# ShowTake blog

> Guides to recording the iOS Simulator, App Store screenshot and preview specs, and app demo videos made with coding agents.

Source: https://showtake.app/blog

- [How to make an app demo video people watch to the end](https://showtake.app/blog/app-demo-video.md) (Launch, 2026-11-12): How to make an app demo video for an iPhone or Mac app: pick one task, prepare the device, record, cut, zoom, caption and export the right size for each place.
- [App Store screenshot sizes in 2026: the complete list](https://showtake.app/blog/app-store-screenshot-sizes.md) (App Store, 2026-11-12): Every App Store screenshot size for iPhone, iPad and Mac, which ones Apple requires in 2026, the upload rules, and how to capture them at the right pixels.
- [How to screen record on Mac with audio (system sound and microphone)](https://showtake.app/blog/screen-record-mac-with-audio.md) (Recording, 2026-11-12): Record your Mac screen with sound: system audio on macOS 27, microphone on any version, the Terminal command, and a free fix for internal audio on older macOS.
- [iOS Simulator MCP servers compared: which one should your agent use?](https://showtake.app/blog/ios-simulator-mcp.md) (Agents & MCP, 2026-11-12): Four iOS Simulator MCP servers compared: what each taps, reads and records, how to add it to Claude Code, and which fits testing, builds or demo videos.
- [How to record a video of the iOS Simulator (with audio)](https://showtake.app/blog/record-ios-simulator-video.md) (Recording, 2026-11-12): Record video of the iOS Simulator with simctl, the Simulator menu or the Mac screen recorder, add audio and taps, and make the file App Store ready.
- [Xcode MCP: what it does and how to connect your coding agent](https://showtake.app/blog/xcode-mcp.md) (Agents & MCP, 2026-11-12): What Xcode's MCP server (xcrun mcpbridge) does, how to connect Claude Code, Codex and Cursor in two steps, the tools it gives your agent, and its limits.