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24 alternatives to ScreenGlimpse

Screen recordings with automatic cursor zoom, 100% on-device

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 7 we have checked on their own sites, 5 of them free or with a free tier.

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   FocuSeefree tier▲500

   Auto turn screen recordings into stunning product videos

   2023 · focusee.imobie.com · its alternatives →

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   ScreenCursorfrom $49/mo▲196

   Screen recorder with auto zoom effects

   Sep 2026 · screencursor.com · its alternatives →

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   ScreenSmooth▲226

   Automatically place text behind objects in images. Create POV-style YouTube thumbnails and viral social posts for free.

   Apr 2026 · screensmooth.com · its alternatives →

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   I made a web-based, free alternative to Screen Studio▲462

   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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   Cursor Pro▲136

   Mouse highlighter & magnifier for macOS

   2019 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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   flowy▲162

   automatically animated Screen Recordings

   2025 · getflowy.app · its alternatives →

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   Drift - Browser App▲199

   Free Browser Screen recorder app with custom cursor zoom

   Jan 2026 · drift.dvkk.dev · its alternatives →

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   Glideofree▲150

   Screen recordings that edit themselves

   Jul 2026 · glideo.app · its alternatives →

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   lapse▲260

   Save instant time-lapse screen recording ✨

   2022 · getlapseapp.com · its alternatives →

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    SunShot▲115

    Screen recorder that follows your mouse, for Windows

    2023 · its alternatives →

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    Screen Recorder▲330

    A minimal, ad-free screen recorder in your browser

    2020 · snipclip.app · its alternatives →

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    Smooth Recorderfrom $9/mo▲257

    Mac screen recordings that look edited when you hit stop

    19d ago · smoothrecorder.com · its alternatives →

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    Kapshot▲76

    Screen recordings that look like you edited them

    28d ago · kapshot.cloud · its alternatives →

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    Fraviofree tier, from $4.99/mo▲15

    The screen recorder that edits, polishes, and shares for you

    Jul 2026 · fravio.app · its alternatives →

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    Retinafree▲147

    Screen recorder w/ auto-zoom, smooth cursors, + AI graphics

    May 2026 · blendpixel.com · its alternatives →

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    CursorFlow▲122

    Visualize your cursor tracks and keystrokes on macOS

    2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    Limelight▲115

    Make your screen recordings easy to follow

    Jun 2026 · limelightmac.com · its alternatives →

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    CapyCursor▲90

    Cursor highlight, screen draw, zoom & spotlight

    Apr 2026 · its alternatives →

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    Scrnrcrd.▲202

    Free, simple screen recording. No installs

    2019 · its alternatives →

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    Share Screen Recordings▲96

    One click screen recorder. No extensions needed.

    2020 · shareit.video · its alternatives →

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    Glide▲3

    Screen recordings that look designed

    Jun 2026 · glide-landing.pages.dev · its alternatives →

22. 22FS
    Free 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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    SurFlex Screen Recorder▲83

    Record, edit, and share your on-screen brilliance

    2023 · nablamind.com · its alternatives →

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    Smooth Capture▲96

    3D device frame screen recording for macOS

    Mar 2026 · smoothcapture.app · its alternatives →

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