{"id":9703,"date":"2020-01-08T13:13:13","date_gmt":"2020-01-08T13:13:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/?p=9703"},"modified":"2024-04-24T11:51:04","modified_gmt":"2024-04-24T11:51:04","slug":"record-ubuntu-desktop-built-in-screen-recorder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/2020\/01\/record-ubuntu-desktop-built-in-screen-recorder\/","title":{"rendered":"Record Ubuntu Desktop Easily via Built-in Screen Recorder"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5741\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/classic-gnome-icon.png\" alt=\"gnome shell\" width=\"245\" height=\"250\" \/><\/p>\n<p>For <b>Ubuntu 18.04<\/b>, <b>Ubuntu 19.10<\/b>, and higher with the default <b>Gnome desktop<\/b> environment, there&#8217;s a built-in screen recording tool you may not know.<\/p>\n<p>For <b>Ubuntu 23.10<\/b>, <b>Ubuntu 24.04<\/b>, and later, the built-in screen recorder is now available in top-right system tray menu.<\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s no app shortcut or manual page for the hidden video recording tool. It has <u>limited features<\/u> that include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Start recording by pressing <b>Ctrl+Alt+Shift+R<\/b> on keyboard.<\/li>\n<li>Stop recording also by pressing <b>Ctrl+Alt+Shift+R<\/b>.<\/li>\n<li>Maximum video length is <b>30s<\/b> (change it via following steps).<\/li>\n<li><b>Full-screen recording only.<\/b><\/li>\n<li>Record to <b>WebM<\/b> only.<\/li>\n<li>Automatically saved videos to <b>user\u2019s Videos<\/b> folder.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9704\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/start-builtin-recorder.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"290\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>Change video length time limit:<\/h4>\n<p>The maximum video length is 30 seconds by default. You can change <b>30<\/b> to any number in seconds or <b>0<\/b> with no time limit. Then you can press the shortcut key again at any time to stop the recording process.<\/p>\n<p><b>1.<\/b> Install <b>Dconf Editor<\/b> from Ubuntu Software and then launch it.<\/p>\n<p>When it opens, navigate to <code>org\/gnome\/settings-daemon\/plugins\/media-keys<\/code>.<\/p>\n<p>Screen down and click to change the value of <b>&#8216;max-screencast-length&#8217;<\/b> as you want.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-9705\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/screencast-length-600x339.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"339\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/screencast-length-600x339.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/screencast-length-450x255.jpg 450w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/screencast-length-768x435.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/screencast-length.jpg 783w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b>2.<\/b> Alternatively, <u>run single command in terminal<\/u> (Ctrl+Alt+T) to change the value:<\/p>\n<pre style=\"border: none;\">gsettings set org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys max-screencast-length 0<\/pre>\n<p>You may replace number 0 in the command as you want.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For Ubuntu 18.04, Ubuntu 19.10, and higher with the default Gnome desktop environment, there&#8217;s a built-in screen recording tool you may not know. For Ubuntu 23.10, Ubuntu 24.04, and later, the built-in screen recorder is now available in top-right system tray menu. There&#8217;s no app shortcut or manual page for the hidden video recording tool. 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