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How to set or disable the countdown before recording

Customize or skip the countdown timer before recordings start. Get ready or start recording instantly.

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To help you get ready in your recordings, Screenity has a countdown functionality. Here’s how it works and how you can control it.

Enabling and disabling the countdown

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To enable or disable the countdown, follow these steps:

  1. Open the Screenity popup.
  2. Click on Show more options below.
  3. Toggle the switch for the Countdown.

How the countdown works

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When you start a new recording, you will see a bubble in the middle of the screen. This will count down 3, 2, 1 as it inflates and deflates. When it finishes, you will hear a sound, and the recording will start.

If you’re not ready yet, you can click anywhere on the page to stop the countdown.