Floating 'Stop Screen Recording' text on MacBook Pro

I have a new MacBook Pro - and a new Mac user... I was playing with the screen recording, and now there is a floating text on my desktop that says .. Stop Screen Recording. It will minimize to tray bottom when I click on may desktop, but when I have any app open it displays .. its displaying as I type this.. How do I get rid of it..

Posted on Jan 29, 2026 1:37 PM

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Posted on Jan 29, 2026 6:12 PM

LtDan1 wrote:

I have a new MacBook Pro - and a new Mac user... I was playing with the screen recording, and now there is a floating text on my desktop that says .. Stop Screen Recording. It will minimize to tray bottom when I click on may desktop, but when I have any app open it displays .. its displaying as I type this.. How do I get rid of it..
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I don't see it.


Did you quit the Screen Recording? Is that the issue...


6 To stop recording, click the Stop button in the menu bar, or press Command-Control-Esc (Escape).

ref: How to record the screen on Mac


There is: "Command . " key combination for screen shots that will abort. Do not know about screen recording however.


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Jan 29, 2026 6:12 PM in response to LtDan1

LtDan1 wrote:

I have a new MacBook Pro - and a new Mac user... I was playing with the screen recording, and now there is a floating text on my desktop that says .. Stop Screen Recording. It will minimize to tray bottom when I click on may desktop, but when I have any app open it displays .. its displaying as I type this.. How do I get rid of it..
Official Apple Support Community


I don't see it.


Did you quit the Screen Recording? Is that the issue...


6 To stop recording, click the Stop button in the menu bar, or press Command-Control-Esc (Escape).

ref: How to record the screen on Mac


There is: "Command . " key combination for screen shots that will abort. Do not know about screen recording however.


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Floating 'Stop Screen Recording' text on MacBook Pro

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