Now in Windows 11, the Snipping Tool can record video of your screen, in addition to taking standard screenshots.

Here's how to capture your computer screen using the built-in tools in Windows and macOS as well as a couple of third-party screen capture apps.

Windows 10 has a native feature that lets you record a video clip -- of up to 2 hours -- of your screen. But you may not have noticed this feature, because it's hidden away inside the Xbox app.

For the screen-recording bit, click on the big red Recorder icon and a fun little window overlay will appear—a picture frame of-sorts that you resize around the area you want to capture.

Need to record your computer screen for a project or to share gaming fun with friends? Here's how to do it on different platforms via various apps and tools.