Flowtake

Spec sheet

Purpose

Flowtake is an open-source, local-first screen recorder and timeline editor for polished developer demos.Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com

Audience

The project describes its use case as creating developer demos and includes a demo kit for maintainers.Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com

Supported platforms

Windows,macOS,LinuxRead 20 Sep 2026 · github.com

Free plan

YesRead 20 Sep 2026 · github.com

Integrations

Network features include YouTube upload and RTMP live streaming, and a local stdio MCP integration supports metadata-based timeline edits from an MCP host.Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com

Capture

It records a full display, selected window, or custom area, with optional camera, microphone, and supported system audio.Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com

Editing

Its timeline supports cursor-driven zoom and pan, clip trimming and splitting, cursor and click effects, masks, backgrounds, overlays, audio tracks, and subtitles.Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com

Export

It exports locally to H.264/MP4 or VP9/WebM, with resolution, frame-rate, quality, and optional-audio controls.Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com

Local storage

Recordings, project files, and ordinary exports are stored locally, and Flowtake does not include cloud project sync.Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com

Microphone recording

YesRead 20 Sep 2026 · github.com

Network data

Using a network feature sends data to the service configured by the user; the app also makes GitHub release-check requests and some camera effects fetch model assets.Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com

Platform support

Windows 10/11 x64 is the primary development and validation target; macOS 10.15+ Universal and Linux x64 are preview platforms, and Linux screen capture requires X11 or XWayland.Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com

Prerequisite

Flowtake release packages do not include FFmpeg, which must be installed separately and available as `ffmpeg` on `PATH`.Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com

Signing

The current Windows artifacts are not Authenticode-signed, and macOS artifacts are ad-hoc signed, not Apple Developer ID-signed, and not notarized.Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com

System audio

YesRead 20 Sep 2026 · github.com

Telemetry

The current Tauri build has Sentry disabled and no active product-analytics integration.Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com

Webcam recording

YesRead 20 Sep 2026 · github.com

Plans and prices

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