Exporting & sharing
Render your finished take to a video or GIF, at the resolution and quality you need.
When your take looks right, it’s time to turn it into a file you can share. Click Export in the editor to open the export options.
Video or GIF
Choose the format that fits where the video is going:
| Format | Best for |
|---|---|
| Video | Sharing, embedding, and anywhere a normal video player works. The default. |
| GIF | READMEs, chat apps, and docs — a looping clip that plays anywhere without a player. |
Resolution and frame rate
Pick a Resolution and Frame rate for the output. Higher resolutions look sharper but produce larger files; the lower tiers (like 480p and 720p) are handy for small, lightweight GIFs. Playback keeps your recording’s aspect ratio, so nothing gets stretched — a portrait phone recording exports tall, a desktop recording exports wide.
Saving the result
- Save… opens a standard macOS save dialog — choose where the file goes and Playback renders it there.
- Copy to Clipboard (GIFs only) renders the GIF and copies it straight to your clipboard, ready to paste into a chat or a doc. This is meant for small GIFs; if the result is over 10 MB, Playback tells you to lower the resolution or frame rate, or use Save instead.
Watching the render
Exporting runs in the background. A progress card appears in the top-right corner with a filling ring, a live percentage, and your project name — so you can keep working or start another export step. It has a Cancel button if you want to stop a render partway through.
Tips
- Match the destination. Export a crisp 1080p (or higher) video for a landing page; a small 720p GIF for a README or a Slack message.
- Lower the frame rate for smaller GIFs. GIFs balloon quickly — dropping to 30fps and a smaller resolution keeps them under the clipboard limit and quick to load.
- Your project stays put. Exporting produces a new file; it doesn’t change or consume your take, so you can tweak and re-export as many times as you like.