Pause and resume while recording

Loom allows you to pause and resume your video during recording.

Chrome extension

When recording with the Loom Chrome extension, you can do this by using Loom's keyboard shortcuts or by selecting Pause next to your camera bubble menu.

Did you accidentally make a mistake while recording? Recover from mistakes while recording, using Live Rewind. This feature allows you to edit and refine your video in real time. Read more about trimming videos while recording

Desktop app

Select the pause button while recording.

MacOS (newer versions)	Windows and older MacOS

Alternatively, you can use the keyboard shortcut to pause.

MacOS (newer versions)	Windows and older MacOS
`option + shift + r`	`option/alt + shift + P`

You can edit this shortcut:

MacOS (newer versions)	Windows and older MacOS
Open the desktop app. Select the More Actions () menu, and select Recording settings. Select All Settings and then the Shortcuts tab. Select the box for to the shortcut you want to change, then in your preferred shortcut key sequence. Your new shortcut will now be set.	Open the desktop app. Select the More Actions () menu, and select Settings. Select Preferences. Select the box for to the shortcut you want to change, then in your preferred shortcut key sequence. Your new shortcut will now be set.

MacOS (newer versions)

Windows and older MacOS

Open the desktop app.
Select the More Actions () menu, and select Recording settings.
Select All Settings and then the Shortcuts tab.
Select the box for to the shortcut you want to change, then in your preferred shortcut key sequence.

Your new shortcut will now be set.

Open the desktop app.
Select the More Actions () menu, and select Settings.
Select Preferences.
Select the box for to the shortcut you want to change, then in your preferred shortcut key sequence.

Your new shortcut will now be set.

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