Screen Studio review

Screen Studio is built for the kind of screen recording that gets posted publicly, such as a product demo, a course preview or a vertical clip. It records the cursor separately from the screen, so it can smooth shaky movement, add click ripples and change cursor size after you finish. Zooms are added automatically where you clicked, and you can drop in manual ones on the timeline. Webcam footage can switch between full screen, split screen, an overlay or a cutout with the background removed on the Mac. Editing by transcript removes filler words and pauses, captions are generated locally, and one recording can be exported as 16:9, 1:1 or 9:16 up to 4K at 60 fps. Takes are saved to disk every two seconds. The costs are the platform and the price: it is Mac only, has no free plan, and runs $9 a month billed yearly or $29 month to month, with 40% off for students and educators.

Who it is for

Creators making polished product demos and social clips on a Mac

Price

$9 a month billed yearly or $29 month to month; every feature on every plan.

Yearly Save 69% $ 9 /mo. All Screen Studio features included.
Quoted from the vendor pricing page on November 12, 2026.

Key features

• Automatic zooms based on where you clicked while recording
• Cursor smoothing, click effects and cursor size changes after recording
• Webcam layouts including split screen, overlay and camera cutout with background removal
• Edit by transcript, with filler word and pause removal
• Exports up to 4K at 60 fps in 16:9, 1:1 or 9:16

Strengths and weaknesses

• Strength: Records iPhone and iPad over a USB cable with a matching device frame
• Strength: Captions, transcription and voice cleanup run locally on the Mac
• Strength: Students and educators get 40% off
• Weakness: macOS only, with no near-term Windows plans
• Weakness: No free plan
• Weakness: Month-to-month billing costs $29, more than three times the yearly rate

Key facts

• Platform: macOS, 13.1 or later recommended
• Price: $9 a month billed yearly, $29 monthly
• Max export: 4K at 60 fps
• Aspect ratios: 16:9, 1:1, 9:16
• Education discount: 40%

Where it ranks

Screen Studio is No. 4 in our Best Screen Recording Software verdict.