Recording a video of the simulator used to be a bit clunky - either using the command line via simctl
or other software such as Quicktime. Thankfully it's now much easier!
Screen Recording in Xcode
Above the simulator is a toolbar which includes a button to take a screenshot:
In the File
menu there is an option to Record Screen
.
Selecting this option, or pressing Command + R
, starts recording the simulator. The screenshot button changes to a stop recording button.
When you've finished the task you want to record, simply tap the stop button. A preview will show on screen briefly and then the recording will be saved to your Desktop as an mp4
.
Additional Options
While the preview is on screen you can also right click and choose other options including Save as Animated GIF
.
(TIP: to play the GIF, locate in Finder and then press the spacebar).
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