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Recording the remote or local desktop

Start your journey to the next level of remote computing

NoMachine offers session recording which is freely available in all its remote desktop products on all platforms. Wherever you have installed NoMachine Free Edition, or one of the Enterprise products, it's possible to capture activity happening on the desktop. Recording can be initiated from within the session when you are connected to the remote computer or directly from the local desktop.

 

How to record the desktop with NoMachine

Recording the remote desktop session

  • Open the NoMachine program on your connecting client.
  • Start a remote desktop connection to your NoMachine-enabled computer.
  • Use the shortcut Ctrl-Alt-R to show the recording bar.
  • Click the red button to start recording.
  • It's also possible to access 'Recording' via the session menu using Ctrl-Alt-0 > Recording.
Use Ctrl-Alt-R to show the recording bar in the NoMachine session

Fig. 1 - Use Ctrl-Alt-R to open the recording bar and click the red button to start recording

Access recording the desktop via the menu

Fig. 2 - You can also access the recording bar via the session menu

Click 'Show the recording bar from the connection menu'

Fig. 3 - Click 'Show the recording bar'

Recording activity on the local desktop

  • Click on the !M icon in your local desktop’s system tray.
  • Select 'Show recording bar'.
  • Click the red button to start recording.
Click on the !M icon in the system tray of the desktop

Fig. 4 - Click on the !M icon in the system tray of the desktop

Click the red button to start recording the content in the NoMachine session window

Fig. 5 - Click the red button to start recording the desktop's activity

Just click and save!

Regardless of whether you want to capture video from a website, record your crazy gaming moments or record activity on the screen for remote assistance or training purposes, NoMachine does it with just the click of a button. All recordings are stored as .nxv files to the local computer for easy storage and can be played back using the NoMachine player. From version 7 any .nxv files available on the local device are made available in the Machines panel. Take a look at our tutorial on How to load a recording via NoMachine Player for futher details.

Recording files are stored in the Machines panel

Fig. 6 - Recordings available on the local device in NoMachine Player

NoMachine is free for everybody to use

Free for home and non-commercial use

 

If you're looking for fast and reliable remote access that enables you to work from home and provide remote support to friends, download and install NoMachine. You can access all your files, view all your videos, play all your audio, edit your documents and more.