Open source alternatives to Screen Studio

4 projects on starwire do the same job. Ranked by how much of what Screen Studio does each one covers, read from its README and website. Ties go to the most active.

What Screen Studio does

Record screen for product demoscore
Automatic zoom on clickscore
Smooth cursor and polished motion
Backgrounds and framing
Camera overlay
Edit and trim recordings
Export for social and web

Each dot in the table is one job, in this order. Square dots are core jobs and count double. Full means yes, half means partly. "See the evidence" under a project shows the line behind each one. Coverage is what a project documents, not how well it works or how hard it is to move to. How we score this

Project	Covers	Stars	Commits, 12 weeks	Last release	Closed vs opened	Setup	License
openscreenCross-platform screen recorder for product demos, built on Electron	Replaces it100%	7.3k+652	1,741	10 days ago	95%	Install like an app	MIT
Covers everything on the checklist.See the evidence Record screen for product demoscoreYesRecord a specific window, or your whole screen. Automatic zoom on clickscoreYesauto-zoom follows your cursor as you work Smooth cursor and polished motionYesCustom cursor size, smoothing, and click effects Backgrounds and framingYesWallpapers, solid colors, gradients, or your own background image. Camera overlayYesWebcam overlay with picture-in-picture, eight snap positions Edit and trim recordingsYesCrop, trim, and per-segment speed control on the timeline. Export for social and webYesExport to MP4 or GIF in multiple aspect ratios
RecordlyScreen recorder for polished demo videos on Mac, Windows and Linux	Replaces it100%	37k+453	448	2 months ago	14%	Install like an app	AGPL-3.0
Covers everything on the checklist.See the evidence Record screen for product demoscoreYesopen-source screen recorder Automatic zoom on clickscoreYesautomatic zoom suggestions based on cursor activity Smooth cursor and polished motionYesCursor smoothing Backgrounds and framingYesBuilt-in wallpapers Camera overlayYesAdd webcam footage as an overlay bubble Edit and trim recordingsYesTrim unwanted sections Export for social and webYesMP4 export
reelbirdOpen-source macOS screen recorder with auto zoom, captions, and share links	Replaces it100%	49+1	244	11 days ago	Too few	Install like an app	MIT
Covers everything on the checklist.See the evidence Record screen for product demoscoreYesfree, open-source screen recorder for macOS Automatic zoom on clickscoreYesplans zooms that follow them Smooth cursor and polished motionYesThe cursor is redrawn from that log, so it glides Backgrounds and framingYesBackground, padding, rounded corners, shadow Camera overlayYesDrag the camera bubble while you record Edit and trim recordingsYesTrim, add captions, pick a background Export for social and webYesstacked on a 9:16 canvas
SliceNative macOS screen recorder with a built-in video editor	Replaces it94%	147+5	49	16 days ago	100%	Install like an app	Custom license
Covers all 2 core jobs. Partly: Backgrounds and framing.See the evidence Record screen for product demoscoreYesa display, a window or any area, at Retina resolution Automatic zoom on clickscoreYesSmart Zoom suggests zooms from your clicks. Smooth cursor and polished motionYesresize, smooth, restyle or hide it after recording Backgrounds and framingPartlyrecord a connected iPhone in its device frame Camera overlayYeswith camera, microphone and system audio on separate tracks Edit and trim recordingsYesDelete words to cut the video, and add subtitles. Export for social and webYes16:9, 9:16 and 1:1 from one edit, up to 4K

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