How to use Shoyu
Step-by-step guides for everything Shoyu does. Start at the top, or search for the task in front of you.
Getting started
Get access, install the Mac app, and make your first recording.
Recording on your Mac
Choose what to capture, set up your camera and microphone, and finish a take.
- Open the recorder
- Choose what to record
- Record your voice and system audio
- Use your camera
- Set the frame rate, countdown and keyboard shortcuts
- Pause, resume and stop a recording
- What happens after you stop
- Make a GIF, MP4 or screenshot with Quick Capture
- Record an iPhone or iPad
- Use the Library on your Mac
- Personal space limits and trimming
- Change Mac app settings
- Keyboard shortcuts
Browser context
Install the browser extension and choose what it records with you.
Code and Terminal context
Connect your editor and terminal so a recording shows the file and the command.
Watching recordings
Use the player, the transcript, context, and Ask.
Sharing and feedback
Choose who can watch, then comment, react, and follow replies.
Studio
Enhance a recording in your browser without changing the original.
Your library
Find, organise, link, and keep recordings.
Agents
Connect an AI agent so it can search recordings or record its own work.
Account and organization
Manage your profile, members, policy, and pricing.
Troubleshooting
Fix permissions, uploads, and connections.
Cannot find what you need? Write to hello@shoyu.cc. A person answers.