ScreenCursor

Key features

• Auto zoom on interaction: Clicks, drags, and keystrokes get timed zooms that arrive before the action so viewers are already looking at the right UI.
• Editable, not baked-in: Retime, deepen/shallow, snappy vs gentle motion, move, delete, or add zooms; the camera preview matches the export.
• Presentation polish: Wallpaper or gradient backdrop, browser frame with real page title, rounded corners, and aspect-ratio presets for where you will upload.
• Trim & speed tools: Split clips, cut dead air, speed up slow sections; zooms stay synced after cuts.
• Local export: MP4 at 720p or 1080p straight to Downloads—no watermark, no per-video limit.
• Offline-capable Chrome extension: Runs on macOS, Windows, and Linux wherever Chrome runs (needs hardware video encoding, common on machines from the last decade).

Caveat (from founder comments on PH): Zoom tracking is strongest inside the browser. Recording the whole desktop/other apps works, but auto-zoom outside the browser is imperfect until a custom focus-point update ships.

For marketing teams, that means ScreenCursor shines on SaaS UI walkthroughs, pricing-page tours, and onboarding checklists filmed inside Chrome. You hit record, click through the flow, trim the pauses, optionally sit the recording on a wallpaper with a browser chrome frame, and export 1080p MP4 ready for YouTube, LinkedIn, or a help center. The Chrome Web Store listing is advertised at 5.0 on the vendor homepage; treat that as storefront data, not an independent analyst rating.

Pricing

Read from screencursor.com in September 2026 (verify current):

Merchant of record is Polar; refunds follow Polar’s policy (instant digital goods—check their refunds page). Product Hunt launch offered 50% off with code PRODUCTHUNT through 2026-09-20 (time-limited; verify on the vendor site if still active).

Pros and cons

Pros

• One payment beats annual Screen Studio-style subscriptions for many solo makers
• Privacy: nothing uploaded; no forced account
• Auto zoom removes the most tedious part of demo editing
• Works wherever Chrome does (not Mac-locked)

Cons

• No free trial called out on the homepage (PH Q&A confirmed none at launch)
• Auto-zoom still weaker outside browser windows
• No webcam overlay / mobile USB capture parity with heavier native apps
• Chrome “sharing your screen” bar still appears (tool waits 3 seconds so you can collapse it)

Who should use ScreenCursor?

Use ScreenCursor if you ship SaaS demos, changelog videos, or tutorial clips and want click-follow zooms without a timeline. Especially strong if you record mostly in-browser product flows and care that footage stays local. Skip it if you need webcam + screen composites, iPhone mirroring, or a free forever plan—or if most of your demos are native desktop apps until the custom focus-point update lands.

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