Simple Screen Recorder for MacOS

SimpleRecorder is a lightweight macOS menu bar app for recording your screen with optional microphone audio and a floating camera view. It also provides activity-based zoom and click effects for clearer demonstrations.

Requirements

• macOS 12.3 or later
• Swift compiler and macOS command line developer tools
• An AppIcon.icns file in the project root for the packaged build

Build

Run the build script from the project root:

./build.sh

The script creates:

• build/SimpleRecorder.app
• build/SimpleRecorder.dmg

The app is built as an x86_64 binary and ad hoc signed with the included entitlements.

Permissions

On first launch, macOS may ask for these permissions in System Settings > Privacy & Security:

• Screen Recording
• Accessibility
• Camera
• Microphone

Accessibility permission is used for activity tracking and zoom behavior. Camera and microphone capture are optional, but require their respective permissions when enabled.

Controls

• Command + Shift + R: Start or stop recording from any app
• Camera expand button: Expand the floating camera view while recording
• Escape: Return an expanded camera view to its floating state

Project Layout

• Sources/main.swift: Application and recording implementation
• Info.plist: App bundle metadata and permission descriptions
• Entitlements.plist: App entitlements
• build.sh: App and DMG build script
• RELEASE_NOTES.md: Release history