How to Record Screen on iPad

iPad users running iOS 11 and later can record their screens using a simple built-in tool. Screen recording is useful for filming a tutorial, explaining a problem or showing a game. If you are wondering how to record screen on your iPad, you have come to the right place.

In this article, we share step-by-step instructions on how to record your iPad screen. We'll walk you through how to do it with or without sound, and how to share the content on YouTube when done.

How to Record Screen on iPad

The iPad makes it easy for users to record their screens. Just enable the “Screen Recording” feature first and then start the process in the “Control Center”. For detailed instructions, just follow the steps below.

1. Enable screen recording by going to "Control Center" in the "Settings" app.
   
2. Select "Customize Controls", then scroll down to "More Controls".
   
3. You will see a list of features including “Screen Recording”. Tap the green plus sign next to enable the feature. If you see a red minus sign, leave it as it is because the feature is already enabled.
   
   You have now added the "Screen Recording" shortcut to your "Control Center" and can proceed to record your screen.
   
4. Go to the "Control Center" and press the record button (circle with a dot inside). The button will go into a three-second countdown before displaying a recording sign. Use the countdown timer to close Control Center if needed.
   
5. A small recording icon will appear at the top of your screen. Press it and select “Stop”.
   
   • You can also end the recording by pressing the recording button in the "Control Center".

As you can see, the two main steps to record your iPad screen include enabling the "Screen Recording" feature and tapping on it to start or stop recording.

How to Record Screen on iPad with Sound

Recording screen with sound on iPad has an extra step. You start by enabling the “Screen Recording” feature, then tap it to start recording. Here are detailed instructions:

1. Open the “Settings” app on your iPad and go to “Control Center”.
   
2. Tap "Customize Controls".
3. Scroll down to "More controls". You will see a list of features including “Screen Recording”.
   
4. Tap the green plus sign next to "Screen Recording" to turn it on. If there is a red minus sign, it means the feature is already enabled.
   
   Now that the “Screen Recording” feature is enabled, you can proceed to screen recording.
5. Go to "Control Center" and press the record button (it's a circle with a dot inside). It will start counting down from three before showing a record sign. Use the countdown to close the "Control Center" if necessary. A small recording icon will appear at the top of your screen, which will also be visible in the recording.
   
6. If you're using a 3D Touch iPad, press hard on the "Screen Recording" shortcut in the "Control Center". If you don't have 3D touch, long press the icon.
   
7. Press the button with a circle inside to turn on the microphone and press "Start recording". The microphone button on the screen will turn red to indicate that your device is also capturing audio.
   
8. When you want to end the recording, tap the recording icon and select "Stop". Alternatively, press the record button in the "Control Center".
   

How to Screen Record for YouTube on iPad

There are many reasons why you might want to upload content from your iPad screen to YouTube. You may be sharing a tutorial, game experience, or presentation. Whatever the purpose, the iOS platform has made it easy for you to capture videos for YouTube. All steps can be done using built-in tools and applications for capturing, editing and compressing video.

If you want to record the screen and do all the video editing on your iPad before downloading the video, follow all the steps below. If you want to record the screen on your iPad and edit the video in the YouTube app, follow the steps in "Record Screen" and "Upload Video to YouTube".

Record screen

The first step in capturing video for YouTube is to record your screen. Here's how:

1. Go to the "Settings" app on your iPad and open the "Control Center".
   
2. Tap "Customize Controls".
3. Scroll down to "More controls". There will be a list of features including “Screen Recording”.
   
4. Tap the green plus sign next to "Screen recording". This will activate the feature. If there is a red minus sign next to it, it means the feature is already enabled.
   
   You can now proceed to screen recording.
5. Open "Control Center" on your iPad and press the record button.
   
6. When the button counts down and shows a save sign, close the Control Center.
7. If you're using a 3D Touch iPad, press hard on the "Screen Recording" shortcut in the "Control Center".
   • If you don't have 3D touch, long press the icon.
     
8. (Optional for audio recording) Press the button with a circle inside to turn on the microphone and press "Start recording".
   
   • A mic button on the screen will turn red to remind you that your device is also capturing audio.
     
9. Tap the recording icon and select “Stop” to end recording. You can also do this by pressing the record button in the "Control Center".