2-Click Screen Recorder Online Tutorial

2-Click Screen Recorder is an easy-to-use screen recording software. One click to start recording and another click to complete it. What’s best, it’s free and open-source.

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In this quick-start guide, we cover the following topics: How to use 2 clicks to record a video? How to switch between full screen capture, window capture and user-selected region capture? How do I record audio from microphone? How do I change the output folder and format? How can I include the cursor in the capture? How can I include this app in the capture? How to set hotkeys (shortcuts)?

Features

  • Video Codecs: H.264 (default), H.265
  • Audio Codecs: AAC (default), MP3
  • Recording Area: Display (default), Region, Window
  • Microphone Recording: Yes (default) or No
  • Frame Rate: 15, 24, 25, 30, 48, 50, 60 (default), 120, 144
  • Cursor Capture: Yes (default) or No
  • Hotkeys: customizable
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How to Use 2 Clicks to Record a Video?

It’s very simple to start using 2-Click Screen Recorder. Technically, you only need to do two clicks.

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After the initial installation, 2-Click Screen Recorder capture the display by default. 

1, click the record button.

2, click the stop button. 

Now your recorded video has been automatically saved in the output folder. You can click the folder button (as shown below) to open the output folder and have a look at it.

How to Switch between Full Screen Capture, Window Capture and User-selected Region Capture?

2-Click Screen Recorder can capture the full screen, a window or a user-selected region. To do so:

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1, after opening the app, click the “Select region” button (as shown below)

2, As shown below, you will notice a floating toolbar appears at the top of your screen. There are three buttons in this toolbar: “Capture Region”, “Capture Window” and “Capture Display”.

  • if you click “Capture Region”, you need to use your mouse select a region to start recording.
  • if you click “Capture Window”, you need to select a window to start recording.
  • if you click “Capture Display” and you have multiple displays, you need to click anywhere in the display to start recording. (Note: if you don’t click, the recording will not start).

Note: by default, the record button (red circle) will start recording the full screen of the primary display. If you want to change this behavior, you can change the capture target to “Capture region by user selection” in the settings. Then the record button will behave exactly the same as the “Select region” button.

How do I Record Audio from microphone? 

You can record audio from your Microphone by enabling this option from the settings.

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1, Click the settings button

2, check the option “Record Microphone”.

How can I Include the Cursor in the Capture?  

You can include or exclude the cursor from your capture by selecting or de-selecting this option from the settings.

1, Click the settings button

2, check the option “Capture Cursor”.

How do I Change the Output Folder and Format? 

You can change the recording output folder and format in the settings.

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1, Click the settings button

2, change the recording path or file format.

How do I Change the Codecs, Bitrate and Frame Rate? 

After enabling the advanced settings, you can change the codecs, bitrate and frame rate for your recording.

1, Click the settings button

2, Select Advanced Settings

3, Change the related settings.

How to Set Hotkeys (Shortcuts)? 

In 2-Click Screen Recorder, you can set up the hotkeys for your convenience.

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1, Click “Shortcut Settings” in the settings window.

2, Set up the hotkeys.

How can I Include this App in the Capture? 

By default, 2-Click Screen Recorder exclude itself from the capture. If you want to include it in the capture, you need to click to enable this feature in the settings window, as shown below.

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