ScreenLog

ScreenLog is a native macOS menu bar recorder built to stay out of the Dock and App Switcher while still giving you fast hotkey-driven recording.

What Works

• Menu bar agent app with LSUIElement
• Global shortcuts for:
  • toggle recording
  • optional dedicated start
  • optional dedicated stop
  • optional show settings
• Capture target configuration for:
  • full display
  • specific window
  • application-scoped capture
  • arbitrary rectangle on a chosen display
• Native ScreenCaptureKit recording pipeline with MP4 output
• Optional system audio, microphone, cursor, and mouse click highlighting
• Output folder selection
• Window-trigger automation:
  • match by bundle identifier
  • optional window-title substring
  • auto-start when a match appears
  • optional auto-stop when the match disappears

Build

Generate the project and build it:

xcodegen generate
xcodebuild -project ScreenLog.xcodeproj -scheme ScreenLog -configuration Debug build

The app bundle is produced directly in the repository root:

./ScreenLog.app

Run

Launch the built app:

open ./ScreenLog.app

On first use, macOS will require Screen Recording permission. If microphone capture is enabled, it will also request microphone access.

Notes

• Window and application lists depend on Screen Recording permission because they come from ScreenCaptureKit shareable content.
• The rectangle selector is currently display-relative and intended for fast arbitrary region capture.
• This project is unsandboxed and unsigned in local builds to keep development friction low.

Product Direction

The implementation plan and next steps live in docs/PRODUCT.md.