Raw recordings are hard to watch
Tiny text, a jittery cursor and long pauses. Viewers lose the thread before the feature lands.
In SmoothCapture
Zooms follow your clicks and the cursor glides, on every take, automatically.
Works with Claude Code, Codex and Cursor
Record your app. Film it in real 3D.
Turn a raw screen recording into a launch-ready product video. Auto zoom and a smooth cursor on every take, real 3D devices with one-click camera moves, and animated titles, all on one timeline.
The problem
A one-minute product video shouldn't take a weekend.
Most launch videos are stitched together from a stack of tools, and every hand-off costs you another export.
A good mockup means another app
Export the take, import it into a mockup tool, render, and repeat every time the footage changes.
In SmoothCapture
Drop the same clip onto a real 3D device in the same project, with one-click camera moves.
Titles mean a motion design tool
An hour of keyframes for a headline that should take a minute, and another round-trip to export.
In SmoothCapture
Animated titles and ready-made graphics sit on the same timeline as your recording.
One take, two looks
Clean and focused, or cinematic 3D. Same recording.
Keep a take flat and focused, or drop it onto a real 3D device and let the camera move. It's a setting on the clip, not a second app or a re-edit.
The screen-recording look
- Zooms that follow every click
- A smooth cursor that never jitters
- Wallpapers, padding and rounded corners
- Captions and keystrokes when you need them
AI agents · MCP
Vibe edit. Say what you want, watch it build.
SmoothCapture has an MCP server built in. Your AI agent can record, cut by transcript, add titles and graphics, direct the 3D camera, write a voiceover and export, all inside the project you have open.
Connect your agentTry asking
- Cut the long pauses out of my recording
- Put it on a 3D MacBook and land each camera move on the beat
- Write a 20-second voiceover and drop it in
- Make a 9:16 version for Reels
A real session: Claude Code building a clip through MCP, then reworking it on request. Sped up.
Edits land in the open editor
Every change shows up live on your timeline as one undo step, so you can step back through anything the agent did.
It checks its own work
Agents render frames from the edit to check framing and motion before they call it done.
Bring your own agent
Claude Code, Codex, Cursor or any MCP client. The server is built into the app and opens no network port.
Record and polish
Everything a clear screen recording needs.
Record your Mac, an iPhone or iPad, or the iOS Simulator, then edit, style and export without leaving the app.
Mac screen, window, or area
Pick the full display, a single app window, or a selected area so you start with a clean source and skip cropping later.
3D studio
Put your app on a real device, then direct the camera.
Any recording, video or screenshot goes onto a 3D iPhone, MacBook, iPad or Watch, standing on a wooden table in a sunlit room. Camera moves apply in one click. See how 3D mockups work.
Camera moves in one click
Apply a motion template such as Signature Orbit, Back to Screen or Parallax Pass, or lay down your own camera shots on the timeline. Every shot stays editable: change the angle, distance, lens or easing whenever you like.
Light it like a product shoot.
Set the device on a wooden table in a sunlit room, or in a studio with softboxes and light bars. Depth of field, reflections and shadows come with it. Same take, same camera, one setting changed.
Every screen you ship on.
iPad is in there too. New models arrive with app updates.
Motion studio
Titles and motion graphics, without After Effects.
Animated text, designed graphics and slides sit on the same timeline as your recording and your 3D shots.
Text that moves
Titles animate by word or by letter, enter and exit on their own timing, and can sit behind a 3D device for real depth.
- Glow
- Typewriter
- Word Blur
- Letter Wave
- Hero Pop
- Cascade
- Wipe
- and more
Graphics, ready to fill in
A built-in library of designed graphics. Type your words, pick your colours, and they animate in on their own track.
- Feature cards
- Key metric
- Title card
- Call to action
- Keyboard shortcut
- Terminal
- Comparison
- and more
Slides as a canvas
Start a scene from an empty slide with its own background, no dummy footage needed.
