OpenScreen

Spec sheet

What it does

OpenScreen is a free, open-source screen recorder and video editor for making polished product demos and walkthroughs.Read 10 Oct 2026 · getopenscreen.com

Supported platforms

windows,macos,linuxRead 20 Sep 2026 · getopenscreen.com

Free plan

YesRead 20 Sep 2026 · getopenscreen.com

Privacy

Recording, transcription, and rendering happen locally, with no OpenScreen server, analytics, or crash-reporting SDK; AI provider requests are made only after the user connects a provider.Read 10 Oct 2026 · getopenscreen.com

Support

The project directs users to Discord for real-time help and GitHub Issues for bug reports and feature requests.Read 10 Oct 2026 · github.com

AI integrations

Optional AI editing and caption translation support provider keys for Claude, OpenAI, Gemini, Mistral, OpenRouter, MiniMax, and OpenAI-compatible endpoints.Read 10 Oct 2026 · getopenscreen.com

Automatic zooms

It places zooms based on recorded clicks using a fixed rule, without AI or a network call.Read 10 Oct 2026 · getopenscreen.com

Camera

Webcam footage can appear picture in picture, side by side, vertically stacked, or full screen, with background blur, cutout, or replacement processed locally.Read 10 Oct 2026 · getopenscreen.com

Caption limits

Captions are burned into the video, and the app does not export SRT or VTT caption files.Read 10 Oct 2026 · getopenscreen.com

Captions

Transcription uses whisper.cpp on the device; after the one-time model download, it can work offline, and captions can be styled and burned into the video.Read 10 Oct 2026 · getopenscreen.com

Command-line interface

The desktop app includes a CLI for headless recording, project editing, and MP4 or GIF rendering, with NDJSON output available through --json.Read 10 Oct 2026 · getopenscreen.com

Editing

The editor supports trims, speed ramps, cursor styling, backgrounds, annotations, blur regions, and transcript-based cuts.Read 10 Oct 2026 · getopenscreen.com

Export

It exports MP4 in H.264 at 720p, 1080p, or source resolution and 24, 30, or 60 fps, as well as GIF.Read 10 Oct 2026 · getopenscreen.com

License and use

OpenScreen is MIT licensed and free for personal and commercial use.Read 10 Oct 2026 · getopenscreen.com

Maximum video quality

4kRead 20 Sep 2026 · getopenscreen.com

Microphone recording

YesRead 20 Sep 2026 · getopenscreen.com

Sharing limits

OpenScreen has no hosted sharing, cloud storage, team workspaces, or comments; recordings remain on the user's disk.Read 10 Oct 2026 · getopenscreen.com

System audio

YesRead 20 Sep 2026 · getopenscreen.com

System requirements

The site lists Windows 10 version 1903 or later, macOS 13 or later, and x64 Linux with PipeWire and xdg-desktop-portal; it recommends 8 GB minimum and 16 GB RAM.Read 10 Oct 2026 · getopenscreen.com

Webcam recording

YesRead 20 Sep 2026 · getopenscreen.com

Plans and prices

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