A clip recorder for Mac — record in clips, re-record any take

One long take means one small slip sends you back to the start. ScreenTailor is a native macOS clip recorder: record your screen in clips, and if you flub a step, re-record just that clip instead of the whole video. Keep the good takes, redo the bad ones, and export when it's tight.

Record in clips

As you record, drop a checkpoint each time you finish a step. ScreenTailor splits the take into clips at those points, so a walkthrough becomes a row of short, labelled segments instead of one unbroken file — easier to review, reorder and trim.

Re-record any take

Fumbled a sentence or clicked the wrong menu? With Checkpoint Recording you re-record only the clip you flubbed and keep everything else. A single mistake never costs you the whole session — the differentiator most Mac screen recorders miss.

Edit and export

Your clips land on the same timeline as the rest of ScreenTailor's built-in editor. Trim dead air, reorder clips, zoom into the action, add captions and effects, then export a share-ready MP4 — no round-trip to another app.

How it works

1. Start a recording of your screen (or a region) in ScreenTailor.
2. Drop a checkpoint after each step to split the take into clips.
3. Flubbed one? Re-record just that clip and keep the rest.
4. Trim, reorder and polish on the timeline, then export a share-ready MP4.

New to recording on macOS? Start with how to screen record on a Mac.

Coming from a game clip app?

If you searched for a "clip recorder" or an app like Medal, here's the honest fit: ScreenTailor records deliberately, in clips you choose — it's built for tutorials, demos and product walkthroughs, not for saving the last few seconds of gameplay from a background buffer. If you want to record a screen flow cleanly and fix mistakes clip-by-clip, it's a strong fit. If you need retroactive instant-replay capture, a game-clip tool will suit you better.

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