screen recording and demo creation tools
Recent window: last 5.1 months (2026-04-24 → 2026-09-27), compared with the prior 5.1 months.
These tools allow users to capture screens, beautify screenshots, and produce polished product demos or tutorials with automated effects like zoom, pan, and mockups. They are primarily used by software developers, product marketers, and content creators aiming to showcase applications without complex video editing software. Unlike general video editors, they specifically streamline screen capture workflows with purpose-built presentation features.
Metrics
- Stage
- crowded
- Recent count
- 158
- Prior count
- 15
- Total count
- 198
- Momentum
- 300.00
- Attention
- 0.38
- Crowding
- 0.81
- Concentration
- 0.82
- Opportunity
- 0.44
Opportunity components
- Attention
- 0.38
- Low crowding
- 0.19
- Momentum (normalized)
- 1.00
- Low concentration
- 0.18
Monthly trajectory
Source split
- github
- 11 (0.07)
- hn
- 14 (0.09)
- ph
- 132 (0.84)
- yc
- 1 (0.01)
Dominant source: ph · Divergence: 0.83
Similar themes
- AI-powered desktop and voice automation (0.85)
- mobile app design and launch tools (0.47)
- ai video creation and editing (0.46)
- ai video creation and repurposing (0.43)
- cross-device control and OS utilities (0.42)
- desktop and macOS productivity utilities (0.40)
- AI voice recorders and meeting notetakers (0.40)
- video and audio processing tools (0.40)
Members
| Name | Source | Upvotes ▼ | Launched |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glaze by Raycast | PH | 648 | 2026-07-03 |
| I reverse engineered Apple's video wallpapers | HN | 428 | 2026-05-20 |
| LiveDemo | PH | 359 | 2026-07-18 |
| Capptivo | PH | 329 | 2026-08-02 |
| Screen Charm | PH | 324 | 2026-06-10 |
| FocuSee 2.0 | PH | 303 | 2026-04-23 |
| VidStudio, a browser based video editor that doesn't upload your files | HN | 301 | 2026-04-21 |
| CleanShot 5.0 with Studio Mode | PH | 278 | 2026-09-02 |
| Capso | PH | 268 | 2026-04-11 |
| Presentify | PH | 227 | 2026-06-01 |
| ScreenSmooth | PH | 225 | 2026-04-09 |
| RetroMac | PH | 219 | 2026-06-27 |
| Prequel | PH | 213 | 2026-08-30 |
| Raybeam | PH | 209 | 2026-05-16 |
| Slideshot | PH | 205 | 2026-05-21 |
| Annotate | PH | 202 | 2026-08-06 |
| ScreenCursor | PH | 195 | 2026-09-13 |
| Motion Software | PH | 182 | 2026-03-15 |
| Ultramock | PH | 167 | 2026-04-07 |
| compact-adviser | GITHUB | 165 | 2026-09-17 |
| Lumiko | PH | 160 | 2026-09-19 |
| Assist | PH | 128 | 2026-09-07 |
| Dina 4.5 | PH | 122 | 2026-09-28 |
| ANSI-Saver | HN | 104 | 2026-03-07 |
| Zella | PH | 100 | 2026-09-17 |
| Afterglow | PH | 96 | 2026-09-14 |
| Flicka | PH | 94 | 2026-09-21 |
| Mock Magic: Video Presets | PH | 88 | 2026-09-10 |
| Shotbase | PH | 85 | 2026-09-15 |
| VoxelWall | PH | 81 | 2026-09-12 |
| QuietGlass | PH | 79 | 2026-09-22 |
| TapCraft | PH | 78 | 2026-09-08 |
| Kapshot | PH | 76 | 2026-09-25 |
| OmniDICOM | PH | 71 | 2026-09-21 |
| vibetube | GITHUB | 68 | 2026-09-15 |
| DemoScreen | PH | 63 | 2026-09-25 |
| CodeMic | HN | 52 | 2026-02-08 |
| Nikon F100 Film Camera Repair Notes | HN | 48 | 2026-08-15 |
| Reversing a Cinema Camera's Peripherals Port | HN | 47 | 2025-11-11 |
| imac-second-display | GITHUB | 29 | 2026-09-22 |
| mpc-vst-plugins | GITHUB | 29 | 2026-09-23 |
| Voodle Studio | PH | 24 | 2026-09-18 |
| Screenpipe: Record how you work and turn that into agents | YC | 23 | 2026-07-14 |
| ClipPath | HN | 18 | 2026-02-14 |
| FramioCam | PH | 17 | 2026-09-28 |
| Record and share your coding sessions with CodeMic | HN | 14 | 2026-01-28 |
| microsoft-purview-screen-guard | GITHUB | 14 | 2026-09-19 |
| Live Claude Usage HUD for a $38 Thermalright Trofeo Vision LCD | HN | 14 | 2026-08-15 |
| Local privacy-first Microsoft Recall alternative with Gemma 4 | HN | 13 | 2026-07-04 |
| screenshot-renamer | GITHUB | 12 | 2026-09-24 |