# Recordly

An open-source screen recorder that adds auto-zoom, cursor smoothing, and polished backgrounds to demo videos.

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Markdown: https://softbests.com/software/recordly.md
Website: https://recordly.dev

- Category: [Screenshots & recording](https://softbests.com/category/capture)
- Pricing: Open source
- Platforms: macOS, Windows, Linux
- Underrated

## Best for

Founders and developers who need product demos that look edited without learning a video editor.

## Why it deserves attention

Recordly records the screen, then adds auto-zooms, a smoothed cursor, motion blur, backgrounds, and a dynamic webcam bubble so a raw walkthrough looks intentional. A drag-and-drop timeline handles speed, annotations, audio tracks, and clip length, while projects save as .recordly files and export to MP4 or GIF. It captures microphone and system audio, runs on macOS, Windows, and Linux, and is open source with 36,000 GitHub stars. It is a focused recorder rather than a full NLE, collaboration and cloud sharing are not built in, and the project is still young.

## Can replace

- [Screen Studio](https://softbests.com/software/screen-studio)

## Related and alternatives

- [Cap](https://softbests.com/software/cap)
- [CleanShot X](https://softbests.com/software/cleanshot-x)