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Press Shift+Command+5 → choose a record tool → Options → Microphone → Record. That records your screen and your voice to a .mov file. Apple's guide lists microphone choices only; for sound playing in Chrome (a video, a web call, a demo), record that tab with tab audio, for example with Bobbin.
Method 1: the built-in Screenshot tool (your voice)
From Apple's Mac User Guide (checked 23 October 2026):
- Press Shift+Command+5 to open Screenshot.
- Choose Record the entire screen, Record a window or Record a portion of the screen.
- Click Options. Under Microphone, choose your microphone. You can also set a timer, show mouse clicks and choose where to save.
- Click Record. To stop, click the stop button in the menu bar.
Recordings are saved as .mov files named "Screen Recording" plus the date and time. The floating thumbnail lets you trim before saving.
Method 2: record a Chrome tab with its sound
If the sound you need is playing in Chrome, a Chrome extension can capture it, because Chrome supports tab audio on macOS. (It doesn't support whole-system audio on macOS, so this works for browser sound only.)
- Click the Bobbin icon → Record screen, window or tab. Tick Microphone and Tab / system audio.
- Press Start recording, choose the Chrome tab in the picker, and keep "Also share tab audio" on.
- Stop with Alt+Shift+S (Option+Shift+S) and press Download.
Note: the webcam bubble shows in screen and window recordings, not in single-tab ones. If you need your face and the tab's sound, record the tab, then a short camera-only clip, or use the built-in tool for the face part. Bobbin saves MP4 where your browser supports it (Chrome 126 or newer), WebM otherwise, and tells you which it used.
Which should you use?
| Bobbin (Chrome) | Shift-Command-5 (built in) | |
|---|---|---|
| Your voice | Yes | Yes |
| Sound playing in a Chrome tab | Yes (tab audio) | Not listed in Apple's guide |
| Sound from other Mac apps | No (Chrome has no system audio on macOS) | Not listed in Apple's guide |
| Webcam bubble | Yes, in screen/window recordings | No |
| File | MP4 (WebM on older Chrome) | .mov |
| Install | Chrome extension; no account | Nothing to install |
Checked on 23 October 2026 from their own pages: Apple Support: Take screenshots or screen recordings on Mac. Features change; check the linked page before you rely on it.
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