ScreenCameo
Pay once and keep it
$59 one time
- Up to 3 Macs, 12 months of updates
- Screenshot app, multi-clip editing and device mockups included
- No account; recordings never leave your Mac
- No free trial; 30-day refund instead
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Screen Studio alternative for Mac, without the subscription
ScreenCameo makes the same kind of polished screen recordings, with automatic zooms, a smooth cursor and beautiful backgrounds, for $59 once instead of $108 a year. It adds a full screenshot app and multi-clip editing. Screen Studio still leads on share links, iPhone and iPad recording and ProRes export.
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Screen Studio
A subscription with cloud sharing
$29 per month, or $108 per year
- Share links and cloud hosting for your videos
- iPhone and iPad recording, ProRes export, AI upscaling
- Free trial before you pay
- Lifetime license no longer sold (since October 2025)
Feature by feature
ScreenCameo and Screen Studio, side by side.
What each app can do as of October 2026. Where Screen Studio has something ScreenCameo doesn't, it says so.
| Feature | ScreenCameo | Screen Studio | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price and license | |||
| How you pay | $59 once | $29/month or $108/year | Screen Studio's lifetime license was removed in October 2025. $59 is ScreenCameo's launch price; the regular price will be $79. |
| Free trial | No | Yes | ScreenCameo has a 30-day refund instead. |
| Updates | 12 months included | Included in the subscription | After 12 months, your ScreenCameo version keeps working; renewing is optional. |
| Recording | |||
| Record a display, a window or an area | Yes | Yes | |
| iPhone and iPad screen recording | No | Yes | |
| Camera layouts and background blur | Yes | Yes | |
| Camera moves out of the cursor’s way | Yes | Yes | |
| Record Another Take into the same project | Yes | No | |
| Zoom, cursor and look | |||
| Automatic zoom on clicks | Yes | Yes | |
| Highlight an area without zooming | Yes | Yes | |
| Loupe zoom | No | Yes | |
| Cursor options | Yes | Yes | |
| Custom cursor packs | No | Yes | |
| Motion blur | Yes | Yes | |
| Keystroke overlay | Yes | Yes | |
| Click sounds | Yes | No | |
| Animated shader backgrounds | 8 included | No | |
| Device mockups with 3D tilt | Yes | No | |
| Editing | |||
| Edit by transcript | Yes | Yes | |
| Silence removal | Yes | Yes | |
| Command palette (Cmd + K) | Yes | Yes | |
| Multi-clip projects | Yes | No | |
| Transitions | Yes | No | |
| Text and title cards | Yes | No | |
| Typing speed-up | Yes | No | |
| Royalty-free music library | No | Yes | |
| AI voiceover | No | In progress | |
| Captions and privacy | |||
| Caption styles | 8 styles | No | |
| On-device caption translation | 12 languages | No | |
| Automatic masking of sensitive info | Follows scrolling, works on screenshots | Yes | Added to Screen Studio in version 4.0 on October 2, 2026. |
| Works with no account, cloud or analytics | Yes | No | |
| Export and sharing | |||
| Every aspect ratio in one click | Yes | No | |
| Platform aspect presets | 32 presets | No | |
| GIF kept under 10 MB automatically | Yes | No | |
| ProRes export | No | Yes | |
| AI upscaling | No | Yes | |
| Share links and cloud hosting | No | Yes | ScreenCameo saves files you can paste or send anywhere. |
| Beyond recording | |||
| Full screenshot app | Capture, 19 annotation tools, beautify, pin, copy text | No | |
| Finder Quick Look previews | No | Yes | |
| Raycast extension | No | Yes | |
Sources: screen.studio (pricing and the 4.0 release notes), checked October 17, 2026. Prices in US dollars before tax. Screen Studio is a trademark of its owner; ScreenCameo isn't affiliated with it. Spotted something out of date? Email [email protected] and we'll fix it.
Where Screen Studio is the better choice
- You share recordings as links. Screen Studio hosts your videos and gives you a link. ScreenCameo saves files that you paste or upload yourself.
- You record iPhone or iPad screens. ScreenCameo records your Mac only.
- Your pipeline needs ProRes or AI upscaling. ScreenCameo exports MP4 and GIF.
- You want to try before you pay. Screen Studio has a free trial; ScreenCameo has a 30-day refund instead.
- You need it for a single month. One month at $29 costs less than $59.
- You rely on extras like a music library, custom cursor packs, Quick Look previews or the Raycast extension.
Where ScreenCameo is the better choice
- You'd rather pay once. $59 once versus $108 every year, and your version keeps working.
- You take screenshots too. A full screenshot app with 19 annotation tools, beautify, pin and copy text is included. See it.
- You build videos from several takes. Multi-clip projects, Record Another Take, transitions and title cards.
- Your recordings must stay private. No account, no cloud, no analytics. Everything runs on your Mac.
- You post everywhere. Every aspect ratio in one click, 32 platform presets and GIFs under 10 MB.
- You need captions in other languages. On-device translation into 12 languages, in 8 caption styles.
What each costs over three years
ScreenCameo is one payment. A subscription bills you again every month or year.
| Plan | Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ScreenCameo Pay once, keeps working | $59 | $59 | $59 |
| Subscription, billed yearly Like Screen Studio at $108/year | $108 | $216 | $324 |
| Subscription, billed monthly Like Screen Studio at $29/month | $348 | $696 | $1,044 |
Screen Studio pricing as listed on screen.studio, October 2026. ScreenCameo at its launch price. After 12 months your version keeps working; renewing for newer updates is optional.
Switching
Moving from Screen Studio to ScreenCameo.
Both apps work the same way: record, let the app polish it, adjust, export. Most habits carry over.
- Bring your old videos. ScreenCameo can’t open Screen Studio projects, but it can import exported videos as clips. Add zooms, devices and captions on top.
- Zooms work the way you expect. Automatic zooms follow your clicks and typing, and Z adds one at the playhead. See how auto-zoom works.
- Keep what you pay for. $59 once covers up to 3 Macs. Not happy within 30 days? Get a full refund.
Get the pay-once alternative.
ScreenCameo launches soon at $59, paid once. Join the list and you'll get one email on launch day, nothing else.
macOS 26 or later · Up to 3 Macs · 30-day refund