Quickstart

1. Pick what to record

   Choose a screen or a single window. Turn on your camera if you want a bubble in the corner.

2. Just do the thing

   Work as you normally would. Lumen follows your cursor and clicks in the background and stays out of the way — it minimizes while recording.

3. Export and share

   Stop with Ctrl+Shift+2 (⌘⇧2 on macOS). Preview the zooms, tweak if you like, and export the finished video.

Stop recording

Platform	Shortcut
Linux / Windows	Ctrl+Shift+2
macOS	⌘⇧2

Tips for a clean first take

• Screens and windows both get Lumen’s cursor and cursor-follow zooms on macOS, Windows and Linux (Xorg). On Windows, keep a recorded window where it is: Lumen records the area it covered when you started.
• On Linux, use an Xorg session for the best cursor tracking. Wayland blocks global pointer access; zooms then come from screen activity instead.
• Keep the system cursor out of the way of important UI; Lumen draws its own overlay in the export.

Next: Recording for zooms, camera, and tracking details.