Just click on the pause icon to stop recording and the record video will pop up for you to preview and save.Ģ. Then you will see the red record icon has changed to the pause icon. When you want to stop QuickTime recording, press Esc on your keyboard to show the recording bar. Here are two solutions to solve this problem.ġ. Many Mac users who are using QuickTime X said that there is no “stop recording” option in their menu bar, so they don’t know how to stop recording.
How to stop QuickTime screen recording if there is no “stop recording” icon in my menu bar? If you are satisfied with the recording, click File > Save to name the recorded video and select a location to save it.
