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Productivity
screen recording
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40comments
#1,016of 3,837 in 2025
Top 27%of 2025 by points
How HN took it
MixedNo clear lean
2 positive, 3 neutral or asking, 3 mixed, 0 critical, out of 8 comments about the project. Thread score +0.19.
Idea: 1 for, 0 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Sleek demo and nice app
From 3 comments
That was a sleek demo, good job! Only thing that I could nitpick is if you polished your floating toolbars to look a bit more Apple-y, this feels like something Apple is going to…
leovander on HNReally cool demo, well done on creating such a nice app. Feedback, watching your YouTube video, it is clear that the self thumbnail is covering a large part of the screen. I…
Oras on HNSo all it took was 10 posts over 17 days to get to first page. Nice app btw.
throwaway-aws9 on HN
Solves a real problem for demo videos
From 2 comments
Very cool! I do this today by connecting my phone to my laptop and recording via Loom. It's a bit janky for sure and the video is off because I looking down at my phone and not…
jmathai on HNThis is cool and would make a great tool for lots of creators, solo / small business people, etc. If I can make a suggestion, work on the design. At the very least, the emojis…
mcsniff on HN
Objections
Floating toolbar emoji icons are unclear
From 1 comment
This is cool and would make a great tool for lots of creators, solo / small business people, etc. If I can make a suggestion, work on the design. At the very least, the emojis…
mcsniff on HN
Face cam covers too much of the screen
From 1 comment
Really cool demo, well done on creating such a nice app. Feedback, watching your YouTube video, it is clear that the self thumbnail is covering a large part of the screen. I…
Oras on HN
Cannot record native apps, only websites
From 1 comment
Can this record just native apps (i.e. non websites)?
truetraveller on HN
Requests
Android version
From 1 comment
looks amazing! any plans for an android version?
seoguru on HN
Instant shareable link like Loom
From 1 comment
The beauty of Loom is that once you have it installed, either Desktop or Chrome, its one button - record a video, auto-generates the link, and you can immediately send off. I…
eduardogarza on HN
Questions
Can it record native apps instead of only websites
From 1 comment
Can this record just native apps (i.e. non websites)?
truetraveller on HN
Alternatives named
Loom
From 2 comments
Very cool! I do this today by connecting my phone to my laptop and recording via Loom. It's a bit janky for sure and the video is off because I looking down at my phone and not…
jmathai on HNThe beauty of Loom is that once you have it installed, either Desktop or Chrome, its one button - record a video, auto-generates the link, and you can immediately send off. I…
eduardogarza on HN
Standard iOS screen recording plus composite editing
From 1 comment
Looks like it is possible if you do a normal iOS screen recording, then use your app to add the Face Cam and touches on top.
evv on HN