Screen Studio

Key facts: Screen Studio 4.0 took the #1 spot on Product Hunt on November 1, 2026. It records on macOS with automatic zoom on clicks, smooth mouse movement, motion blur and framing, plus new 4.0 features Glass Loupe, Camera Cutout and Edit by Transcript. It is used by people at Stripe, Notion, GitHub and Shopify.

Plans: No free plan. It costs $29 a month, or $9 a month billed yearly ($108 a year), covering up to three Macs. The old $229 one-time licence was discontinued in September 2025, and the trial cannot export.

Best for: Mac users who record product demos, courses and tutorials and want a polished result without editing. Who should skip it: Windows users, since it is macOS only, and anyone who wants a free recorder that exports.

Pros

• Automatic zooms, smooth mouse movement and motion blur, with no manual editing
• Version 4.0 adds Glass Loupe, Camera Cutout and Edit by Transcript
• Trusted by teams at Stripe, Notion, GitHub and Shopify
• One plan with every feature, so there is no tier to work out

Watch out for

• macOS only, with no Windows version
• Subscription-only since September 2025: the one-time licence is gone for new buyers
• No free plan, and the trial cannot export
• Multi-track audio editing is limited, per reviewers

Best for

Mac users who record product demos, courses and tutorials and want a polished result without editing. Who should skip it: Windows users, since it is macOS only, and anyone who wants a free recorder that exports.

Pricing

$29/month, or $9/month billed yearly ($108/year), up to 3 Macs. No free plan; the trial cannot export.

FAQs

What is new in Screen Studio 4.0? Glass Loupe, Camera Cutout and Edit by Transcript, on top of the automatic zooms, smooth mouse movement and motion blur it is known for.

Is there a free plan? No. Screen Studio is paid only at $29 a month or $108 a year, and the trial cannot export.

Does it work on Windows? No, it is macOS only, with no Windows version planned.

Can I still buy the one-time licence? No. The $229 one-time licence was discontinued in September 2025; past buyers keep their activation.