How to Stop QuickTime Screen Recording? Use the Best Alternative!

Q: Can't stop "screen record" from menu bar. Bug?
When you begin a "screen record" in Quicktime X, there is supposed to be "stop recording" option next to the Help menu in the menu bar.. However, mine does not...
Anyone else experience or resolve this bug?

How to stop QuickTime screen recording? It seems to be a simple question, but lots of Mac users get stuck like the user above. Here in this article we will share solutions to solve the issue and recommend the best alternative to QuickTime Player for you to record screen on Mac computer.

Part 1. How to Stop QuickTime Screen Recording

Firstly, we will introduce the normal procedure to record screen in QuickTime Player.

Microphone Options: If you need to record your own voice, you need to select the microphone device you prefer.

Options: If you want your mouse clicks to be emphasized in recording, you need to choose "Show Mouse Clicks in Recording".

Single-click anywhere on the screen to record in full screen or click and drag your mouse to select the area you want to record, then click "Start Recording".

How to stop QuickTime screen recording if there is no "stop recording" icon in my menu bar?

Many Mac users who are using QuickTime X said that there is no "stop recording" option in their menu bar, so they don't know how to stop recording. Here are two solutions to solve this problem.

1. When you want to stop QuickTime recording, press Esc on your keyboard to show the recording bar. Then you will see the red record icon has changed to the pause icon. Just click on the pause icon to stop recording and the record video will pop up for you to preview and save.

2. The shortcut keys Command + Control + Escape also enables you to stop screen recording in QuickTime.

Part 2. The Best Screen Recorder for Mac Computer

If you find it's inconvenient to record screen on Mac computer with QuickTime Player, here we recommend you to use the best alternative Aiseesoft Mac Screen Recorder to record Mac screen without any problem of stopping recording. It's even more professional and powerful than QuickTime Player.

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• Record any on-screen activities on your Mac computer, including online and streaming videos, audio, gameplay, webinars, webcam videos, presentations, etc.
• Record Mac screen in full size or selected area as you like.
• Output excellent image and sound quality with the "Blue-light" real-time HD video encoding technology.
• Take snapshots to save some important information and add personal labels like rectangle, arrow, line and text to the output image.
• Add arrow, text, line, rectangle, ellipse and more while recording to edit the recorded video, clip or trim recorded video/audio file freely to only save the useful part.

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How to record Mac screen with Aiseesoft Mac Screen Recorder?

It also allows you to clip the recording to save the necessary part you need. If you are not satisfied with the recording, you can choose to Re-record. And if you are happy with the recording, you can click Save button to name the recorded file as you like and choose a location to save it.

Part 3. FAQs about Screen Recording on Mac Computer

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