Screen Recording – How to Hide the Cursor

When doing a screen recording using Mojave's built-in capability, I don't see an option for hiding/showing the cursor. How do I hide the cursor when recording the screen?

iMac 27", macOS 10.14

Posted on May 10, 2019 10:03 AM

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Posted on May 10, 2019 10:36 AM

When you use cmd + shift + 5, you’ll see a little bar at the bottom of your screen. Click on Options and deselect Show cursor

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May 10, 2019 5:59 PM in response to dialabrain

That menu option is only available for screen captures, not screen recordings. There is no mouse pointer option.


I've used SnapzPro for many years, but it's not been working consistently since Mojave. It also looks like the Apple utility doesn't record sound, so that's another problem for me. Any suggestions for an alternative with more functionality than the built-in screen capture utility?

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