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24 alternatives to Hustl

Create awesome time-lapse videos of your Mac screen ✨

Hustl is a Mac app for creating time-lapse videos of screen activity. It records either the full screen or a cropped selection, then stitches together screenshots to form a video without slowing system performance. The… 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 2 we have checked on their own sites, 1 of them free or with a free tier. Hustl launched in 2018; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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    Hustl 2.0▲315

    Create awesome timelapses of your Mac screen

    2020 · gohustl.co · its alternatives →

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    lapse▲260

    Save instant time-lapse screen recording ✨

    2022 · getlapseapp.com · its alternatives →

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    Create amazing time lapse videos (by Instagram)

    2014 · instagram.com · its alternatives →

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    Beautiful screen recordings with instant shareable links

    2025 · screen.studio · its alternatives →

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    lapse▲48

    Instant time-lapse video with no re-rendering

    2021 · achuthhadnoor.gumroad.com · its alternatives →

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    Recordit▲564

    A faster way to take screencasts Free + GIF Support

    2014 · placeit.net · its alternatives →

  7. 7FS

    It's meant to be lite and fast. Hope you like it

    2014 · recordit.co · its alternatives →

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    Phia▲446

    Beautiful screen recordings, screenshots, and 3D motion

    2024 · dina.so · its alternatives →

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    Document your journey in a timelapse video

    2019 · iliashad.gumroad.com · its alternatives →

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    Drag and drop 3D mockups

    2019 · 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 →

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    Document your journey in a timelapse video

    2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Capso▲269

    Free open-source screenshot & screen recorder for Mac

    Apr 2026 · awesomemacapp.com · its alternatives →

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    Cap is the free, open source screen recorder for Mac, Windows, and Linux. Record, edit, take screenshots, and share videos with a link.

    2024 · cap.so · its alternatives →

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    Detail 2▲389

    Cinematic video made simple

    2021 · detail.co · its alternatives →

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    Download Presentify - Screen Annotation by Softal Limited on the App Store. See screenshots, ratings and reviews, user tips, and more apps like Presentify -…

    2020 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    Fast, native, comprehensive issue tracking for GitHub

    2018 · realartists.com · its alternatives →

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    The fastest way to record + instantly share video on mobile

    2020 · loom.com · its alternatives →

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    software to record screen with key frame. Time-lapse effect.

    2018 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    Gifox▲264

    Delightful GIF Recording App for Mac

    2016 · gifox.app · its alternatives →

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    Chunk▲298

    Hi HN Dudley here, tech lead on Chunk. Chunk is a macOS menu bar app for time-blocking. It opens with Cmd + / and slides down over whatever you're doing - including fullscreen apps. There's also a live countdown in the tray for the current block. Click-and-drag to create blocks, day/week views, Google/Outlook/Apple Calendar sync, Apple Reminders integration, and a Todo mode where tasks can be dragged onto the timeline. Templates and Routines let you build an ideal day once and auto-apply it on chosen weekdays. There's a local MCP server, so you can ask Claude Desktop to…

    2025 · chunkapp.net · its alternatives →

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    Claquette▲224

    Seamlessly record your Mac's screen, microphone and camera

    2016 · peakstep.com · its alternatives →

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    An easy-to-use GIF and video utility for the Mac.

    2020 · peakstep.com · its alternatives →

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    Create high-speed videos of your work in Sketch.

    2018 · its alternatives →

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