Mac; MacBook Pro. One of the tasks I found myself doing a lot more than before is a screen recording and screen annotations. The latest release notes mention ‘High Sierra.

Split View lets you use two apps on the Mac screen at the same time. Both windows occupy two sides of the screen and make it easy to multitask. The steps for this slightly differ in macOS Catalina and above as compared to old versions. In this complete guide, let me show you how to enter Split Screen mode, how to use it, how to exit it, and more.

1. Apple has included an incredibly easy to use screen recorder with macOS High Sierra, contained inside the QuickTime Player utility. AppleInsidershows you how to use it. The QuickTime Player lives.
2. Movavi Screen Recorder Movavi Screen Recorder is a screen recording software for macOS Sierra 10.12 that allows you to record activities on your Mac. Whether it’s a video call, live streaming video, gameplay and many more.

Note: The following steps to enable and use Split View works on all MacBook Pro, Air, iMac, iMac Pro, Mac Mini, Mac Pro, and other Macs that run OS X El Capitan or later.

How to Turn ON Split Screen on Mac in macOS Catalina and Big Sur

1. Make sure at least two supported apps or two windows of the same app (like two Chrome windows) are open.
2. Place the mouse/trackpad pointer on the green full-screen button in the upper-left of an app window.
3. Click on Tile Window to Left of Screen or Tile Window to Right of Screen. The current app will occupy one side of the Mac screen.
4. Click on an app from the other side. It will occupy the remaining space. Now you have two apps side by side in Split View, taking the full Mac screen.

Notes

How To Screen Record On Mac Os High Sierra

• Unable to enter Split view using the steps shown in this article? Click on the Apple Logo → System Preferences → Mission Control → Check the box for ‘Displays have separate Spaces.’
• Some apps like VLC can not be used in Split Screen mode.

How to Enable Split Screen on macOS Mojave or Earlier

1. Open two apps or windows on your Mac.
2. Place the pointer on the green full-screen button and hold for a second or two. The window will shrink and occupy the left portion of the screen. Leave the hold.
3. Choose another window from the right side to open both apps in Split View.

How to Turn ON Split Screen Using Mission Control

How To Screen Record On Mac High Sierra

You can enter Split View using Mission Control. Here is how.

1. Click on the green button for an app to launch it in full screen.
2. Open Mission Control. There are several ways to do this.
   • Press the Mission Control key from the keyboard or Touch Bar.
   • Swipe up with three or four fingers on the trackpad.
   • Launch Mission Control from the Launchpad or Applications folder.
   • Double-tap the surface of your Magic Mouse with two fingers.
3. Drag one of the app windows on the thumbnail of the full-screen app. Both apps will open side by side in Split Screen mode. Click on the Split View thumbnail to use them together.

Pro Tip: Have two apps, both in full-screen mode? Launch Mission Control and horizontally drag one over other to enter Split Screen.

How to Work in Split View on Mac

Once you have apps open together on Split View, here is how to use them efficiently according to your needs.

How to Use Two Mac Apps Side by Side in Split View

Click anywhere on one app to use it. Click on other side to use that app. You can scroll the page/contents of either window by taking the pointer over them; without the need to click.

How to Resize Windows in Split View

Place the pointer anywhere on the vertical line between the two windows. Drag left or right to adjust the window size. Some apps like Pages might not allow you to decrease their size in Split Screen mode. You can, however, increase it.

How to Swap Window Positions in Split View

Drag one window to the other side to switch it from left to right or vice versa. For this, place the pointer anywhere in the topmost area of the app window and drag it horizontally to the other side.

How to Show the Menu Bar in Split View

Move your mouse pointer to the top of the screen to see the menus for that app. Click on the other app in Split View and take the pointer to the top of the screen to see its menus.

How to Show the Dock in Split View

Take your mouse pointer to the bottom (or left or right, if that’s where your Dock usually sits). Click on an app from the Dock to open it in a new Space (Desktop).

How to Switch to Other Apps or your Desktop while in Split Screen

Split Mode always opens in a new Space (Desktop). You can see other apps or the original desktop by swiping left or right using three or four fingers on the trackpad. You may also press Control + left or right arrow key. Or, use Mission Control.

How to Exit Split Screen

1. Take the pointer to the upper-left of a window to see the three buttons (close, minimize, full screen).
2. Click on the green full-screen button. That app window will exit the Split View and open in a separate Space in its normal size. The other app window, which was part of Split View, will enter full-screen mode.
3. Or, click on the red button. This will close that app window. The other app will enter full-screen mode.

