Showreel 95 help

Record it. Edit it. Save the video.

Showreel 95 is a screen recorder and editor for Macs with Apple silicon running macOS 15 or later. The interface looks like Windows 95. The app runs on macOS.

Install

  1. Open the downloaded disk image and drag Showreel 95 into Applications.
  2. Open Showreel 95 from Applications.
  3. When you start a recording, allow Screen Recording in System Settings. Quit and reopen the app if macOS asks.

Make your first recording

  1. Choose File > New Recording.
  2. Choose a screen, a window, or an area. Select a microphone and camera if you want them.
  3. Start recording. Use the floating controls to pause or stop.
  4. Adjust the automatic zooms, trim clips, and choose a background in the editor.
  5. Choose File > Export. MP4 is a good starting point for sharing.

Permissions

Screen Recording captures your chosen screen or window. Camera and Microphone are needed only when you select those sources. Accessibility is used for shortcut overlays. Speech Recognition is used for optional captions; caption recognition runs on this Mac. You can change permissions in System Settings > Privacy & Security.

Your project files

New recordings are saved in Movies/Showreel 95 by default. Change the folder in Tools > Preferences. A .showreel project contains the recording and edits. Keep the entire project when moving it to another Mac. Imported music is copied into the project when saved.

Save with Command+S. Autosave runs every 30 seconds for projects that already have a saved bundle, unless you turn it off. Use Save As to keep a separate version.

Exports and captions

MP4 makes a compressed video. ProRes creates a larger MOV for editing. GIF is an animation without audio. Captions require a microphone track and an on-device speech language supported by macOS. Review captions before exporting.

Sounds and shortcuts

The classic sounds are enabled. Use View > Windows 95 Sounds to turn them off. Help > Keyboard Shortcuts lists the available commands. Command+K opens the command menu.

If something goes wrong

If a recording is black, check Screen Recording permission, then restart Showreel 95. If a microphone is silent, check the selected device and its permission. If export fails, check free disk space and try a different destination folder. Keep the project so you can retry.

For help, email biz@drjoshcsimmons.com with your macOS version, Showreel version, and the steps that caused the problem. Do not attach a recording containing private information unless you intend to share it.