Dev tools · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to Open-source Loom / Screen Studio with editing and auto-zoom
Screen recording on macOS, from capture to delivery, no detours. - GitHub - jkuri/Reframed: Screen recording on macOS, from capture to delivery, no detours.
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 6 we have checked on their own sites, 5 of them free or with a free tier.
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Reframed▲10Open-source Screen Studio alternative for macOS
Feb 2026 · reframed.dev · 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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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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Cap▲1,047Beautiful screen recordings, owned by you. 100% open source.
2024 · cap.so · its alternatives →
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Smooth Recorderfrom $9/mo▲257Mac screen recordings that look edited when you hit stop
19d ago · smoothrecorder.com · its alternatives →
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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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Capso▲269Free open-source screenshot & screen recorder for Mac
Apr 2026 · awesomemacapp.com · its alternatives →
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3D device frame screen recording for macOS
Mar 2026 · smoothcapture.app · its alternatives →
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FrameOS▲137Record your iOS & Android screen from your Mac.
Aug 2026 · tryframeos.com · its alternatives →
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Capptivofree▲328Free open-source screen recorder & demo editor
Aug 2026 · capptivo.com · its alternatives →
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Record videos from the camera or capture from the screen.
2021 · scre.io · its alternatives →
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Retinafree▲147Screen recorder w/ auto-zoom, smooth cursors, + AI graphics
May 2026 · blendpixel.com · its alternatives →
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Claquette▲224Seamlessly record your Mac's screen, microphone and camera
2016 · peakstep.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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Snaprfree tier, from $9.99/mo▲105Screenshot, record, annotate & edit video in one app
Apr 2026 · snapr.pineple.com · its alternatives →
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OwnClip▲104Native macOS screen recorder with local-first AI privacy
Jun 2026 · ownclip.io · its alternatives →
- 23FSFree screen recording Mac app that uploads while you recordfree tier, from $7.47/mo▲56
It's meant to be lite and fast. Hope you like it
2014 · recordit.co · its alternatives →
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2014 · mgechev.github.io · its alternatives →
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