screenrecorder.me
Dev tools
screen recording
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12 positive, 28 neutral or asking, 5 mixed, 11 critical, out of 56 comments about the project. Thread score +0.03.
Privacy: 1 for, 2 againstExecution: 0 for, 3 againstDesign: 1 for, 2 againstPricing: 1 for, 1 againstPerformance: 0 for, 1 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Looks useful and a welcome alternative to Screen Studio
From 3 comments
Looks interesting mate. screenstudio keeps crashing for me endlessly ... so this is a welcome effort
santa_boy on HNI was looking for something like this since so long. Thank you for making it! Will test it out soon.
namanyayg on HNThis is what I'm looking for. Thanks dude.
kartik_malik on HN
Congratulations on the launch
From 2 comments
Congrats on the launch!
kilroy123 on HNcongrats on the launch. I was just about looking for a tool like this.
taherchhabra on HN
Objections
Output quality and rendering artifacts
From 2 comments
I tried capturing a portrait mode monitor, and that video came out very weird: Only the upper right quadrant of the video had a gradient, with my portrait window in the middle....
sandos on HNThe output quality was quite bad for me. I'd love to be able to use some webapp for sporadic recordings, but I'll have to stick to OBS.
the_gipsy on HN
Does not work on Firefox or Safari and not on mobile
From 2 comments
Doesn't appear to work on Firefox or Safari — dialog closes immediately after opening.
drpotato on HNDoesn’t seem to work on mobile
android521 on HN
Videos are stored remotely despite privacy concerns
From 3 comments
It is cool but I thought it was client-side only - it turns out the videos are exported and stored remote. Can you confirm?
_pdp_ on HNSeems cool! But for privacy reasons I prefer to do the recording locally and send the file myself. I've been using the extension https://cursorful.com/ (only for Chrome), which…
pentagrama on HNYou 100% need a privacy policy, you are potentially storing PII information and secure details with this. People are a nightmare, I can already see someone leaking secrets with…
jofzar on HN
Copies Screen Studio design too closely
From 1 comment
The fact you've copied screen.studio so closely leaves a bad taste in my mouth. On the landing page you apply formatting in Google Sheets, just like screen studio does. It's ok…
perpil on HN
Requests
Self-hosting or open source
From 4 comments
Would love to be able to self host this tool - I'd be fine with purchasing a license to do so but I'd really rather not have this running on hardware that isn't mine - wrapping…
monkeywork on HNHey! What are your opinions on open sourcing this tool considering privacy considerations and simply I would love it if I can host my own data/ not have to worry about what…
Imustaskforhelp on HNIs there any way I can host my own version of this?
orliesaurus on HNopen source?
jerryseff on HN
Trimming and clip speed controls
From 2 comments
Well done! Just tested this out and it's great but some feedback: I couldn't successfully trim my recording. I could get into "trim mode" but couldn't figure out how to do it.…
sgallant on HNAlso - I want to add speed up and slow down of clips
johnwheeler on HN
Ability to download the raw MP4 file
From 1 comment
I love the youtube series... raw, watching you build in the open is great. This would be a killer app to make youtube videos, but without the ability to download the video, you…
TrapLord_Rhodo on HN
Title cards and image insertion
From 2 comments
Well done! Just tested this out and it's great but some feedback: I couldn't successfully trim my recording. I could get into "trim mode" but couldn't figure out how to do it.…
sgallant on HNI’ve using screen studio since it was beta release. Making alternative is a start but if you want to be better, I would suggest adding what’s missing from screen studio. Few…
Oras on HN
Questions
Does the video get stored on the server?
From 2 comments
Does the video get stored on your server at any point in the process? Might be worth calling that out either way.
retox on HNIt is cool but I thought it was client-side only - it turns out the videos are exported and stored remote. Can you confirm?
_pdp_ on HN
How long can recordings be?
From 1 comment
How long can the recordings be? Recently needed to do some 1-2hr long recordings. Look works pretty well for that, QuickTime + OBS could, but generates massive files, which are…
nico on HN
Does it work offline?
From 1 comment
Does it work offline?
smusamashah on HN
Alternatives named
Screen Studio
From 2 comments
Hi HN, I've built a 100% web-based screen recording tool aimed at product marketing managers, developers, or anyone wanting to showcase their work along with a talking head.…
johnwheeler on HNLooks interesting mate. screenstudio keeps crashing for me endlessly ... so this is a welcome effort
santa_boy on HN
Cursorful
From 1 comment
Seems cool! But for privacy reasons I prefer to do the recording locally and send the file myself. I've been using the extension https://cursorful.com/ (only for Chrome), which…
pentagrama on HN
Snapify
From 1 comment
Congratulations on the release, is there a plan to opensource it? I've been using https://snapify.it/, it's opensource but I haven't been able to selfhost it.
pratio on HN
gifcap.dev
From 1 comment
Nice. https://gifcap.dev is good also.
maelito on HN
ScreenRun
From 1 comment
I have no connection but seeing as these conversations often discuss alternatives I'd like to mention https://screenrun.app/. It's web based, offers plenty of features and can be…
kisamoto on HN