Quicktime for sharing interactions and animations. Lookback for usability testing.

Kap is a great screen capture app https://getkap.co/ also take a look at the ScreenFlow http://www.telestream.net/screenflow/overview.htm too

Screen recording/creating GIFs couldn't be any easier with http://gifbrewery.com

Really depends on what you're recording but if it's just quick and easy stuff that requires a talking head, allows the viewer to easily add comments and it's super easy to share, you should check out this new tool: https://www.useloom.com/

screenflow forever!

It depends on what you want to record. I highly recommend Licecap for quick recordings and sharing "small sized" gifs. http://www.cockos.com/licecap/

It's a little costly, but Screenflow is great for just about anything I've needed it for. You can simultaneously record your screen, camera, audio (input and output).

I like Kap https://getkap.co/

It is easy to use and beautiful. :)

I've been using Screenflow for years, totally recommend it.

Can't believe nobody uses Screenflick http://www.araelium.com/screenflick — its a less powerful version of Screenflow, but I find it easier for daily use (I also believe its cheaper).

If you're just recording an internal walkthrough you don't want to spend time editing it. If you're looking to do a more professional product demo Screenflow might be more suitable.

I use quicktime to record screen + audio videos. Licecap to record a small portion to create GIFs.

I use Quickcast

Giphy Capture because GIFs!

ScreenFlow

Screenflow, quicktime struggles to record smooth video, and Screenflow have even Apple ProRes support, and build in editing tools are great for quickly export what you really need for your project. Quicktime is way too low quality for me. Recording to 60fps is a must for me, and I usually work with lossless or ProRes files, so, quicktime is a no go for me.

For the sake of completeness Claquette is another well designed screen recorder tool.

I also use ScreenFlow, because of the dedicated editing inside the app.

Big fan of http://recordit.co. Simple little menu bar app. Exports to gif.

LICEcap on Windows and Quicktime on Mac.

I use Camtasia. Most of my recording usage is for tutorials and Camtasia comes with a light weight video editor. Very easy to do quick edits and light animations

It depends on what you plan to do with the recordings.

If you want something that will record audio and video, ScreenFlow is a little pricey but pretty great. You can also edit your videos with it.

If you want to capture animation/interaction as a small gif, then either Licecap or Giphy Capture will work great. FWIW, I switched from Licecap to Giphy Capture (when it was still GifGrabber) because Licecap didn't work well with multiple monitors at one point.

I recommended them (along with several other great apps) here: https://uxcellence.com/2017/01/10/14-great-mac-design-apps

Quicktime for just recording, Silverback for usability testing (records screen, webcam and audio).

Screenium, if you want a little bit of editing functionality.

Cloud App is the best! https://www.getcloudapp.com

It will automatically turn any screen recording you make into a GIF , and upload it to your own server. You can also annotate any screenshots or images you want simply and easily, and organize your files however makes sense to you. It has been a godsend and I use it every single day.

I was using QuickCast (http://quickcast.io/) a lot, but now it is no longer available in my App Store. :(

Screenflow! Is also fantastic for user testing :)

Try TinyTake, it's very good. https://tinytake.com/

For quick captures, without a lot of customization, quicktime is probably the easiest.

For more configuration (and my personal go to tool), I would check out IShowU: https://shinywhitebox.com/ishowu

Finally, if you want to add overlays and graphics (at record time), check out OBS Studio (free and open source). More powerful, but a bit more of a learning curve : https://obsproject.com/

OBS also gives you the option to stream directly to youtube, facebook, twitch, etc...

Quicktime for the quick stuff, ScreenFlow for editing and more involved captures. Being able to add effects after the fact is quite nice, though their pricing is a bit aggressive. There's also a real learning curve to it but it does pay off.

I'll add Mousespose to this list as well. It's not a screen capture app, but the ability to spotlight where your mouse is and other effects on the fly is very nice, and while some screen cap apps can add those effects, I've found nothing as quick and easy as Mousespose.

I mainly use Ustream's Broadcaster app. It records and uploads directly to the net.

disclaimer: I work for Ustream :)

It was great, then it went silent, but now it's back again, I'm a big fan of screeny and how quick it is to have a video done http://www.screenyapp.com/

I have gone through many screen recording software. Checkout snagit. http://bit.ly/2jhWYrG it does annotation and screen recording. Its so nice and has never failed me.

I use Tapes. Sharing a screencast is super quick with it.

OBS Studio

GIFox is a nice tool to record the screen. Kap is a free tool which exports the recording in MP4 and GIFs.

Screenmailer is pretty great for sharing quick updates with clients/other people in the office. It uploads the video (pretty quickly) after recording and gives you sharable links!

https://www.screenmailer.com/

I personally use Quicktime when I need to record long videos (or videos with audio). For sharing short videos/animations I usually go with Cloudapp.