A timeline you already know
Split, speed, blade, snapping and undo, with CapCut shortcuts.
Screen recorder for Mac
Screen recordings that look edited. Because they are.
Record your screen. MotionShine zooms to your clicks, smooths your cursor and frames it on a background. Then a real editor lets you finish the video without leaving the app.
macOS 13 or laterApple silicon and IntelFree forever, not a trialNo subscription
Before and after
Same recording. Very different video.
Drag the handle. On the left, a plain screen capture. On the right, the same take after MotionShine.
Free, for real
Not a trial. Free for good.
Use MotionShine as much as you like. Record as many videos as you want, use every feature, and export without limits or watermarks. You only pay if you want bigger exports: 1080p, 1440p, 4K or 60 fps.
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Recordings, no limit
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Exports, no limit
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Watermarks, even when free
720p
Free exports. 4K with a licence
The editor
A full editor, not just a few sliders.
Most screen recorders stop at trim and zoom. MotionShine gives you a real timeline, and everything stays editable every time you open it.
Music and sound on lanes
Any number of songs and sounds, each with its own volume.
Text, pictures and logos
Five text styles with in and out animations.
Masks and voice over
Blur a password, then record your voice on its own track.
Auto zoom and smooth cursor
It zooms where you click.
MotionShine watches your clicks and zooms in on them, framing the button you pressed. Your shaky mouse becomes a smooth glide. Change any zoom on the timeline, or let it do the work.
Auto zoom
Custom cursors
A cursor made for motion design.
In most recorders the cursor is an afterthought. In MotionShine it is a design tool, and your style carries over to every new recording.
- Any colour or gradient, or two colours of your own.
- Glow. A soft light in the cursor’s own colour.
- 3D cursors. Glass, Chrome, Gold, Obsidian and Holo.
- Your own picture. The background is cut out and the tip found for you.
Glow, gradients and 3D cursors: no other screen recorder we checked has them.
Backgrounds
A background worth looking at.
Hand picked gradients, macOS wallpapers, a colour, or your own picture. Build your own gradient like in Figma, with as many colour stops as you like, and save it for every project.
- Padding, rounded corners and a shadow in one click
- Gradients you build, saved for every project
- macOS wallpapers, colours or your own image
Camera and layouts
You, your screen, or both.
Record your webcam with your screen. Pick the bubble’s size, shape and corner, then switch layouts on the timeline. Your face shows up exactly when it should.
Four layouts
Camera, screen, side by side, or screen with camera.
Changes on the timeline
Switch the layout at any moment of the video.
Your bubble, your way
Pick its size, its shape and the corner it sits in.
Captions and clean audio
Captions in your language, made on your Mac.
MotionShine writes captions on your Mac, with no upload, in more than 40 languages. Eight caption styles, word by word entrances, and a .srt file next to your video.
Cut the “um”
Remove filler words and long pauses in one click.
Clearer voice
Improve microphone audio and reduce background noise.
Your format
Captions inside the video, or as .srt and .vtt files.
Your library
Every video, every edit, one click away.
All your recordings live in one library. Open a video from last month and every zoom, caption and cut is right where you left it.
- Rename, sort and search
- See the space each one uses
- Open several projects at once in tabs
Made for recording
Small things that make recording easy.
Speaker notes
A prompter that scrolls your script while you record, hidden from the video.
Show your shortcuts
The keys you press appear on screen as clean badges.
Pauses itself for privacy
Recording pauses when a password manager or a banking app comes to the front.
Pause, restart, discard
Fix a bad start without opening the editor.
Any window, any area
Whole screen, one window, or a box set to 1080p, 9:16 or 1:1.
Recovers from crashes
If something stops, what you recorded is saved.
Formats
Record once. Post everywhere.
Change the shape after you record. Export MP4 or GIF, keep editing while the export runs in the background, or copy a quick export straight to your clipboard.
Easy to use
Feels simple from the first click.
Every control sits where you expect it, every message is in plain words, and nothing you do is lost. You do not need to learn video editing to make a video that looks edited.
- Set up in a minute. A guide walks you through each Mac permission.
- Find anything with ⌘K. Type what you want, press Return.
- Nothing is lost. Autosave, undo for every step, a safe copy.
- Your shortcuts, your way, or the CapCut ones you know.
Light on your Mac
Light, quiet, and on your Mac.
MotionShine lives in your menu bar and stays out of the way. It is about a quarter the size of Screen Studio on disk, opens long recordings with a light preview copy, and keeps every file on your Mac.
Who it is for
Made for people who show their work.
Founders
Product demos and investor updates that look like a launch video.
Designers
Walk through a prototype with zooms that follow every click.
Creators
Tutorials and short clips for YouTube, Reels and TikTok, captions included.
Teachers
Lessons with clear captions, your face in the corner, and no editing course needed.
Privacy
Your recordings stay yours.
Everything you make
Recording, editing, captions, voice clean up and export all happen on your Mac. No account needed.
The few things that go online
The caption model downloads once, the first time you make captions. Updates are checked only if you allow it.
Compare
How MotionShine compares.
Everything you need for a polished screen video: a real editor, an easy interface, unlimited free exports and no subscription.
| MotionShine | Screen Studio | CursorClip | OpenScreen | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price | Free, pay once for 4K | $29 a month, or $9 a month yearly | $70 one time, or $9 a month | Free |
| Free exports, no watermark | Yes, unlimited | No | No | Yes |
| Music on separate lanes | Yes, any number | One track | No | No |
| Cursor gradients, glow, 3D | Yes | No | No | No |
| Still updated | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
Pricing
Free for good. Pay only for higher resolution.
Free
$0forever
- Every feature, no time limit, not a trial
- Unlimited recordings and unlimited exports
- Auto zoom, smooth cursor, custom cursors
- Full editor, captions, music and voice over
- Export up to 720p at 30 fps
- No watermark
Licence Launch price
$39$99once
Only 200 of 200 launch seats left. Then $99.
- Everything in Free
- Export at 1080p, 1440p and 4K
- 60 fps exports
- Re-export your old projects in full quality
- Use it on two Macs
- Free updates for version 1
Pay once, no subscription. 3 day refund, no questions asked. Checkout, taxes and your licence key are handled by Polar.
Questions
Quick answers.
Is it a subscription?
No. MotionShine is free, and a licence is a one time payment.
What do I get for free?
Everything, with no time limit: unlimited recordings, unlimited exports and every feature. It is not a trial. The only limit is export size: up to 720p at 30 fps. A licence unlocks 1080p, 1440p, 4K and 60 fps.
Is there a watermark?
No, not even in the free version.
Which Macs does it run on?
Macs with macOS 13 Ventura or later, both Apple silicon and Intel.
How is it different from Screen Studio?
Both make polished recordings with auto zoom and a smooth cursor. MotionShine adds music on its own lanes, animated text, pictures and logos, 3D cursors and cursors made from your own pictures. It is free with unlimited exports, and you pay once only for higher resolution instead of a monthly plan. See the full comparison.
Where do my recordings go?
To Movies > MotionShine on your Mac. They never leave it unless you share them.
If I buy a licence later, can I export old videos in 4K?
Yes. Recordings are always kept at full quality, so any project can be exported again at 4K and 60 fps.
Can I get a refund?
Yes. Ask within 3 days of buying and you get your money back, no questions asked. See the refund policy.
Your next demo deserves better than a raw recording.
Download MotionShine free and make your first polished video in a few minutes.