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Beautiful screen recordings, minus the editing.

Beautiful screen recordings — minus the editing. viewio captures your screen in up to 4K60, then lets you restyle everything after the fact - cursor, zoom, background, and music. Capture once, polish without re-recording.

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Everything you need after you hit stop

Capture clean. Style later. No multi-hour editing session required.

  • Record up to 4K60

    Native, 4K, 1440p, 1080p, or 720p - with frame rates from 15 to 60 fps. Capture full screen, a window, or a region.

  • Auto Zoom

    Add zoom ranges on the timeline that follow your cursor, with smooth entry and exit. Make demos feel intentional.

  • Cursor styles

    Restyle the cursor after capture with real macOS cursor assets. Pick the pointer that fits the story.

  • Backgrounds & padding

    Drop a wallpaper behind your recording, tune padding and corner radius, or upload a custom background.

  • Audio your way

    System audio, microphone, background music, and mute original - mix narration and soundtrack after the fact.

  • Camera overlay

    Add your camera to the recording when you need a talking head next to the screen.

From setup to export

A focused recorder and a full editor - both built for demos, tutorials, and product videos.

viewio New Recording window with resolution, frame rate, system audio, microphone, and camera options
Ready in seconds Pick a display, resolution, and audio sources - then start recording.
viewio editor showing timeline, zoom ranges, and background wallpaper controls
Edit after the fact Cut, zoom, restyle the cursor, and drop in a background - without leaving the app.

What is viewio?

viewio is a free, open-source macOS screen recorder for beautiful screen recordings and product demos. It delivers beautiful screen recordings, minus the editing: capture your screen at up to 4K60 (native, 4K, 1440p, 1080p or 720p at 15–60 fps), then restyle cursor, zoom, backgrounds, padding and audio after the fact in a timeline editor — no re-recording, no watermark, and recordings stay on your Mac.

How to record and polish a demo with viewio

From capture to export in four steps — no multi-hour editing session.

  1. Set up in seconds — pick display, resolution, fps and audio (system, mic, camera) then hit record. Capture full screen, window or region.
  2. Record clean — native macOS capture keeps cursor and audio crisp at up to 4K60 while you narrate.
  3. Edit on the timeline — add zoom ranges that follow your cursor, swap cursor styles, drop a wallpaper, tune padding/corner radius, mix music.
  4. Export and share — export a polished .mp4 ready for GitHub, docs, or your landing page — all local, no cloud.

viewio vs CleanShot X vs Loom vs OBS

Choosing a macOS screen recorder? viewio is the only free, open-source option with post-capture cursor restyle and timeline zoom.

Featureviewio (free/OSS)CleanShot X ($29)Loom (freemium)OBS (free)
4K60 capture✅ Yes✅Limited (cloud)✅
Post-capture cursor restyle✅ Real macOS cursors❌❌❌
Auto Zoom follow cursor✅ Timeline ranges✅❌❌
Backgrounds & padding editor✅ Wallpapers + custom✅❌Manual scenes
System + mic + music mix✅✅Limited✅
Local-first (no cloud)✅✅❌ Cloud required✅
Open source✅ MIT❌❌✅
PriceFree$29Free → $12.50/moFree

Data as of July 2026. CleanShot X, ScreenFlow, Loom and OBS are trademarks of their owners.

Built in the open — local-first & private

By Ommore — github.com/thisisommore/viewio (MIT). Recordings stay on your Mac; website analytics is privacy-focused Umami. Last updated: August 8, 2026. Changelog

Frequently asked questions

Everything you need to know before you hit record.

What is viewio and who is it for?
viewio is a free, open-source screen recorder for macOS, built for developers, designers and educators making demos, tutorials and product videos. You record once at up to 4K60, then polish cursor, zoom, background and audio without re-recording. See features and comparison.
Is viewio really free? Is there a watermark?
Yes — MIT-licensed, free forever via direct .dmg or Mac App Store. No watermark, no account, no subscription. Your recordings stay on your Mac unless you export them. See how it works.
Which Macs does viewio support?
macOS 13+ on Apple Silicon (arm64). Native app, not Electron. Intel Macs and Windows/Linux are not supported.
Can I change cursor and zoom after recording?
Yes. Add zoom ranges on the timeline that follow your cursor with smooth entry/exit, and restyle the cursor after capture with real macOS cursor assets. Try it in the editor.
How is viewio different from OBS or Loom?
OBS is powerful but manual for demo polish; viewio is purpose-built for demos with one-click export. Loom requires cloud upload; viewio is local-first. Unlike CleanShot X ($29) or ScreenFlow ($169), viewio is free and lets you restyle the cursor post-capture. Full table in comparison.
Where do recordings stay? Is it private?
On your Mac by default. viewio does not upload recordings, mic, camera or project files. Website analytics uses privacy-focused Umami (no tracking in the app). See Privacy and Terms.
How do I install viewio?
Mac App Store or download viewio-macos-arm64.dmg from GitHub Releases. Open, grant Screen Recording/Mic/Camera permissions, and start recording. Also see what is viewio.

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