Taskbar and Menu Bar Overview

Taskbar and Menu Bar Overview

After you install and launch the desktop app, it runs in the background by default and can be quickly accessed via the icon in the menu bar (in macOS) or system tray (in Windows).
To launch the app, simply click the icon, which will display the options menu where you can select the desired tool (for example, Screen Recorder).

Access on Mac

Click the ScreenPal icon in the Menu Bar (located in the top-right of your screen):


Access on Windows PC

Click the ScreenPal icon in the system tray (on the Windows Taskbar - located in the bottom-right of your screen):


Important: The system tray is located on the far-right side of the Windows Taskbar.  While there may be a ScreenPal app shortcut on the main portion of the taskbar (to the left), the behavior of that shortcut is different from the system tray icon.  To achieve the desired result, use the ScreenPal icon in the system tray, which is smaller than the app shortcut icon:


Note: If the icon is hidden, first move it out of the overflow area:

Recent Videos

This tool also displays videos that you recently recorded or uploaded.  Videos which have been uploaded will appear twice in the menu, once for the video project, and again for the video hosted online.

Uploaded videos display options to copy a link to the video's online watch page, open the video in your default web browser, or share via social media:

Video projects can be opened for editing in the Video Editor, uploaded to our content hosting platform, and more:


Additional Features

This tool also provides access to recent images, app preferences, login/logout options, and a link to online content hosting.  For more information, check out this video tutorial:

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