Hide the recording controls
Hiding your recording controls will help you achieve a cleaner look for your videos. Plus, you can use Loom's Use Loom's keyboard shortcuts to control your recording. This article will show you how to do this for both the Loom Chrome extension and the desktop app.
Chrome extension
You can disable the entire recording control under your Recording Settings. Select the More actions () and then Settings to explore your options.
Disabling the Recording controls option in your recording settings will disable the recording controls for the entire recording.
If you disable your control menu in the Chrome Extension, you'll need to use the keyboard shortcuts to control your recording.
Desktop app (MacOS)
Recording controls are visible to you while you record, but automatically omitted from the final video.
Desktop app (Windows and older Macbooks)
Open the Loom desktop app.
Select More actions () select Settings. Under the Enhance tab, select recording controls.
Hide only in final video: You’ll see the controls while you record, but they are hidden in the recording.
Hide while recording: Controls are hidden. Use keyboard shortcuts to control the recorder.
Show: Recording controls are visible in the recording.
Android app
Open Settings and toggle off Floating recording controls.
Desktop keyboard shortcuts
Mac
Start, pause, and resume recording:
Control + Option + RRecord for agent:
Option + Shift + 5Stop recording:
Command + Control + C
Windows
Start and stop recording :
Control + Shift + LPause and resume recording:
Alt + Shift + PCancel recording:
Alt + Shift + CConfetti:
Control + Alt + CQuick restart:
Control + Shift + R
Chrome extension keyboard shortcuts
Mac
Activate the extension:
Option + Shift + LPause and resume recording :
Option + Shift + PCancel recording:
Option + Shift + CQuick restart:
Option + Shift + R
Windows
Activate the extension :
Alt + Shift + LPause and resume recording:
Alt + Shift + PCancel recording:
Alt + Shift + CQuick restart:
Alt+ Shift + R
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