The result should look similar to the screenshot above. When I try to take a screen recording or GIF, that straightaway fails with a ffmpeg.exe missing error.Click Override high DPI scaling behavior.Click the Compatibility tab and select Change high DPI settings.Right-click the executable and select Properties in the context menu.Locate FFmpeg.exe (downloaded to %USERPROFILE%\Documents\ShareX\Tools if you followed the steps above).This is caused by FFmpeg not being fully high-DPI aware as documented here. If you’re recording on a high-DPI display, e.g., a 4K monitor, you’ll notice a mouse pointer offset: the mouse pointer is not where it’s supposed to be in the video. ShareX stores the recording as an MP4 file.įixing the Mouse Pointer Offset on High-DPI Displays.Stop the recording by clicking Capture > Screen recording or by pressing Shift+Print Screen.Once activated, you will be prompted to download ffmpeg. Start by activating the ShareX screen record tool using the hotkey we had set earlier. Use the guide below to help you record your screen using ShareX. Select the window you want to record (ShareX highlights windows when you hover the mouse over them). exe to record your screen which is free and open source.It’ll be stored in %USERPROFILE%\Documents\ShareX\Tools Start the recording by clicking Capture > Screen recording or by pressing Shift+Print Screen.If you have another screenshot tool like Greenshot running, it may complain about not being able to register hotkeys. 2) On high-DPI (4K) screens there is a mouse pointer offset that can easily be fixed.Ĭapturing Screen Video Recordings With ShareX This is a quick post to remind me of two things: 1) ShareX is the tool of choice for screen recordings on Windows.
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