Capture incredible screen recordings with zero effort

Create incredible screen recordings with zero effort

Recordly is a free open-source screen recorder that adds automatic zoom effects, cursor animations, beautiful backgrounds and more. Contributions welcomed. Expect bugs.

Recordly is a free open-source screen recorder that adds automatic zoom effects, cursor animations, beautiful backgrounds and more. Contributions welcomed. Expect bugs.

macOS: Run after install to bypass "App Damaged"
xattr -rd com.apple.quarantine /Applications/Recordly.app

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Core features

Capture instantly.
Export in minutes.

Auto-zoom, silky cursor & beautiful backgrounds

Recordly adds beautiful cursor animations and auto-zooming plus a background to your recordings so you can spend less time editing and more time shipping.

Record system audio & microphone input

Narrate explanation videos, product demos and walkthroughs whilst capturing system audio at the same time (if you want).

Record system audio & microphone input

Narrate explanation videos, product demos and walkthroughs whilst capturing system audio at the same time (if you want).

Intuitive timeline editing interface

Use drag-and-drop pieces to control video speed, zooms, annotations and video length, and save your projects as .recordly files so you can save your progress or edit other projects.

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Benefits

Make your recordings look cinematic.

Auto-zoom suggestions

Recordly focuses on the good bits of your recordings so you can spend more time shipping and less time editing.

Save and load projects

Save your projects as .recordly files so you can work on a product demo and come back to it later.

Change export format and quality

Recordly supports video and GIF export at a quality and framerate and aspect ratio of your choice.

Smooth cursor animations

Automatically makes your cursors look like they were rendered in professional motion software.

Add text, images and arrows

Easily pick any point on the timeline to display text, or a custom image, or point to anything using arrows.

Fully open-source and free

Recordly replaces overpriced screen recorders with a transparent and honest solution.

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FAQ

Questions? We've got answers.

For support, please open an issue on GitHub.


Is Recordly really free?

Does Recordly have auto-zoom?

Can I use Recordly for commercial purposes?

Are my recordings private?

What platforms does Recordly support?

What permissions do I need to give Recordly?

How can I help Recordly?