Installation
Download and install Open Recorder on your Mac.
Permissions
Grant Screen Recording and Accessibility access.
Record your screen
Capture a display, window, or region.
Export video
Export a polished MOV at the resolution you need.
What Open Recorder can do
- Record a display, window, or area — choose a full display, a specific application window, or draw a custom region on screen before you start recording.
- Capture screenshots — take a screenshot of a full display, a window, or a hand-selected area, saved automatically to
~/Pictures/Open Recorder. - Project library — browse all your recordings and screenshots in a native project library. Each capture gets a
.openrecordermetadata file managed by the Rust service. - Timeline editor — trim clips, add zoom regions with smooth ramp-in and ramp-out animations, place text annotations, and adjust clip speed — all on a visual timeline.
- Background styling — wrap your recording in a gradient, solid color, wallpaper image, or transparent background, with controls for padding, border radius, shadow, and inset.
- Cursor overlay — record cursor telemetry during capture and render a styled cursor overlay on top of your export, with position synchronized frame-by-frame.
- Export at multiple resolutions and frame rates — export as a MOV file at 480p, 720p, 1080p, or 4K, at 15, 24, 30, or 60 FPS (default: 1080p at 30 FPS).
Local-first storage
Open Recorder stores everything on your Mac. No data leaves your machine.| Content | Location |
|---|---|
| Recordings | ~/Movies/Open Recorder |
| Screenshots | ~/Pictures/Open Recorder |
| Project metadata | ~/Library/Application Support/Open Recorder |