This will also work for recording the screen of your iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch, but more on that later. So, if you need to make a screen recording to show a friend how to use Photoshop, or to capture some gameplay footage you want to upload to YouTube, I'll show you how it's done-without spending a dime. You can record the full screen, or just a selection of it, and edit it right in the app after you're done. When a friend asks me what screen recording software is best to use, I always say the same thing-you don't need any! Even though it's been around since 2009, many Mac owners do not realize that they have a powerful screen recording software built right into OS X.