In some cases, you might need to record the screen activities on your Mac. For example, you sometimes want to record Zoom meetings, make training videos, and more! Thus, you have to learn how to screen record on Mac with audio. Or you know how to do it but fail to record the internal audio on Mac.

This post shares how to record screen on Mac with internal audio, microphone sound, or both. In this post, you can learn to use Mac's built-in tools for easy screen recording. And this post also shows how to use a third-party app for advanced screen recording features, including recording webcam, annotating/editing video, sharing with teams, etc.

Let's dive into it!

How to screen record on Mac with audio via Screenshot Toolbar

Have you ever noticed that Mac has a built-in screen recording feature? If you are using iOS Mojave and later, you can use hotkey to trigger the Screenshot Toolbar for screen recording with audio quickly. You don't need to download any other apps, and it is totally free.

Please note that the Screenshot Toolbar will only record audio from the microphone. It cannot record internal audio, such as the sound from a video playing in a browser window, other participants’ talking in an online meeting, etc. If you want to record your Mac screen with internal audio, you can use third-party screen recorder apps.

If you just want to record the screen with your talking voice, it is good for you. Let's see how to screen record on Mac with microphone audio via Screenshot Toolbar.

Step 1. Press Command + Shift + 5 to activate Screenshot Toolbar.

Step 2.  Click "Options" to adjust the recording settings, including storage location, timer, microphone, etc.

Step 3. Choose "Record Entire Screen" and press the "Enter" key on your keyboard to start recording. Or select "Record Selected Portion", drag to adjust the area you want to record, and hit "Record".  

Step 4. Once the recording starts, the control bar will disappear automatically. To end the recording, you can hit the Stop icon in the menu bar or simply press Command + Control + Esc.

Step 5. After you stop recording, the thumbnail of your recording will appear at the bottom right of your screen for 3 seconds. You can swipe right or do nothing to save it. Or you can click on it to trim and share.

How to screen record on Mac with audio via QuickTime Player

QuickTime Player comes with every version of macOS for free. It is an excellent media player which offers a screen recording feature as a bonus. In addition, it also allows you to share your recorded videos with ease.

However, due to macOS limitations, QuickTime Player doesn't record system audio. Thankfully, there is a solution if you still want to know how to record audio on Mac or record your Mac screen with both system audio and microphone sound using QuickTime Player. To do so, you can use QuickTime with Soundflower, a free and open-source macOS extension that can pass audio from one application to another.

Check below to learn how to screen record on Mac with audio using QuickTime Player and Soundflower.

Step 1. Download and install Soundflower.

Step 2. Set Soundflower as your audio output device. To do that, please go to "System Preferences" > "Sound" > "Output". You will see a list of available sound output devices, including Soundflower (2ch) and Soundflower (64ch). You just click to select Soundflower (2ch) as the 64ch one is for more advanced uses.

Step 3. Open the QuickTime Player app and go to "Files" in the Menu bar. Then click "New Screen Recording".

Step 4. In the screen recording control bar, click "Options" and check "Soundflower (2ch)" in the "Microphone" option. Soundflower works by rerouting your system audio output to the microphone input. Thus, QuickTime Player thinks it is recording from the microphone, but it actually records the internal audio.

Step 5. Select either "Record Entire Screen" or "Record Selected Portion". If you choose the latter one, you can drag to adjust the recording area based on your needs. When you are ready, you can click "Record" to start recording.

Step 6. To end the recording, you can hit the Stop icon in the menu bar or simply press Command + Control + Esc.

Step 7. The preview of your recorded video will automatically pop up. Remember to go to "System Preferences" again and set the sound output device back to the default one. Otherwise, you cannot hear any sound from your Mac.

How to screen record on Mac with internal audio & mic sound via Awesome Screenshot & Recorder

Although you can record your Mac screen with audio using Mac's built-in screen recording tools, you might need an easier way for screen recording or advanced features such as video editing, video annotation, cloud storage, team collaboration, etc. If so, Awesome Screenshot & Recorder is the right best free screen recorder software for you.

Awesome Screenshot & Recorder is an all-in-one tool that helps you capture screenshots, record screen with audio, annotate videos while recording, edit recorded videos, and many more!

By using Awesome Screenshot & Recorder, screen recording on Mac with internal audio and/or microphone sound is easy. Just check the steps below.

Step 1. Download and install Awesome Screenshot & Recorder app from Mac App Store.

Step 2. Launch Awesome Screenshot & Recorder app and sign in to it. Click "Record" and choose what to record from the 4 options it lists. You can also set the video quality and decide if you want to record system audio, microphone, or webcam.

Step 3. Once you've done the setting, click the blue "Start Recording" to start recording. Then you will see the recording status showing the "Pause" button, recording time and "Stop" button in your Menu bar. You can pause or stop the recording according to your needs.

Step 4. After you click the "Stop" button, your video will be saved to cloud storage, and you will see the following page. On that page, you can preview the recorded video, download it locally in MP4 format, edit it further or share it with ease.  

If you signed in to Awesome Screenshot & Recorder, all your recorded videos will be saved into "My Items" to save your local storage space. You can check, download or manage the videos whenever you want.

How to screen record on Mac with internal audio & mic sound online

If you don't want to download apps or extensions, you can still use an online tool to screen record on your Mac with audio. Luckily, Awesome Screenshot & Recorder also offers an online tool to record Mac screen with system audio or/and microphone sound.

Check below to learn how to screen record on Mac with internal audio & mic sound online.

Step 1. Go to awesomescreenshot.com and sign in. Then click "My Items" at the top of the page.

Step 2. In the following page, click on "New item" > "Record video".

Step 3. In the pop-up window, you can select "Desktop", set the video resolution, choose whether you want to record mic sound or camera. Once done, click the blue "Start Recording" button.

Step 4. In the following "Choose what to share" window, you can choose to record "Entire Screen", "Window" or "Chrome Tab" according to your needs. Once you are ready, click "Share" to start recording.

Step 5. A floating window showing the recording status will appear. You can move it or click the "Stop" button to stop recording.

Step 6. You can check the recorded YouTube video in "My items". And you will also have the option to save it locally as MP4.

Conclusion

This post has shared 4 methods to screen record on Mac with Audio. If you need a basic screen recorder and don't want to download any third-party app, you can just try the built-in screen recording tools of macOS. If you need advanced screen recording with audio, you can try Awesome Screenshot & Recorder.