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A Mac recorder you can trust with the meeting.

Capture the screen, system audio and your microphone, and see every source confirmed while you record.

Coming soon to the Mac App Store
Vida's recording mode selector with Screen and Audio and Audio Only

Two modes, one Record button.

Screen and Audio captures the full display with system audio and microphone. Audio Only skips the video when a conversation is all you need.

Every source, confirmed.

The REC health badge reports each selected source on its own, so a silent microphone never hides behind a working screen.

Video
Screen frames are reaching the recording.
Speaker
Computer audio, including the other participants, is reaching the recording.
Mic
Your microphone is reaching the recording.

Recording Waiting Not recording

Green is confirmed. Orange is waiting for the first samples. Red means that source is not being recorded.

Controls for real meetings.

Countdown
A short preparation countdown before recording starts.
Automatic stop
Set a timer when the session has a known length. It waits while you are paused.
True pause
Paused time is cut from the file, so there is nothing to edit out later.
Floating controller
Pause and stop from a small panel that is excluded from the capture.
Menu bar indicator
Gray when idle, green while recording.
Keep working
Browse your history and settings while a recording runs.
Vida's floating controller during a recordingVida's floating controller during a recording

Formats and quality

Formats

  • MP4

    Screen recordings, widely compatible

  • MOV

    Screen recordings for Apple workflows

  • M4A

    Compact audio (AAC)

  • WAV

    Uncompressed audio (Linear PCM)

Video quality presets

  • Small size

    0.8 Mbps HEVC, 64 kbps audio

  • Medium size

    3 Mbps HEVC, 96 kbps audio

  • BalancedVida Pro

    8 Mbps H.264, 128 kbps audio

  • High QualityVida Pro

    20 Mbps H.264 or HEVC, 256 kbps audio

Encoding uses the Mac's hardware video encoders through VideoToolbox.

Built so the file survives.

  1. Disk protection

    Vida watches free space and helps you avoid a recording that cannot be finished.

  2. Eligible recovery

    Interrupted recordings are detected at launch and recovered when the data allows it.

  3. Smart microphone switching

    Vida follows the microphone you selected when headsets and docks come and go.

More with Vida Pro

  • Window or area

    Record one application window or a region you draw instead of the whole display.

  • Camera overlay

    Add your camera to a Screen and Audio recording.

  • Higher quality

    Balanced and High Quality presets for tutorials and archives.

Record the meeting. See that it's working. Keep it private.

Coming soon to the Mac App Store

Requires macOS 14 Sonoma or later. Apple Silicon recommended for transcription.