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title: "Export 9:16 from a Mac screen recording"
description: "How to record on macOS and export 9:16, 16:9, or square without a second take. Screenrecplus keeps zoom aim when the frame changes. $25 lifetime license."
date: 2026-09-08
---

Shorts, Reels, and TikTok want 9:16. Your Mac desktop is 16:9 or wider. A second recording in portrait is a tax. Screenrecplus exports 9:16, 16:9, square, or original from the same take. Zoom blocks keep their target when the aspect changes.

## Record once

Capture the display or a region as usual. Place zooms on the work, not on the whole wallpaper. The camera already knows where the click was.

## Pick 9:16 on export

Choose the 9:16 preset. The studio frame letterboxes or crops with the zoom intent intact. That is the difference between a vertical export and a panicked pinch on your phone.

## When to use square

Docs sites and some ads still want 1:1. Same recorder, same key.

More on the product: [Mac screen recorder](/mac-screen-recorder). How zooms are built: [automatic zoom](/guides/auto-zoom-mac-screen-recording). [Download for Mac](/download).