Record exactly what you need
A whole display, a dragged area, one or more windows, a single app, or just the audio.
Ready for macOS 27
A small screen recorder that stays out of your way.
TinyRecorder records your screen, a window, an app, system audio — or a connected iPhone or iPad. Free, open source, and made for the Mac.
What you can record from the toolbar
- System Audio
- Screen
- Screen Area
- Application
- Window
- Mobile Device
Why TinyRecorder
Your iPhone, recorded on your Mac
Connect an iPhone or iPad with a cable and record its screen. No app on the phone.
Works on the latest macOS
Maintained for current macOS releases, including fixes that keep the menu bar controls working on macOS 27.
Start recording in a minute
One Terminal command, Homebrew or a classic DMG — pick what you prefer.
Open Terminal, paste this and press Return:
curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/33to9/TinyRecorder/main/install.sh | bashA community fork of QuickRecorder
TinyRecorder continues QuickRecorder by lihaoyun6, which has been inactive since mid-2025. Same lightweight recorder, kept working on new macOS versions.