How to use the drawing tool while recording your screen

You can use our built-in drawing tool to guide viewers through your recording and highlight important information on the screen. That, and it's also fun to doodle! 🖍️

Draw on your screen

1. Start a new screen recording 
   • The draw tool is not available on camera-only recordings
2. Select the draw (squiggle) icon ᝰ from the recording controls
3. Adjust the color and pen size to your liking

When the drawing tool is enabled, your cursor will change to a + icon. Click and drag on the screen to draw anywhere within a browser window.

Your drawings will disappear after 3 seconds to keep the screen free of clutter.

What Vidyard apps can I use to draw on my screen?

Currently, the drawing tool is available to use with the following Vidyard apps while recording your screen: 

• ✅ the browser extension (for Chrome & Edge)
• ✅ Vidyard for Gmail, Outlook
• ❌ the desktop app
• ❌ the mobile app