Friday, June 24, 2022

MacOS - take screenshots in udemy courses

It appears Udemy is blocking screenshots.
Taking screenshots of important points in the courses was, until now, my way to quickly take notes.
 
Now Udemy block screenshots and all you get is a black screenshot. I have not seen any anouncement about this “feature” and was taken by surprise. Spent too much time assuming it was an issue with my Mac...
 
Anyhow, there seem to be a way to overcome this limitation, at least for now.
 
I tested this on Chrome and Edge, and I assume that Firefox would work the same.
 
Here is what to do:
Go to settings of your browser, and search for hardware acceleration configuration.
Turn it off.
 
That’s it!
 
Now you can continue taking screenshots on Udemy courses, and you should not get black screen on your screenshot.
 
Good luck and productive learning!