OpenTape

Screen recordings, ready to share.

OpenTape is a free, open-source screen recorder for Mac. Pick what to record, hit stop, and copy the clip straight into your post.

Download for Mac

For Apple silicon Macs on macOS 15 or later.

Check it before you keep it

When you stop, the clip opens in a preview. Save it, copy it or open the editor.

  • Save
  • Copy
  • Edit

Zooms and speed-ups, suggested

Click somewhere and the app suggests a zoom that follows your cursor. Type for a while and it suggests a speed-up. Keep the ones you like and delete the rest.

  • Zoom
  • Speed-up

A calm cursor and a clean frame

OpenTape smooths the cursor so it glides instead of jittering. Add a background, padding, rounded corners and a shadow, then pick a shape.

  • 16:9
  • 9:16
  • 1:1
  • 4:5

Light editing, then export

Trim the clip, then export to MP4 or GIF at 720p, 1080p or 4K, or copy it to the clipboard.

  • MP4
  • GIF
  • 720p
  • 1080p
  • 4K

Download

Download for Mac

Download .dmg

Homebrew

brew install --cask aidankmcalister/tap/opentape

Source on GitHub

Questions

Free and open source

MIT licensed. Read the code, build it yourself or send a fix.

View on GitHub