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24 alternatives to Frame Recorder

Recorder gif and video with frame

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Prices are shown for the 3 we have checked on their own sites, 2 of them free or with a free tier. Frame Recorder launched in 2019; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1
Gifox▲264
Delightful GIF Recording App for Mac
2016 · gifox.app · its alternatives →
2
Recordit▲564
A faster way to take screencasts Free + GIF Support
2014 · placeit.net · its alternatives →
3
Smooth Capture▲96
3D device frame screen recording for macOS
Mar 2026 · smoothcapture.app · its alternatives →
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Smooth Recorderfrom $9/mo▲257
Mac screen recordings that look edited when you hit stop
18d ago · smoothrecorder.com · its alternatives →
5
Phia▲446
Beautiful screen recordings, screenshots, and 3D motion
2024 · dina.so · its alternatives →
6
Claquette▲224
Seamlessly record your Mac's screen, microphone and camera
2016 · peakstep.com · its alternatives →
7
FrameOS▲137
Record your iOS & Android screen from your Mac.
Aug 2026 · tryframeos.com · its alternatives →
8
GIFMaker for Mac▲255
The easiest way to create a GIF on your Mac
2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
9
Giphy Capture▲366
Turn anything on your screen into a GIF!
2016 · giphy.com · its alternatives →
10
lapse▲260
Save instant time-lapse screen recording ✨
2022 · getlapseapp.com · its alternatives →
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GifCapture▲123
Gif capture app for macOS
2017 · github.com · its alternatives →
12
Datafilm▲84
Frames is a simple app for analog film photographers to log shot details like camera, lens, film stock, exposure settings, and notes while shooting. Later, it can embed this metadata into scanned JPEGs to keep the technical and creative context of each frame. The iPhone app lets you record notes in the field, and the companion Mac app helps attach metadata to your digital scans. There's no cloud storage — everything stays local. The iPhone app is free, and the Mac app has a 7-day trial. I built Frames because I wanted a lightweight, privacy-first tool to bridge the gap between analog…
2021 · withframes.com · its alternatives →
13
Kap▲257
Screen recording, now with plugins. Redesigned.
2018 · getkap.co · its alternatives →
14
Screen Recorder▲330
A minimal, ad-free screen recorder in your browser
2020 · snipclip.app · its alternatives →
15
Window Recorder▲6
Pixel fitted window recordings in MP4 and GIF for macOS
2019 · window-recorder.rhardih.io · its alternatives →
16
Claquette 2.0▲129
An easy-to-use GIF and video utility for the Mac.
2020 · peakstep.com · its alternatives →
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Drop to GIF▲431
Super simple movie to GIF conversion
2015 · mortenjust.github.io · its alternatives →
18
flowy▲162
automatically animated Screen Recordings
2025 · getflowy.app · its alternatives →
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Scre.io - Screen Recorder▲77
Record videos from the camera or capture from the screen.
2021 · scre.io · its alternatives →
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Claquette 4.0▲97
Capture, edit and convert videos and GIFs on your Mac
2022 · peakstep.com · its alternatives →
21
Retinafree▲147
Screen recorder w/ auto-zoom, smooth cursors, + AI graphics
May 2026 · blendpixel.com · its alternatives →
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Motionikfree▲126
Beautiful screen recordings for Windows & macOS
Nov 2025 · motionik.com · its alternatives →
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Gifable▲197
Super-simple screen recording tool that makes GIFs
2017 · its alternatives →
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Overframe▲190
Record your prototype & app with device frame overlay.
2018 · overframe.xyz · its alternatives →

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