How to Screen Record with Internal Audio on QuickTime Player

QuickTime player is one of the easier and fastest ways to record your computer screen.
I’ll show you exactly how to record your screen using Quicktime player on a Mac desktop or laptop.

But there is one thing that is a little hard to do with Quicktime player and that is recording internal audio. If you want to capture audio from a video playing on your computer or gameplay audio, you’ll have to do a couple of more things that I wanted to cover in this video.

For simple screen recording, open the QuickTime player on your computer.
Go to File and choose screen recording.

You can choose to record the entire screen or just a selected portion.
You can choose a save location and you can also choose a different microphone for better sound quality.

If you want to record internal audio, you need a plugin for QuickTime.

And here is an Amazon affilate link to my recommended microphone, Shure MV7 USB Microphone

Once you install this, open the Audio MIDI setup.
Press plus on the Botton and choose to create the aggregate device.
You can name this QuickTime player audio. Check on Blackhole and if you want to record your talking at the same time, also check on the built-in microphone or another mic.

Then create another one with the multi-output device and label it screen recording with audio.
Choose both build-in output and Blackhole 16ch. Make sure build-in audio is selected and on top, so you can hear yourself.

The last thing is to go to system preference and go-to sound. For output, choose a screen recorder with audio.

Go back to Quicktime and choose QuickTime player audio as a microphone option.

Now when you record your screen, it will also record internal audio.

For more advanced options, use another free app called OBS and I will link to an OBS tutorial below.

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Here is an Amazon affilate link to my recommended microphone, Shure MV7 USB Microphone

[infvmouss]

The fact that apple didn't include a simple option to capture internal audio is beyond me...

[prettysarah]

i’m not even joking when i say this. you are legitimately the first person whose video tutorial was not only easy to follow but you answered all of the little questions in my head as i followed your steps! thanks so much for this video!

[nanaforthewin]

You literally saved my career bc of this. My boss is giving a lot of instructions over the meeting and I can’t write all of it down or I can’t remember. Now I just record the meeting and I can back track whenever I want. Thank you!! ❤

[tdifalco]

You are an EXCELLENT educator. No filler, hemming and hawing, GREAT step by step presentation with clarity. Thank you!

[doubleagaming]

This tutorial got me literally IN and OUT bro! Completely clear, not to fast and straight to the point. Gave a Brief introduction, you had the video organized to where we would know where to begin our process for the users that are already familiar with QuickTime. This video was completely PHENOMENAL. 10/10🍻 GREAT WORK❤

[igggoshastudios]

Thank you so much! This is what a tutorial should be. No junk, no trash opinions, just objective and straight to the point. Thank you!

[jimlochner]

Thank you so much! I've been trying to find a way to record internal audio on a Mac for YEARS. Audacity, Soundflower integration, Logic Pro, QT, everything. Dozens of articles, countless videos. No one explained it as simply and step-by-step as you. This made my day! 🙏

[Fluffy_Weirdo]

I went through like 10 different videos which all had complicated methods and didn't work. But you organized this video with easy steps and it worked! This video saved me, thank you so much sir.

[kellylaurenblackvideo]

LOVE Thank you!!! To anyone worried that there is no "built in output" option - don't worry just choose "external headphones" and follow everything else - it still works

[b-sixbassline]

Mate, you literally saved me! I had spent hours over 6 days creating a video that I thought I had lost completely given that it would not export. Thank you so much for teaching me this and saving my project!

[emptynestersflythecoop-hvfo]

OMG...I have been looking for something like this for DAYS...trying all different screen recording apps that were so complicated I couldn't ever get them to work right or save the recording to a place I could find it. Thank you so much for actually explaining things clear enough to understand for a beginner. It actually worked!!!

[andrewmitchell]

Thank you for putting together this clear and simple explanation. I recently got a Mac. When I had windows I watched dozens of video and tried as many installs. I tested the plug in you recommend with headphone/microphone, built in, and internal screen recording only. It all worked great... after I marked the right boxes. Thanks again.

[sielsounds]

I cannot express how perfectly done this video was. Bravo.

[mnca]

THIS SAVED MY LIFE!!! for a year now ive been trying content creation and originally, my quicktime naturally recorded internal audio with no extra plugins, then all of a sudden this year it stopped and i could only record external sound, and i couldnt make videos calling my friends! thank you SO MUCH! this worked

[Hilarie]

I had been trying for months to add sound to Movavi's screen recording (they hadn't upgraded to MacOS Sonoma so no sound). This worked!!! Your instructions were so clear and easy to follow. Thank you!!

[AJvibe]

This video was great!!! It works! I have a tip for using this though:
I messed around a bit with the MIDI and whatnot, and for those of you interested in recording internal audio while connected to earphones or earbuds, the only thing you need to do is go to audio MIDI Setup, create a new Multi-Output device, and check off the Black Hole (first) and your connected bluetooth device (second). When you go to screen record, make sure you choose your output to be one with your bluetooth device!

[doubleagaming]

I came back to this video just to say thank you. Every since I've learned this method of recording my game videos, I've been through my journeys as a gamer. Thanks again!

[albertsimon]

Excellent tutorial, clear and concise explanations. It shows you, step by step, how YOU can do it, and not "watch me, that's how I do it". Many thanks, it works smoothly!

[ritchiewlc]

no bs, straight to the point. love it. thanks a lot!