How to hide the recording controls or interface

You might want to hide Bandicam windows during recording to get cleaner and more professional videos without any unnecessary elements on the screen. Bandicam provides various methods to hide the recording controls such as the screen recording area, Bandicam main window, drawing tools, and control bar when recording a computer/laptop screen.

You can create a more focused video by hiding the Bandicam main window or recording area window via one of the four methods below:

Method 1: Exclude Bandicam windows from recording

If you check the "Exclude Bandicam windows from recording" option, the Bandicam windows will be visible during recording, but not in the recorded video.

Go to the [Video] tab -> Settings -> Options, and check “Exclude Bandicam windows from recording."

• This feature is available on Windows 10 or above and Bandicam version 7.1.0 or higher.
• If you use this function, the Bandicam main window, recording controls, and drawing tools will not be recorded, but the Bandicam detailed settings window, tooltips, etc., will be recorded as is.

Method 2: Automatically minimize Bandicam window

The 'Hide main window during recording' option automatically minimizes the Bandicam main window to a taskbar icon when recording starts.

Go to the Bandicam [Video] tab -> Settings -> Options, and check “Hide main window during recording."

• If you use this option together with the " Show countdown timer before recording begins" option, the Bandicam window will be minimized and recording will start in the set amount of seconds (such as 3, 2, 1...).

Method 3: Hide the recording area window

You can hide the rectangle recording window by selecting the “Show/Hide” menu or using the shortcut Ctrl+Alt+H.

Method 4: Hide the control bar in Fullscreen mode

In "Fullscreen mode," the control panel will be displayed for about three seconds when you bring the mouse cursor to the upper edge of the screen. If you prefer not to display the control panel at all, you can enable the "Always hide control bar" option.

Tip) When you enable both "Exclude Bandicam windows from recording" and "Always hide control bar," the control bar (including the elapsed time) will be visible to you while recording, but it will NOT be shown in the final recorded video file during playback.

Method 5: Run Bandicam minimized to tray

If you go to the Bandicam [General] tab -> and check the "Start Bandicam minimized to tray" option, Bandicam's main window will run minimized.

In addition, to have Bandicam launch minimized with the recording area window visible, exit Bandicam with the recording area window open. This will set Bandicam to start in the system tray with the recording window displayed upon each launch.

Last Updated on July 04, 2025, 10:00:00 AM