As the best-selling video game of all time, Minecraft has 140 million monthly active players across the world. As a player, do you want to record Minecraft gameplay and upload it to your YouTube channel? Do you want to capture the Minecraft gameplay highlights so you can show them off to others? Or maybe you want to keep the wonderful memory for reviewing when you reach a milestone.

For whatever reason, you can use a game recorder if you want to record Minecraft on PC or Mac. Check this post to learn how to record Minecraft gameplay without lag using the right game recorder.

How to record Minecraft gameplay on Windows 10

To record your Minecraft gameplay on Windows PC, you can use Awesome Screenshot & Recorder. It is a capable screen recorder that can help you record any video game, upload to the cloud, edit it and share it instantly with others! This game recorder enables you to record Minecraft gameplay up to 4K resolution.

Unlike other game recording software or streaming video recorder, Awesome Screenshot & Recorder is a browser extension for Chrome, Firefox, and Edge. That means once you have installed it to your browser, you can use it to record gameplay on any PC without installing it again, as long as you log in to the browser on that device! So, you can capture your wonderful gameplay moments wherever you are!

Awesome Screenshot & Recorder

One extension for all your screen recordings & screenshots

Record screen and capture screenshots easily
Edit videos/images quickly
Store videos/images to the cloud and share instantly

Check below to learn how to record Minecraft gameplay on Windows using Awesome Screenshot & Recorder.

Step 1. Download and install Awesome Screenshot & Recorder extension to your web browser. Launch and sign in to it. (Registered users can enjoy both local and cloud recording. If you don't sign in, you will have no cloud recording option.).

Step 2. Open the Minecraft video game you want to record.

Step 3. Launch Awesome Screenshot & Recorder, select "Record" > "Desktop" and set the other recording parameters, including video resolution, cloud or local storage, microphone sound, and webcam according to your needs. Once done, hit "Start Recording".

awesome screenshot record desktop

Step 4. In the popup, choose the "Window" tab, select the Minecraft game window you want to record, then hit "Share" to start recording your Minecraft gameplay.

Step 5. You can see a control along with the recording. You can add a mouse effect, annotate while recording or turn on/off the webcam and microphone. If you want to end the recording, you just click on the Pause button and then hit the red Stop button that appears near it.

stop recording minecraft with awesome screenshot and recorder

Step 6. Your recording will automatically be uploaded to the cloud if you have chosen cloud recording. And in the following page, you can view the recorded gameplay video, edit it online, download it locally as MP4, or generate a shareable link.

awesome screenshot download options

How to record Minecraft gameplay on Mac

Recording the internal audio of any gameplay is very important, but it can be a headache because only a few Mac game recorders are capable of doing that.

Thus, we will also recommend Awesome Screenshot & Recorder for you to record Minecraft gameplay on Mac. You can use its Mac app, which allows you to record gameplay on Mac with system audio and/or microphone sound. So, you won’t miss any fantastic strokes of your gameplay.

Here is how to record Minecraft on Mac with Awesome Screenshot & Recorder app.

Step 1. Download and install Awesome Screenshot & Recorder app from Mac App Store.

Step 2. Open your Minecraft video game.

Step 3. Launch Awesome Screenshot & Recorder app and sign in to it. Select "Record" and click "Window", then you will see all the opened windows on your Mac. Click to choose the window of the Minecraft gameplay you want to record.

choose minecraft window as recording input

Step 4. Once you have done the settings, you can click the blue "Start Recording" button to start recording your Minecraft gameplay. You can pause or stop the recording in the control that appears in the Menu.

stop recording option of awesome screenshot mac app

Step 5. After you click the "Stop" button, your gameplay video will automatically be saved to cloud storage. You can check it in “My Items”. And you have the options to preview the recorded video, download it locally in MP4 format, edit it further or share it instantly.

awesome screenshot download options

Conclusion

With Awesome Screenshot & Recorder, you can capture all the fantastic gameplay highlights when playing Minecraft on Windows and Mac. I hope you can enjoy Minecraft and the game recorder as well!

FAQs about recording Minecraft

1. Can you record a video in Minecraft?

Yes, you can record a video in Minecraft by using a game recorder or screen recorder with facecam. For Windows players, Awesome Screenshot & Recorder extension is a good fit to record Minecraft game video. If you are a Mac player, you can also try the Mac app of Awesome Screenshot & Recorder.

2. Does Minecraft have a built-in recorder?

No, Minecraft itself doesn’t offer any recording option. If you want to record Minecraft gameplay, you can use a third-party game recorder like Awesome Screenshot & Recorder.

3. What software do YouTubers use to record Minecraft?

YouTubers usually use the free screen recorders with no watermark below to record Minecraft:

-OBS Studio

-Bandicam

-Awesome Screenshot & Recorder

-……

4. How do you record Minecraft with Sound on Mac?

You can use a Minecraft recorder to capture Minecraft gameplay with sound on your Mac. You are suggested to use the Awesome Screenshot & Recorder app.

Step 1. Download and install Awesome Screenshot & Recorder app. Sign in to it.

Step 2. Open Minecraft on your Mac.

Step 3. Launch Awesome Screenshot & Recorder, click “Record” > “Window” then select Minecraft window. Turn on system audio and microphone sound. Then, click “Start Recording”.

Step 4. To stop recording, you just click the Stop button in the Menu bar.

Step 5. Your gameplay video will be uploaded to the cloud automatically.

How to Record Minecraft on Windows and Mac

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