Open the Record app
The Record app records your screen, your camera, and your voice right inside Selects, so you can make a tutorial or redo a voiceover without leaving your edit. To open it, click the [Apps] tab beside [Project] at the top of the project panel, then click [Record]. You can also click the + at the top of the project panel ([Add or create]) and choose [Record].
Record opens in its own tab, with [Audio] for voiceovers and [Camera & screen] for tutorials. It remembers the tab and the devices you used last.
Record a tutorial with your screen and camera
To record your screen and yourself at the same time:
Open the draft you want the recording on.
In Record, click [Camera & screen].
Under [Screen], choose the screen or the window to record.
Under [Camera], choose your camera. It starts at [No camera], so pick one to appear on screen.
Under [Microphone], choose the mic for your voice.
Click the round record button to start. Click it again to stop and save.
Selects saves the screen and the camera as two separate clips and adds them at the end of your draft, with the camera on a video track above the screen. Both start on the same frame, so they're already in sync: resize or move the camera over the screen without lining anything up.
You can change what you record on the same tab:
Screen only: leave [Camera] at [No camera].
Camera only: choose [No screen] under [Screen].
[Record system audio]: when you record a screen, turn it on to include the sound playing on your computer, like an app or a video you're showing. It's off by default.
[Resolution]: record your camera at 720p or 1080p. It starts at 1080p. This and [Mirror preview] show once you choose a camera.
[Mirror preview]: flips the camera preview like a mirror. The recording itself isn't flipped.
Record a voiceover
To record a voiceover, or redo one, while you edit:
Open the draft and move the playhead to where the voiceover should start.
In Record, click [Audio].
Under [Microphone], choose your mic. Speak and watch the level meter to check it's picking you up.
Click the round record button, read your lines, then click it again to stop.
The voiceover goes in at the playhead on an audio track, so the rest of your edit stays as it is.
Stop a recording
To stop a recording, click the round button again. You can also:
Choose [Stop Recording] from the [File] menu.
Press Cmd+Control+Esc (Mac) or Ctrl+Alt+Esc (Windows). This works even while Selects is in the background, which helps when you're recording another app.
You can close the Record tab or switch to another app while you record. The recording keeps going until you stop it.
Where your recordings are saved
Recordings are saved to your [Save media to] folder and added to your project, with names like Screen Recording 2026-11-02 at 14.03.12. Voiceovers are saved as .m4a files, and screen and camera recordings as .mp4 files.
A recording goes on your draft only if a draft from the same project is showing when the recording finishes saving. If none is showing, Record says "Saved to the project. Open a timeline to put recordings on it." Find the file in the project panel and drag it onto your draft.
Allow access to your camera, microphone, and screen
The first time you record, your computer asks whether Selects can use your microphone, camera, or screen. If access is off, Record shows a message such as "Screen recording is off". Click [Open System Settings], turn Selects on, then come back to Selects.
Note: On a Mac, restart Selects after you turn on screen recording for it.
Recover an unfinished recording
If Selects quits while you're recording, your take isn't lost. The next time you open Record, it's listed as "Unfinished recording". Click [Recover] to finish the file and add it to your project, or [Discard] to delete it. Selects asks you to confirm before it deletes anything.
FAQs
Why don't I see Record in my Apps?
Record needs the latest version of Selects. If you don't see Record in your [Apps] tab, update Selects and open your project again.
Is there a time limit on recordings?
Selects doesn't set a time limit on recordings. Long recordings take up more space in your [Save media to] folder.
Why is there no computer sound in my recording?
Computer sound is only recorded when [Record system audio] is on while you record a screen on the [Camera & screen] tab. If your computer can't capture it, Selects says so while you record, and the recording goes ahead without it.
Is my camera recording flipped?
No, your camera recording isn't flipped. [Mirror preview] only flips the preview you see in Record.