Recording, from any app
⌘⇧5Show or hide the recording bar. During a recording, it brings the controls back in front.
⌃⌘↩New recording: open the recording bar and bring Kirocast forward
⌥⌘3Record your main display, right away
⌥⌘4Open the window list; pick a window, then press Record
⌥⌘5Drag out an area; recording starts as you let go, and Esc cancels
hold ⌃⌥Talk mode, for as long as you hold
These rely on Accessibility. Permissions shows how to allow it.
Editor
| Keys | Action |
|---|---|
| Space | Play and pause |
| B | Cut mode on and off |
| ⌘B | Cut at the playhead |
| ⌫ | Delete the selected clip, zoom, effect, caption or keyframe |
| Esc | Leave cut mode, then clear the selection |
| ⌘Z ⌘⇧Z | Undo and redo |
| ⌘− ⌘= ⌘0 | Zoom the timeline out, in, and back to fit |
Sharing ⌘⇧5 with macOS
macOS also uses ⌘⇧5 for its own Screenshot toolbar, so both can appear together. To give the shortcut to Kirocast alone, open System Settings → Keyboard → Keyboard Shortcuts… → Screenshots and switch off Screenshot and recording options.