How do I record my screen, audio, and webcam simultaneously?

Zight provides you with all the tools you need to visually communicate ideas, share feedback, and collaborate with friends and co-workers using video and GIFs. Easily record full or select parts of your screen with audio and even add your webcam. (You can also annotate images and GIFs with text, highlighters, arrows, blurs, emojis, and more.)

Record any part of your screen and webcam with sound in Zight.

On Mac

Step 1: Select 'Record'

Step 2: Select your Preferences

Step 3: Click ‘Start recording’ to begin your capture 

Once you’ve selected your preferences, click ‘Start recording’ to begin recording.

Step 4: Click the red circle to end your Recording 

At the top of your screen, a red circle with a specified time indicates recording-in-progress. When you are ready to finish recording, simply click this red circle to end your capture. You can choose not to show the timer by clicking on the app icon, the gear button on the upper right corner of the window, preferences, recording, then uncheck "Show recording timer in menu bar (full screen only)" setting. 

Or you can use Shortcut keys that are customizable. Use shortcut 'Cmd + Shift + 6' to capture a section of your screen to start recording - the desktop equivalent of selecting the 'record' icon in the desktop app.  

Congrats! You’ve successfully finished your recording. 

Note: As of Zight 8.2 for Windows, the recording toolbar and controls are no longer visible in your finished recordings. Only your screen content is captured — ensuring your videos look clean and professional without any UI clutter.

Note: You can also use the shortcuts below to supersede these steps. You can also edit these shortcuts in your Preferences. 

Step 1: Select 'Record'

Step 2: Select the region 

After you click ‘Record,’ select your region by either clicking once or clicking and dragging the entire region. 

Step 3: Select your Preferences and press Start

Once your region has been selected, a preferences bar will appear. Use these buttons to adapt your recording according to your personal preferences. Your options include whether you want an HD video or GIF recording, whether you wish to include webcam footage, audio sourcing, etc. After adapting preferences, click the blue ‘Start’ button to begin the screen capture

Step 4: Record and click ‘Finish’ when done

After you have finished recording your content, click the red ‘Finish’ button in order to end the recording. 

Congrats! You’ve successfully finished your recording. 

Note: As of Zight 8.2 for Windows, the recording toolbar and controls are no longer visible in your finished recordings. Only your screen content is captured — ensuring your videos look clean and professional without any UI clutter.

Note: You can also use the shortcuts below to supersede these steps. You can also edit these shortcuts in your Settings center. 

Please Note: GIFs can be no longer than 1 minute. If you are recording longer than 1 minute, we recommend switching to HD Video.

Windows 8.3 recording tools

Take notes while you record

During a video recording, open Notes from the recording controls. The notes panel is not included in the captured video. Notes are saved between recordings; you can clear them, change the text size, and paste text into the panel.

Reuse your camera choice

Zight saves the camera you selected and whether the camera was on or off, then reuses those choices for the next recording. Changing the camera state in the recording panel also updates Settings > Recording > Webcam on by default. The selected camera remains saved even if you turn the webcam off during a recording.

Check the microphone warning

For video recordings, Zight warns you when no microphone is selected, the microphone is off, or the detected input level is very low. The warning applies when you start a full-screen or region video from the app or a keyboard shortcut; it does not apply to GIF captures.

Use item actions after capture

Hover over or select an item in the Windows app to reveal its actions. Depending on the item type, you can copy its link or content, open it for viewing or annotation, manage security, and open the file location in Windows Explorer. The actions are hidden again when the item is no longer selected.