How to Use Window Snapping on Mac

Window Snapping lets you place apps side by side without entering Split View. As a result, this keeps the top menu bar and Dock visible.

To use effortless Window Snapping, make sure your Mac runs macOS Catalina or above. Place the pointer on the green full-screen button. Next, press the option key. Finally, choose Move Window to Left Side of Screen or Move Window to Right Side of Screen.

Repeat this for other app window. Now both windows take half the screen. Dock and menu bar are also visible.

On earlier Macs, you can do this manually by placing the pointer on the edge of a window and resizing it.

If you want even better controls than what macOS offers, try third-party tools like Magnet.

Wrapping Up…

This is almost all that you need to know to get started with Split View on Mac. In several situations, like making reports, writing articles, or copying media from one drive to another, using two Mac apps side by side becomes handy.

You can also enjoy Split Screen on iPad Air 2 and above. Since iPhone screen sizes are also getting bigger with each version, it would be interesting to use two or more apps at a time (like Android phones)! As of now, you are limited to Picture in Picture mode on iPhone running iOS 14!

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After publishing the iOS 10 for iPhone/iPad users, Apple Company continuously presents another great gift to its Mac users. That is the macOS Sierra. Many users have been long waiting for that renewal and they instantly update their Mac and want to experience those new features at first time. If you are also one of Mac fanciers, you must be in the same situation. But in many cases, you may need to record screen on macOS Sierra since it is quite hard to express the feelings and subtle changes in technical aspect. Instead, a vivid video can easily show everything you find.

To avoid long time searching for workable tools, here I can give you some advice which help you do that in a pleasant way.

How to Record Screen on macOS 10.12

ShowMore

Upon how to record screen on macOS Sierra, firstly I would like to recommend ShowMore web-based screen recording application. This is a free handy tool which can save much of time for making a video. No limitation for duration or watermarks as well as pesky ads, it is absolutely a trustable recorder. As long as user installs a launcher to activate the tool, it can run smoothly on macOS Sierra as well as other macOS. Follow the guidance and you can know how to use it.

• Go to the official site of this screen recorder for Mac and press on the “Start Recording” button.
• After that, you can see its interface popping up. Find the tool bar and configure some options you need. Remember to choose one audio input such as “System sound”.
• Drag the recording window and customize the size. If you get ready, you can click on the red recording button and start capturing.
• During recording, you can add various annotations and marks to the video clip. Moreover, you can show yourself in the video by adding webcam together.
• Once done, click pause button to stop recording and check on tick icon to go ahead.
• You can preview the recorded video and select to save it in the output folder.

Apowersoft Mac Screen Recorder

Another way that can help record macOS Sierra screen is to make use of Apowersoft Mac Screen Recorder. It is a powerful screen recording program along with superior performance and high compatibility. Not only can it run on the latest macOS 10.12, but also it supports recording screen of any Mac OS X series. Additionally, it is capable of capturing sound from both system and microphone. And users can choose to capture a specific region or record the whole screen. Moreover, webcam can also be captured as a video file.

To know how it works, following are the detailed steps.

• Download the program by clicking the button below.
• Launch it on Mac desktop, and preset some necessary options like recording hotkeys.
• Choose one recording mode, for example, mode “Region”, and adjust the recording frame to be suitable for recording.
• Once done, click on “OK” button and it will start recording soon.
• To finish recording, click on the stop button and video will be displayed on the list.

Besides primary features, it also covers many extra functions such as video converter as well as task scheduler, which can satisfy user’s need in every aspect.

QuickTime Player

If you are Mac user, you must know QuickTime Player quite well. In most cases, it plays a role of the media player. Meanwhile, it can also serve as a wonderful screen recorder. When you want to record macOS 10.12 Sierra screen, operation can be quite easy. Simply open “File” menu and select “New Screen Recording”, click on the red button and you can start recording screen. One thing to mention is that if you want to capture internal system sound, you need to ensure that a workable audio virtual card such as SoundFlower has been installed.

Bottom Line

The aforementioned ways are all great recorders that can record screen on macOS Sierra. If users just need to make simple videos, they can choose ShowMore and utilize it directly online. If users want to get a recorder on desktop and use it at any time, they can install Apowersoft Mac Screen Recorder. No matter which you prefer, just find a way that suits you best. That’s the most important thing.