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Open-source screen recorder and editor for Mac, Windows and Linux that adds zooms, cursor polish and styled frames to demo videos.

Open-source alternative to:Screen Studio

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What is it?

Recordly is a desktop app for recording screen captures and turning them into polished demo videos, walkthroughs and product clips without a separate motion design step. After recording a display or app window, you can edit on a timeline, add automatic zoom suggestions based on cursor activity, smooth the cursor, and place the result inside a styled frame with wallpapers, gradients, blur, padding and shadows.

The editor also supports a webcam bubble overlay, text, image and figure annotations, speed-up and slow-down regions, extra audio tracks, and frame cropping. Projects are saved as `.recordly` files that keep the source media path and editor state so work can be reopened later. Export targets are MP4 and GIF, with quality, frame rate and size settings.

Capture uses native ScreenCaptureKit helpers on macOS, the Windows Graphics Capture helper on Windows 10 build 19041 and later, and Electron capture APIs on Linux. Cursor hiding and system audio depend on platform support, and the project is built with Electron, TypeScript and PixiJS.

Key features

  • 01Automatic zoom suggestions driven by cursor activity, plus manual zoom regions.
  • 02Smoothed cursor with motion blur, click bounce and a styled cursor overlay.
  • 03Webcam bubble overlay with presets, custom placement, roundness and shadow controls.
  • 04Timeline editing for trims, speed regions, annotations and extra audio.
  • 05Styled frames with wallpapers, gradients, padding, rounded corners and shadows.
  • 06Export to MP4 or GIF with quality, frame rate and size settings.

Use cases

  • Recording product walkthroughs and feature demos for landing pages or release notes.
  • Turning software tutorials into short GIFs for documentation or social posts.
  • Creating polished screen recordings with zooms and a webcam overlay for explainer videos.

Quick start

  1. 1

    Clone the repository

    git clone https://github.com/webadderallorg/Recordly.git recordly
  2. 2

    Enter the project folder

    cd recordly
  3. 3

    Install dependencies

    npm install
  4. 4

    Start the app in development mode

    npm run dev

Things to know

  • Licensed under AGPL 3.0, a strong copyleft license that requires derivative works to be open-sourced under the same terms.
  • On Linux, cursor hiding is not supported, so exports may show both the real and styled cursor.
  • On Windows builds older than 19041, the real OS cursor may remain visible in recordings.
  • System audio on Linux generally requires PipeWire.

Topics

#screen-recorder#video-editing#electron#typescript#demo-video#gif#desktop-app#free#linux#macos

FAQ

What is Recordly?
Open-source screen recorder and editor for Mac, Windows and Linux that adds zooms, cursor polish and styled frames to demo videos. Recordly is a desktop app for recording screen captures and turning them into polished demo videos, walkthroughs and product clips without a separate motion design step. After recording a display or app window, you can edit on a timeline, add automatic zoom suggestions based on cursor activity, smooth the cursor, and place the result inside a styled frame with wallpapers, gradients, blur, padding and shadows.
Is Recordly free to use? What license does it have?
Recordly is open source under the Other license. Check the license terms before using it in commercial products.
Is Recordly still maintained?
Actively maintained. The last commit to Recordly was on Oct 17, 2026.
What can I use Recordly for?
Recording product walkthroughs and feature demos for landing pages or release notes. Turning software tutorials into short GIFs for documentation or social posts. Creating polished screen recordings with zooms and a webcam overlay for explainer videos.
How do I install Recordly?
Clone the repository: git clone https://github.com/webadderallorg/Recordly.git recordly Enter the project folder: cd recordly Install dependencies: npm install Start the app in development mode: npm run dev
Where can I get Recordly?
The source code and installation instructions are on GitHub: https://github.com/webadderallorg/Recordly

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