General Preferences
Where Screenflick shows up on your Mac, its keyboard shortcuts, and how it looks.
The General view of Screenflick's preferences controls where Screenflick appears on your Mac, the keyboard shortcuts for recording, and how Screenflick looks. To open Preferences, choose "Preferences…" from the Screenflick menu, or press Command-,.
Show Screenflick #
Screenflick can appear in a few places on your Mac. These checkboxes under "Show Screenflick:" control where:
| Checkbox | What it does |
|---|---|
| In the Dock | Shows Screenflick's icon in the Dock while it's running. |
| In the menu bar | Shows the Screenflick global menu on the right side of the menu bar. It has the recording controls and the audio levels, and it's red when recording. |
| In all Spaces | Shows the Screenflick window in every Space, instead of just one. |
Hiding Screenflick Completely #
If you turn off both "In the Dock" and "In the menu bar", Screenflick is hidden from the screen entirely. There's no icon in the Dock and nothing in the menu bar, and you use it with keyboard shortcuts. That's good for professionals who don't want Screenflick showing while they record or give a demonstration.
Since there's nothing to click on, Screenflick shows a message when you turn off the second one, telling you the keyboard shortcut you'll need to bring it back. Screenflick also has to be quit and relaunched to hide its Dock icon, and it offers to do that for you.
To bring back a hidden Screenflick
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Press the "Activate, Stop Recording" keyboard shortcut. It's Command-Shift-2 unless you've changed it. Screenflick comes to the front.
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Press Command-, to open Preferences. If the main window is showing, you can also click the button in its toolbar that opens Preferences.
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Turn "In the Dock" or "In the menu bar" back on.
Keyboard Shortcuts #
Screenflick's keyboard shortcuts work from any application, even if Screenflick is hidden. You can change each of them in the "Keyboard Shortcuts" section.
| Shortcut | What it does | Starts out as |
|---|---|---|
| Activate, Stop Recording | Brings Screenflick to the front, or stops the recording if one is in progress. | Command-Shift-2 |
| Start Recording Immediately | Starts the recording with the previous settings and capture area. | None |
| Change Recording Area Mode | Switches between Fixed Location and the follow modes while you're recording. See Recording Area Mode. | Command-Control-Shift-2 |
| Pause, Resume Recording | Pauses the recording, or resumes it. | Command-Option-Shift-2 |
| Enter Screen Markup Mode, Exit Screen Markup Mode, Erase Screen Markup | Controls for drawing on the screen while you record. | None |
Appearance #
Screenflick's windows can follow the appearance of macOS ("Auto"), or always be "Light" or "Dark". On macOS 11 Big Sur and later, "Allow translucency" lets Screenflick's windows be see-through.
Updates #
Screenflick can check for updates automatically, and download them automatically. Click "Check Now" to check right away.