggle aspect ratio locking.

Window

Select a specific application window to capture. The window dropdown lists all open windows with their app icons and titles. The recording follows the selected window content.

Webcam overlay

Add your webcam as a live overlay on the screen recording. The camera preview appears as a floating window on your screen that you can position and resize.

• Drag the camera window to move it anywhere on the capture area.
• Resize using the corner handles (minimum 180px, maximum 720px).
• Shape: choose between circle or square in recording settings.
• Mirror: flip the camera horizontally for a selfie-style view.

The webcam overlay supports three recording modes (configurable in settings):

• Picture-in-Picture: the camera is composited onto the screen recording as an overlay.
• Side-by-Side: the camera appears next to the screen capture.
• Camera Only: records only the webcam, no screen capture.

If Import camera clip is enabled in settings, the camera footage is also saved as a separate file so you can edit it independently on the timeline.

Recording controls

Once your capture area and devices are set up, click Record on the control bar to start. If countdown is enabled in settings, a countdown appears before recording begins.

During recording, a floating indicator shows the elapsed time with Pause and Stop buttons. The global keyboard shortcuts also work even when Wayaframe is in the background:

• Start / Stop: ⇧+⌘+8 (default)
• Pause / Resume: ⇧+⌘+9 (default)

Cursor and click effects

These effects are configured in recording settings and render directly into the recording output:

Cursor visibility

Toggle Show cursor to include or hide the mouse cursor in the recording.

Click highlighting

When Highlight clicks is enabled, a colored ring animates around your cursor each time you click. Customize the:

• Color: any hex color (default: yellow).
• Stroke width: small, medium, or large.
• Ring size: small, medium, or large.

Click sound

Enable Mouse click sound to play an audible click effect on each mouse click, embedded into the recording audio.

Hotkey tips

When Hotkey tips is enabled, keyboard shortcuts you press during recording are displayed on screen as visual badges. This is useful for tutorials and walkthroughs where viewers need to see what keys you are pressing.

Customize the display:

• Position: choose from six locations (top-left, top-center, top-right, bottom-left, bottom-center, bottom-right).
• Style: hollow-out, solid, or minimal.
• Size: small, medium, or large.
• Color and opacity.
• Filter: show only modifier shortcuts (like ⌘+C) or all keys including regular typing.

What to read next

• Recording
• Audio & Teleprompter