Screen Studio review

Screen Studio records the screen and the cursor separately, which lets it add effects after recording: smoothed cursor paths, click ripples, larger cursors and a cursor that hides when idle. It then zooms automatically on the parts of the screen where you clicked, and you can drop manual zooms on the timeline. Camera layouts cover full screen camera, split screen, a corner overlay, screen only and a camera cutout that removes your background on the Mac. One recording can be exported wide, square or vertical, with zooms, layouts and captions adjusting to each shape, and exports reach 4K at 60 fps. Shareable links, cloud transcripts and project sharing are included. Every feature is in every plan, priced at $9 per month billed yearly or $29 month to month, and students and educators get 40 percent off. It runs only on macOS, there is no free plan, and it is aimed at polished demos rather than quick daily updates with comments.

Who it is for

Founders, marketers and course creators on Mac who want polished product demos.

Price

$9 per month billed yearly or $29 monthly; all features in every plan.

Yearly Save 69% $ 9 /mo.
Quoted from the vendor pricing page on November 10, 2026.

Key features

• Automatic zooms based on where you clicked, plus manual zooms
• Smoothed cursor paths, click effects and cursor style edits after recording
• Camera layouts including split screen, overlay and camera cutout
• Export to 16:9, 1:1 and 9:16 with zooms and captions re-aimed
• Export up to 4K at 60 fps with shareable links and cloud transcripts

Strengths and weaknesses

• Strength: Every feature is in every plan
• Strength: Students and educators get 40 percent off
• Strength: Recordings are not sent to servers
• Weakness: Mac only, with no Windows version planned
• Weakness: $29 a month if billed monthly
• Weakness: No free plan

Key facts

• Platform: macOS, 13.1 or later recommended
• Education discount: 40 percent for students and educators
• Max export: 4K at 60 fps

Where it ranks

Screen Studio is No. 8 in our Best Screen Recording Software verdict.