The screen recorder with automatic zoom
Screen demos that zoom themselves.
Record once. ZoomCap zooms where you click, glides your cursor at 60fps and hands you a polished MP4. No keyframes, nothing uploaded.
- Nothing uploaded
- 60fps cursor
- Up to 4K
What it does
Record once.
Look edited.
ZoomCap is an opinionated screen recorder. It watches what you do and edits the video for you: zooms, cursor, background, captions and music, ready before you've finished your coffee.
0
keyframes to set
60
fps redrawn cursor
0 B
uploaded, ever
Automatic zoom. Zero keyframes.
ZoomCap watches your clicks and keystrokes, then moves the camera the way an editor would, while you just record.
A cursor that looks rehearsed.
Your real mouse is shaky. The one in your video isn't: it's redrawn at 60fps, bigger, smoother and easy to follow.
On brand in one click.
Backgrounds, padding, corners and a Mac window frame. Dial in a look once and every recording matches.
Your voice, your face, your soundtrack.
Webcam, system audio, captions and music, all in the same recording and all processed on your machine.
Trim it. Ship it.
Cut the waiting, speed the whole thing up and export a crisp MP4 or GIF, encoded on your machine faster than real time.
Small things, done properly.
One command to record
npx zoomcap record. 60fps capture with system audio, and no app to install.
Mockup Studio
Drop screenshots into device frames and export App Store and Play images.
Crop to any area
Record the whole screen, keep only the part that matters.
Keyboard first
Space, S to split, ⌫ to cut, ⌘Z. The editor never needs a mouse.
Nothing uploaded
Capture, edit and export all happen on your machine. No render queue.
Commercial use OK
Demos, courses, launches, client work. Your recordings are yours.
For developers
One command. No app to install.
- 1
npx zoomcap recordstarts a 60fps recording with system audio - 2
⌃⌥Zdrops a zoom mark wherever you are - 3
⌃⌥Sstops, and the editor opens with every zoom already placed
$ npx zoomcap record zoomcap Recording display 1 at 60fps · mic + system audio ● REC 00:12 clicks 4 · typing 2 ⌃⌥Z zoom mark · ⌃⌥S stop ✓ Saved ~/Movies/ZoomCap/relay-demo.mp4 ✓ Opening the editor…
Honest comparison
ZoomCap vs Screen Studio
| ZoomCap | Screen Studio | |
|---|---|---|
| To start | One terminal command, or the browser | Download and install a Mac app |
| Automatic zoom | From clicks and typing | From clicks |
| Runs on | CLI on macOS + Linux, browser recorder anywhere Chrome runs | macOS only |
| Your footage | Never leaves your machine | On your Mac, optional share links |
| Price | Free to start · $12.49/mo · $29 lifetime | $29/mo, or $9/mo billed yearly |
Pricing
Start free. Pay when it ships.
Free
$0 forever
Everything, so you can try it on a real demo.
- Record + edit in the browser
- 2 exports a month
- Small watermark
- Commercial use OK
Pro
$12.49 /month
For people who ship demos every week.
- Unlimited recordings & exports
- No watermark
- Up to 4K · GIF export
- Mockup Studio
- Cancel anytime
Lifetime
$29 one-time
Pay once, keep every update.
- Everything in Pro
- Lifetime updates
- No subscription
From the blog
Make better demos.
Best Screen Recorder for Product Demos in 2026 (Our Pick + 8 More)
Our pick for product demos is ZoomCap: auto zoom on clicks and typing, local export, $29 once. Plus 8 alternatives by use case, with a 3-year cost table.
Read →Screen Studio for Windows: 9 Alternatives That Work on PC (2026)
Screen Studio is Mac-only. ZoomCap's free browser recorder works on Windows today with nothing to install; plus 8 more Windows options compared on price and zoom.
Read →Screen Studio for Linux: 6 Alternatives That Actually Run (2026)
Screen Studio doesn't run on Linux. Six recorders that do, compared on automatic zoom, X11 vs Wayland, audio capture and price, as of September 2026.
Read →FAQ
Questions, answered.
Do I need to install anything?+
No. One terminal command runs the recorder without installing an app, and the editor opens in your browser. Prefer to skip the terminal? Record straight from the browser instead.
How does auto-zoom actually work?+
While you record, ZoomCap notes when you click and when you type. Those moments are clustered into smooth zooms that hold while you work and release when you pause, and you can re-aim or delete any of them in the editor.
Does it capture my keystrokes?+
Only their timing, never which keys. Keystroke timestamps drive the typing zoom; no key codes are captured or written to disk, so a recording can't leak what you typed.
Where do my recordings go?+
Your machine, and nowhere else. The CLI saves to ~/Movies/ZoomCap and hands the file to the editor over localhost. Editing and encoding happen in your browser: nothing is uploaded, and there's no render queue.
Does it work on Windows?+
The browser recorder and editor work in Chrome or Edge on Windows. The CLI, which records click data for automatic zoom, runs on macOS (system audio on macOS 15+) and Linux X11, and there is no Windows CLI yet.
Can I use recordings commercially?+
Yes. Product demos, tutorials, launch videos, client work: no restrictions, and no watermark on paid plans.
What format does ZoomCap export?+
H.264 MP4 from 720p up to 4K, or an animated GIF. Everything is encoded locally in your browser.
Your next demo should zoom.
Record it in the browser right now, or run one command in your terminal.