I built a purely native screen recorder for macOS that auto-zooms based on where you actually click, no manual editing
Hey r/Solopreneur ,
I've been building a native macOS screen recorder for the past year and finally shipped it. Wanted to share it here and get honest feedback from real users.
The problem I kept running into: I'd record a demo or tutorial, watch it back, and realize the important parts were tiny on screen. Then I'd spend 20 minutes adding zoom keyframes manually in another tool. So I built Drishti Studio -> it watches where you click and what you type during the recording, then automatically generates zoom-ins at the right moments. No manual editing needed. You can still tweak everything in a timeline editor afterward if you want, but most of the time the auto-zoom just works.
A few other things it does:
- Karaoke-style subtitles (word-by-word highlight synced to your voice)
- Camera overlay with background removal
- Custom cursor styles
- Background styling — gradients, wallpapers, blur
- Export up to 4K/60fps, no watermark It's a native Swift app — 28MB, fully offline, no subscription required (there's a lifetime option).
I have recorded a demo of my app .Do check it out :)
Happy to answer any questions. Brutal feedback welcome, still actively working on it.