Record screen, microphone or camera from macOS terminal

What this skill does

macOS CLI tool to record microphone audio, screen video or screenshot, and camera video or photo from the terminal with device listing and output control.

Record screen, microphone or camera from macOS terminal is part of the Developer Tools category — developer tools that help your agent write, review, debug, and ship code. You can install it on its own or alongside other developer tools skills from the OpenClaw catalog.

How to install Record screen, microphone or camera from macOS terminal

The easiest path is via the OpenClaw Easy desktop app — one click, no terminal required:

1. Download OpenClaw Easy for macOS or Windows (free, one-click installer, ~30 seconds).
2. Open the in-app Skills panel.
3. Search for record and click Install.
4. The skill activates automatically when an incoming message matches its description.

Install from the command line

If you already run the OpenClaw CLI, add Record screen, microphone or camera from macOS terminal with a single command:

openclaw skills add record

This pulls record from ClawHub and installs it into ~/.openclaw/skills/record/. Restart the OpenClaw gateway afterwards so the new skill is discovered.

How to use Record screen, microphone or camera from macOS terminal

Once installed, Record screen, microphone or camera from macOS terminal activates on its own: when an incoming message on WhatsApp, Telegram, Slack, Discord, Feishu or Line matches the skill's description, your OpenClaw agent loads it and runs the workflow. You can also trigger it explicitly by describing the task in chat. No extra configuration is required after install.

Turning video into a finished short

Record screen, microphone or camera from macOS terminal works with video. Getting from there to something postable is a separate job: ViralMint — an open-source video pipeline — reframes to vertical, cleans the audio, cuts dead air, burns animated captions, and exports a version sized for TikTok, Reels, and Shorts.

It runs as an MCP server, so an OpenClaw agent can drive it from the same chat you already use: ask for a short, and the render comes back finished. See how to connect a video pipeline to your agent.

Manual install (advanced)

If you prefer manual installation:

1. Click the Download .zip button above to grab record-0.2.0.zip directly from our S3 mirror.
2. Unzip into ~/.openclaw/skills/record/ (create the directory if it does not exist).
3. Restart OpenClaw Easy (or the OpenClaw CLI gateway) so the new skill is discovered.

Frequently asked questions

How do I install Record screen, microphone or camera from macOS terminal?

Install Record screen, microphone or camera from macOS terminal in the OpenClaw Easy desktop app by opening the Skills panel, searching for record, and clicking Install. From a terminal you can run: openclaw skills add record. Either way the skill is placed in ~/.openclaw/skills/record/.

Is Record screen, microphone or camera from macOS terminal free?

Yes. Record screen, microphone or camera from macOS terminal is free and open-source, distributed under the Apache-2.0 license through ClawHub. No account or payment is required to download or run it.

What does Record screen, microphone or camera from macOS terminal do?

macOS CLI tool to record microphone audio, screen video or screenshot, and camera video or photo from the terminal with device listing and output control.

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