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Does Open Recorder support multiple monitors?

Yes. Multi-monitor setups are supported across the capture flow:
  • The Screens tab of the Choose Source picker lists every connected display. The grid scrolls when you have more than two displays.
  • Area selection spans all connected displays. When you start an area capture, Open Recorder shows the drag overlay on every screen, and you can drag the capture region on any of them.
  • If you connect or disconnect a display during area selection, Open Recorder rebuilds the overlay to match the new layout.

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Can I record while an app is in full screen?

Yes. The recording HUD displays over full-screen macOS apps and stays interactive when you swipe between Spaces. The area selection overlay also appears over full-screen apps, so you can drag a capture region inside them.

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Why is my capture blocked after granting Screen Recording permission?

macOS only refreshes an app’s Screen Recording permission state after the app relaunches. Restart Open Recorder after granting access.

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Why does my export fail with “Source video frame is unavailable”?

This error comes from the export renderer. Open Recorder re-renders every frame during export when a project uses a background, frame effects (stage padding, corner roundness, shadow, or background blur), or a camera overlay. The error means the renderer requested a frame from your original recording and macOS could not decode one from the source file. To resolve it:
  1. Confirm the recording’s source media still exists on disk. Projects whose files were moved or deleted show a Media missing label in the project library and cannot be opened or exported.
  2. Keep the recording file, and any custom background video, in its original location until the export finishes.
  3. Retry the export. If it still fails, set the background to None and turn off the frame effects listed above. That exports the recording without re-rendering, which confirms whether the source recording itself can be read.

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Where are my captures saved?

Screenshots are saved under ~/Pictures/Open Recorder. Recordings are registered as projects that you can reopen in the built-in editor.