Everything on one timeline
Titles and graphics get their own tracks above your recording, so you move and trim them freely.
Share your designs
Import and export .scgraphic packages to reuse a look across projects and teammates.
Pricing
Pay once. It's yours.
Every feature from $49, one time, with a 30-day money-back guarantee.
Free to try, no time limit
Record and edit everything for free. A licence unlocks export and share links.
No subscription required
Pay once and keep your version for good. The licence does not expire.
Your files stay on your Mac
Recording and editing work offline. Projects live in one .smoothcapture file on your disk.
Native on every Mac
A universal app for Apple Silicon and Intel, from MacBook Air to Mac Studio.
Questions
Frequently asked questions.
Can I put a video or screenshot I already have on a 3D device?
Yes. Open or import any MP4, MOV or image, choose a 3D device, and apply a camera move. It does not have to be recorded in SmoothCapture.
3D device mockupsCan an AI agent edit my videos in SmoothCapture?
Yes. SmoothCapture includes an MCP server and a command-line tool, so Claude Code, Codex, Cursor or any MCP client can record, cut by transcript, add titles and graphics, move the 3D camera, generate a voiceover and export. Edits land in the project you have open, and each one can be undone.
AI agents, MCP and CLICan SmoothCapture record system audio on a Mac?
Yes. SmoothCapture captures system audio natively through Apple's ScreenCaptureKit, so you do not need BlackHole or a Multi-Output Device. System sound and your microphone are recorded as separate tracks, so you can balance them after the fact rather than being stuck with the mix you captured.
Audio and voice-overIs SmoothCapture free?
You can record and edit for free with no time limit. A one-time purchase unlocks exporting and share links. There is no subscription, and the licence does not expire.
What Mac do I need?
SmoothCapture requires macOS 15.2 or later. It is a universal app that runs natively on Apple Silicon and Intel Macs, from MacBook Air to Mac Studio.
Can SmoothCapture record a physical iPhone or iPad?
Yes, over USB or wirelessly — and with device audio either way. Plug in over USB for a full-resolution, lag-free capture, or record wirelessly when a cable is impractical. Because your Mac captures the device's video output rather than running a recorder on the phone itself, the footage comes out with a clean status bar and no red recording indicator across the top — which matters for App Store preview videos, where Apple expects an unobstructed screen. Recording a physical iPhone wirelessly with its audio intact is something no other Mac screen recorder currently does.
iPhone and iPad recordingCan I record the iOS Simulator?
Yes. SmoothCapture records the iOS Simulator directly, which is the fastest way to produce App Store preview videos and demo clips without needing a physical device on hand.
App Store preview videosHow is this different from the built-in Shift-Command-5 recorder?
The built-in Screenshot toolbar records your screen and microphone, and nothing more. SmoothCapture adds system audio capture, automatic zoom on clicks, smooth cursor motion, 3D device frames, subtitles, and a timeline editor, so a raw capture becomes a finished video without moving to another app.
Do I need to be online to use it?
Not to record or edit. Both happen entirely on your Mac, and your files never leave it unless you share them. You need a connection to activate your licence, get updates and share links.
More answers in the full FAQ.
Try SmoothCapture for free. Buy once when you are ready to export.
Record and edit locally. Purchase once to export videos and share links.
One-time purchase. No subscription required.
Guides
Mac screen recording guides.
Practical walkthroughs for recording, capturing audio, and fixing what macOS gets in the way of.
How to record screen on Mac
Shift-Command-5, QuickTime, and every way to capture sound.
Record Mac internal audio
Capture system sound with or without a virtual audio driver.
Fix a silent screen recording
Why your recording has no sound, and the checks that fix it.
Best free Mac screen recorders
What the free tools actually do, and where they stop.
QuickTime screen recording
The full QuickTime workflow, including trimming and export.
Record screen and webcam
Put your camera alongside your screen in one take.
