1.  [Features](https://clacky.app/features/)
2.  ›
3.  [Studio](https://clacky.app/features/#studio)
4.  ›
5.  Record one window

StudioLive

# Record one window

Hover a window to light it up, click to pick it. Only that window is recorded, with your clicks, ripples and camera.

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![Record one window in Clacky](https://clacky.app/features27/record-window-light.webp)![Record one window in Clacky](https://clacky.app/features27/record-window-dark.webp)

## What it is

Pick Window in the recorder bar and the screen dims. Hover a window and it lights up with a blue outline; click it, and only that window is recorded.

Your clicks, ripples and camera bubble are still in the video. Other apps’ windows that pass over it are left out. If you close the window or quit its app, the recording stops and is saved.

## How to use it

1.  1
    
    Open the recorder
    
    In Studio, click Record.
    
2.  2
    
    Choose Window
    
    In the recorder bar, click Window. Every screen dims.
    
3.  3
    
    Pick the window
    
    Hover the window you want so it lights up, then click it. Click another window to switch.
    
4.  4
    
    Record
    
    Click Record. Only that window is in the video.
    

## Tips

-   Clacky remembers the last window you picked while it’s still open.
-   Press Esc to close the picker.

## Questions

Can I move the window while recording?

The recording keeps the window’s position from when you pressed Record, so it’s best to leave it in place.

Whose sound is recorded?

The window’s app and Clacky’s clicks, plus your microphone if you turned one on.

Related features

-   ![](https://clacky.app/features27/recorder-bar-light.webp)
    
    [Screen Recorder](https://clacky.app/features/screen-recorder/)
    
    Record the full screen, one window or an area, with your clicks heard and their ripples seen. Saved to Movies › Clacky. macOS 15 or later.
    
-   ![](https://clacky.app/features27/record-pause-light.webp)![](https://clacky.app/features27/record-pause-dark.webp)
    
    [Pause and resume](https://clacky.app/features/pause-resume/)
    
    Pause from the pill, the menu or the notch. Resume and it carries on: one file at the end.
    
-   ![](https://clacky.app/features27/camera-light.webp)![](https://clacky.app/features27/camera-dark.webp)
    
    [Camera bubble](https://clacky.app/features/camera-bubble/)
    
    Your camera in a bubble over the recording: built-in, Continuity Camera or external, with shape, size, border and mirror.
    
-   ![](https://clacky.app/features27/studio-crop-light.webp)![](https://clacky.app/features27/studio-crop-dark.webp)
    
    [Crop](https://clacky.app/features/video-crop/)
    
    Hide the menu bar and the Dock in one click, crop to where you clicked, or drag the corners. Zooms and captions work inside the crop.
    

[Everything in Studio →](https://clacky.app/features/#studio)

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