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24 alternatives to I built a free screen recording app similar to Screen Studio
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, 2 of them free or with a free tier. I built a free screen recording app similar to Screen Studio launched in 2024; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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Hi HN, I've been working on this project for the last 5 months, inspired by Screen Studio but runs 100% in the browser. Here is a demo of the editor: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k7-etsFZgPI One of the big challenges of using the browser is getDisplayMedia, the API for recording screens, doesn't provide mouse coordinates for security reasons. Mouse coordinates are important for auto-focus animations. So I trained a YOLOv11 model to detect mouse cursors and I run inference in real time while you record. Also, I created my own Remotion-style renderer because I started with…
2025 · screenrecorder.me · its alternatives →
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Screen Studio 3.0▲1,832Beautiful screen recordings with instant shareable links
2025 · screen.studio · its alternatives →
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Screentell▲164I’m an indie dev, and every time I launch or ship anything, there’s this familiar mini-hell: “now I need to record a decent demo…” You probably know the drill: - install yet another screen recorder - mess with audio input / system audio - accidentally capture your messy tabs or notifications - re-record because you forgot to hide something sensitive - open a separate editor just to crop, zoom, or add a simple arrow After doing this a few too many times, I realized I was spending way more time fighting tools than making the actual demo. And most of my needs were pretty simple: short…
Jan 2026 · screentell.com · its alternatives →
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Hello HN, I've always found Screen Studio recordings superb. Unfortunately I'm not on a Mac, so I've developed my own tool that works in the browser for all OS. I hope you'll find it useful, and I'd be delighted to hear your feedback.
2024 · smooth.video · its alternatives →
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Screen Recorder▲330A minimal, ad-free screen recorder in your browser
2020 · snipclip.app · its alternatives →
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DemoStudio▲170Recorder & Editor for better-looking product demos
Nov 2025 · demostudio.app · its alternatives →
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Annotate▲202Free: Drop files as context for screen recording as prompt
Aug 2026 · xannotate.com · its alternatives →
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Jupitrr Cut▲116Open source app for recording vids with a teleprompter
Sep 2026 · jupitrr.com · its alternatives →
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ScreenBuddyfree tier, from $49.99/mo▲79ScreenBuddy turns a real screen recording into a launch film — scenes, brand templates, auto-zoom, local captions. Mac & Windows. Try free; $49.99 once.
Apr 2026 · screenbuddy.xyz · its alternatives →
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2022 · trex.ameba.co · its alternatives →
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Create Beautiful Screen Recordings without leaving your browser. 100% free – No instllation or account needed.
2025 · screen.now · its alternatives →
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2014 · ndhapps.com · its alternatives →
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Make beautiful screen recordings for free.
Nov 2025 · openscreen.vercel.app · its alternatives →
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Would love to hear your feedback! It's 100% free. :-)
2024 · wizardshot.com · its alternatives →
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YoRecord▲7Hey HN, I’m a PM who just wants to show teammates where things break / give feedback without paying $15–$30/month for Loom, Tella, or Screen.studio. Most of the time all I need is: click record, talk, hand over a link. So I built YoRecord.com for two simple reasons: 1. Save time—no installs, no Google-OAuth dance 2. Save money—recordings are free, HD, and downloadable in one click. Open the site, pick a tab or your whole desktop, talk through the issue, hit Stop. Now you can already get a link for sharing, this will upload the recording to cloud. Or you can download as MP4 - in…
2025 · yorecord.com · its alternatives →
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I made a screen recording app to make demos like an Apple commercialfree tier, from $29/mo▲6Hey HN! I made ShotGlass, a Mac app for screenshots, screen recordings, and cinematic demos. I was tired of jumping between four apps to make one product demo. Screenshots, recordings, annotations, and After Effects for anything cinematic. I also saw the MacBook Neo commercials (recording playing on a 3D MacBook in a scene) and wondered why no screen recorder just did that. So ShotGlass does all of it: multi-window capture, annotations, zooms, transitions, and dropping a recording onto a 3D MacBook with a simulated lens. It's free to try, a one time purchase and everything stays local. I…
May 2026 · shotglass.app · its alternatives →
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Screenfully▲11Beautiful screen recordings in minutes. All on your phone.
Nov 2025 · screenfully.app · its alternatives →
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2021 · myicon.io · its alternatives →
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2013 · picto.io · its alternatives →
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