Record once. Get a polished video. $79.99 one-time — not $229 a year, forever.
macOS 14 Sonoma or later · No subscription · No cloud · No account
Not on a Mac? Try SimaRecord for Chrome — free →
Features
Professional screen recordings without the complexity of a full video editor.
Automatic zoom-to-click, smooth cursor trails, silence removal, and motion blur. Your raw recording becomes a polished video without manual editing.
Interleave title slides, bullet points, and branded cards directly into your screen capture. Build a narrative without leaving the app.
Picture-in-picture (4 corners), full-face, split-left/right, demo-left/right, content-only. Switch with Option+1 through Option+0 during recording.
Your webcam is composited in post-production, not baked into capture. Reposition, resize, or remove it after recording is done.
Show keyboard shortcuts on screen and place callout markers at specific moments. Perfect for tutorials and product demos.
No subscription. No cloud dependency. Pay once, own it forever. All processing happens locally on your Mac.
On any operating system, in seconds: record the current tab, a screen, or an app window. Auto-zoom polishes every click. Webcam, mic, voice cleanup, branding, and a built-in trim editor are all included. Nothing is uploaded — recordings stay in your browser and on your computer.
On a Mac and want scene layouts, content cards, ProRes? See SimaRecord Pro →
Compare
The same polished-video output, without the subscription tax.
Read full comparisons: vs Screen Studio · vs Loom · vs Camtasia
Why SimaRecord Pro
Screen Studio costs $229 the first year and $99 every renewal. Loom is $12.50/month. SimaRecord Pro costs $79.99 once on the Mac App Store. Three years in, you've paid $79.99; they've paid $427. Pay, own, done.
No cloud upload. No account. No telemetry. All polish, zoom, blur, and export happen locally — important if you're recording internal demos, customer calls, or anything sensitive.
Smart zoom-to-click, smooth cursor trails, click highlights, motion blur, silence removal, and webcam composition — the same polish pipeline Screen Studio charges $229/year for.
Switch between picture-in-picture corners, full-face, split view, and content-only with a keyboard shortcut while recording. Build a multi-shot narrative without a video editor.
Keystroke overlays, numbered callout markers, and content cards (title slides, bullets) let you create polished product walkthroughs and YouTube tutorials without leaving the app.
Pricing
No subscriptions. No tiers. No upsells.
Pay once, own forever.
FAQ
Yes. SimaRecord Pro offers the same auto-polish features as Screen Studio — auto-zoom to clicks, smooth cursor, click highlights, motion blur, webcam overlay, and silence removal — for a one-time $79.99 instead of Screen Studio's $229/year subscription. Over three years that's $79.99 versus $427. All processing happens locally on your Mac.
Loom is a cloud-first web tool that uploads your recordings for hosting. SimaRecord Pro is a native macOS app that keeps everything local — no account, no cloud, no telemetry. It also produces polished, edited videos with auto-zoom and scene layouts, while Loom focuses on raw recording and sharing.
For most product demos, tutorials, and software walkthroughs — yes. SimaRecord Pro is much lighter and produces a polished video automatically, where Camtasia requires you to manually edit. Camtasia still wins for heavy video editing workflows with multi-track timelines, but most creators don't need that.
Yes. All recording and post-processing happens locally on your Mac. No internet connection required after the initial App Store download.
Yes. $79.99 once via the Mac App Store. No subscription, no recurring fees. Free updates for life.
macOS 14 Sonoma or later, including macOS 15 Sequoia and macOS 16.
Yes. SimaRecord Pro can capture system audio (what your Mac plays) and microphone input simultaneously, with separate gain control for the microphone.
SimaRecord Pro captures at your display's native resolution and exports H.264 MP4 at high bitrate. Export presets cover web-friendly, balanced, and master quality.
SimaRecord for Chrome is a free, local-first browser extension for quick recordings of a tab, screen, or app window. It includes auto-zoom on clicks, cursor effects, webcam overlay, mic with voice cleanup, branding, a built-in trim editor, and WebM/MP4/GIF export. Nothing is uploaded — recordings stay in your browser and on your computer. Works on macOS, Windows, Linux, and Chromebook. See the full feature list →
No. The Chrome extension is free and handles quick browser-tab demos on any operating system. SimaRecord Pro is the native macOS app for polished product recordings — adds 10 scene layouts, content cards, keystroke overlay, callout markers, system audio capture, and HEVC/ProRes export. Most people start with the Chrome extension and move to Pro when they need a more polished output.