Solution Close Snagit. Open System Preferences Security & Privacy Privacy. Click the Padlock icon in the lower left corner and enter your password. Select Screen Recording and check Snagit from the list on the right to grant access. Try a new capture in Snagit. In this video I show you how to record your Mac's screen with a voice-over the NEW WAY using the new Screenshot application in macOS Catalina.
How to take a screenshot on your Mac
To take a screenshot, press and hold these three keys together: Shift, Command, and 3.
If you see a thumbnail in the corner of your screen, click it to edit the screenshot. Or wait for the screenshot to save to your desktop.
How to capture a portion of the screen
Screen Recording Access Screen recording access is needed to capture screenshots using any supported device. You'll be presented with the prompt below when you first use the screen capture feature. Click Open System Preferences. In System Preferences, click the lock at.
Works perfectly fine on macOS Catalina 10.15.6 (October 2020). Did a simple 5 second test by recording YouTube off a Safari window using built-in macOS screen recorder along with the SoundFlower.
Using the default Mac OS Catalina Screenshot keys Click Capture to take Screenshot Done: Your Screenshot will be saved.
Press and hold these three keys together: Shift, Command, and 4.
Drag the crosshair to select the area of the screen to capture. To move the selection, press and hold Space bar while dragging. To cancel taking the screenshot, press the Esc (Escape) key.
To take the screenshot, release your mouse or trackpad button.
If you see a thumbnail in the corner of your screen, click it to edit the screenshot. Or wait for the screenshot to save to your desktop.
How to capture a window or menu
Open the window or menu that you want to capture.
Press and hold these keys together: Shift, Command, 4, and Space bar. The pointer changes to a camera icon . To cancel taking the screenshot, press the Esc (Escape) key.
Click the window or menu to capture it. To exclude the window's shadow from the screenshot, press and hold the Option key while you click.
If you see a thumbnail in the corner of your screen, click it to edit the screenshot. Or wait for the screenshot to save to your desktop.
Where to find screenshots
By default, screenshots save to your desktop with the name ”Screen Shot [date] at [time].png.”
In macOS Mojave or later, you can change the default location of saved screenshots from the Options menu in the Screenshot app. You can also drag the thumbnail to a folder or document.
Learn more
In macOS Mojave or later, you can also set a timer and choose where screenshots are saved with the Screenshot app. To open the app, press and hold these three keys together: Shift, Command, and 5. Learn more about the Screenshot app.
Some apps, such as the Apple TV app, might not let you take screenshots of their windows.
To copy a screenshot to the Clipboard, press and hold the Control key while you take the screenshot. You can then paste the screenshot somewhere else. Or use Universal Clipboard to paste it on another Apple device.
The Mac OS Catalina adds additional security permissions for applications that want to access your camera, michrophone, or screen. All you need to do is to grant permission.
How to Screen Capture on MacOS Catalina with Canvas Studio
Launch Canvas Studio and choose Screen Capture, open the screen recorder launcher, and download it.
Next, in System Preferences (in the Apple menu) find Security and Privacy.
In the Privacy tab, check that the Camera option has Google Chrome checked. If you need to make a change, unlock the lock icon - you may need to enter your computer password.
Continue down the list and check both the Michrophone and Screen Recording options; you'll want to check Screen Recorder and Google Chrome.
Once you are done with your changes, quit and restart Chrome. It is important to quit Chrome for your changes to take effect.