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Which Mac screen recorder should I use for polished product demos?

15 apps · 8 key factors

Factors

Screen Studio

Screen Studio

ScreenSage Pro

ScreenSage Pro

Motionik

Motionik

Tight Studio

Tight Studio

Recordly

Recordly

Capptivo

Capptivo

Screen Glide

Screen Glide

FocuSee

FocuSee

CANVID

CANVID

Tella

Tella

ScreenKite

ScreenKite

Glideo

Glideo

ShotGlass

ShotGlass

flowy

flowy

Debut

Debut

Product

What it does

Screen recorder for macOS. Create engaging product…
ScreenSage Pro is a macOS screen recorder…
Stunning screen recordings for Windows and macOS
Turn screen recordings into polished product demos…
Recordly is an open‑source screen recorder for…
Free open-source Screen Studio alternative. Smart follow-cursor…
Screen Glide is a native screen recorder…
FocuSee is an AI-powered screen recorder with…
Record and share stunning screen recordings in…
Tella is screen recording software for Mac,…
ScreenKite is a native macOS screen recorder…
Glideo is a free macOS screen recorder…
Screenshot and screen recorder app for macOS.…
flowy is a native Mac screen recorder…
Create beautiful, studio-quality product demos without the…

macOS support

macOS
macOS
macOS · Windows
macOS
macOS · Windows · Linux
macOS · Windows · Linux
macOS
macOS · Windows
macOS · Windows
macOS · Windows · Chrome · Web
macOS
macOS
macOS · Windows
macOS
macOS

Recording

Capture modes

Window · Area
Full screen · Window · Camera
Full screen · Window
Full screen · Camera
Window
Full screen
Window · Area
Full screen · Area
Full screen · Window
Full screen · Window · Camera
Full screen · Window
Full screen
Full screen · Window
Full screen · Window
Full screen · Window

System audio

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Microphone

Webcam recording

Pause / resume

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Separate tracks

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iPhone / iPad capture

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Multiple windows / sources

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Motion & cursor

Automatic zoom

Manual zoom

Edit zooms after recording

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Cursor smoothing

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Click effects

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Keystroke display

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Cursor / motion blur

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Camera

Edit camera layout later

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Full-screen camera

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Camera background removal

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Editing

Trim / cut

Timeline editor

Multi-clip editing

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Automatic captions

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Transcript-based editing

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Annotations / callouts

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Annotations / callouts
Annotations / callouts
Annotations / callouts
Annotations / callouts
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Annotations / callouts
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Annotations / callouts
Annotations / callouts
Annotations / callouts
Annotations / callouts
Annotations / callouts
Annotations / callouts

Blur / redact

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Voice / audio cleanup

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Styling

Background / canvas

Aspect ratios

Multiple aspect ratios
16:9 · 9:16
Multiple aspect ratios
16:9 · 9:16
Multiple aspect ratios
Widescreen · Square · Vertical
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Multiple aspect ratios
Multiple aspect ratios
16:9 · 9:16 · 1:1
16:9 · 1:1
16:9 · 9:16
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Multiple aspect ratios
Multiple aspect ratios

Reusable presets

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Device / browser frames

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Export

Maximum export resolution

4K
4K
4K
4K
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8K
4K
4K
4K
4K
4K
5K
4K
4K

Maximum export FPS

60 fps
60 fps
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60 fps
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60 fps
60 fps
60 FPS
60 fps
60 fps
60 fps
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60 fps

Video export formats

MP4
MP4 · MOV
MP4
MP4
MP4
MP4 · WebM
MP4
MP4
MP4
WebM
MOV
MP4
WebM
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MP4

GIF export

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Watermark on free/trial exports

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Workflow

Save / reopen projects

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Local / offline workflow

Local
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Local
Local
Local
Local + cloud
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Local + cloud
Local
Local

Share links / cloud hosting

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Teleprompter / speaker notes

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Purchase

Payment model

Free · Subscription
Free
Free · One-time
Free · Subscription
Free
Free · Subscription
Free · One-time
Free
One-time · Subscription
Free · Subscription
Free · One-time
Free
Free · One-time
One-time
Free · One-time

Current price

$29/mo · $9/mo
$99 · $299
Free · $39/yr+
Free · $9/mo+
Free
Free
$39
$49.99/yr · $19.99/mo
$75 · $96/yr
$13/mo · $19/mo
$0 · $79.99
Free for individuals; enterprise…
$29
$19.99
$59 · $79

Device limit

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Up to 3 devices
1 devices
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3 devices
Up to 5 devices
Up to 3 devices
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3 devices
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1 devices
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2 devices

Updates included

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Trial / refund

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Trust

Privacy / data handling

Local-first
Local processing
Local-first
Local-first
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Local-first
Local-first
Local-first
Local AI · cloud optional
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Local-first
Local-first
Local-first
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Local-first

Support

Email support
Email support
Customer support
Help center
Customer support
Email support
Email support
Customer support
Customer support
Help center
Customer support
Email support
Email support
Email support
Customer support

Cost over time

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Screen StudioScreenSage ProMotionikTight StudioRecordlyCapptivoScreen GlideFocuSeeCANVIDTellaScreenKiteShotGlassflowyDebut
$0$522$1kToday1 year2 years3 years

Release history

Hover a release for version, date, note, and source

Last 6 releases

Screen Studio

Screen Studio 3.7.5-4595 releaseScreen Studio 3.7.4-4557 releaseScreen Studio 3.7.3-4475 releaseScreen Studio 3.7.2-4445 releaseScreen Studio 3.7.1-4399 releaseScreen Studio 3.6.0-4214 release

CANVID

CANVID 2.4.0 releaseCANVID 2.3.3 releaseCANVID 2.3.2 releaseCANVID 2.3.1 releaseCANVID 2.3.0 releaseCANVID 2.2.2 release

Tella

Tella Additional branding options, a new website, and product polish. releaseTella New editor design and transcript sidebar. releaseTella Intercom integration. releaseTella Workspace deletion and sharing improvements. releaseTella Create Workspaces. releaseTella Copy Link Button controls. release