What is BlitzRecorder?
Mac app that records your screen and face in one take, cuts the pauses and exports vertical video.
Who is BlitzRecorder best for?
BlitzRecorder is best for Mac creators who film screen-and-face tutorials and product demos for YouTube and Shorts.
YouTube tutorials
Screen and face are recorded together and framed before you press record.
Shorts and Reels
One recording exports as vertical, landscape or square video.
Fast edits
The editor finds pauses and cuts them in one click, and transcribes on your Mac after a model download.
Agent workflows
A local MCP server lets coding agents find recordings, read transcripts and queue exports.
How much does BlitzRecorder cost?
BlitzRecorder is free and open source with every recording and editing feature; the only paid part is optional link hosting at €9 a month.
- Screen and camera in one take, vertical or landscape
- One-click pause removal and 4K export
- No watermark
- Share a link instead of sending a file
- 50 GB of storage
- 5 hours of uploads a month
Share links can also run free through your own Cloudflare account. Sending a take to BlitzReels for clipping uses a separate BlitzReels plan. Full pricing on blitzrecorder.com. We checked these prices on .
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Is BlitzRecorder open source?
Yes. BlitzRecorder's code is public under the AGPL 3.0 licence, so you can run it on your own server.
On GitHub
54stars
- Last commit
- 12 Nov
- Repository age
- 6 months
- Latest release
- 10 Nov
- Licence
- AGPL 3.0
- Self-hosted
- Yes
- Repository
- blitzreels/blitzrecorder
What are the best BlitzRecorder alternatives?
BlitzRecorder is an open source alternative to Screen Charm, Screen Studio and Tella. OBS Studio, ShareX and Cap do the same job and are open source too.
Screen CharmPaidMac screen recorder that adds auto-zoom, smooth cursor, captions and device frames to demos.
Screen StudioPaidCreate beautiful screen recordings with auto-zoom.
TellaFreemiumRecord, edit, and share video fast with AI-assisted tools.
OBS StudioOpen SourceScene-based capture and broadcast app with an audio mixer, transitions and plugins.
ShareXOpen SourceWindows app for screenshots, screen recordings and GIFs, with an editor, OCR and one-hotkey uploads.
CapOpen SourceRecords your screen and camera, polishes the video in an editor and shares it as an instant link.
Questions about BlitzRecorder
What is BlitzRecorder?
Mac app that records your screen and face in one take, cuts the pauses and exports vertical video.
Who is BlitzRecorder for?
BlitzRecorder is best for Mac creators who film screen-and-face tutorials and product demos for YouTube and Shorts.
Is BlitzRecorder free?
Yes. BlitzRecorder has a free Free download plan: screen and camera in one take, vertical or landscape.
How much does BlitzRecorder cost?
BlitzRecorder's paid plans are Hosting at €9 per month.
Is BlitzRecorder open source?
Yes. BlitzRecorder's code is public under the AGPL 3.0 licence, so you can run it on your own server.
What are the best BlitzRecorder alternatives?
The closest alternatives on Recaply are Screen Charm, Screen Studio, Tella, OBS Studio, ShareX and Cap.
Where can I try BlitzRecorder?
On its official website, blitzrecorder.com.
Does BlitzRecorder work on Windows?
Partly. A Windows capture app records and plays back a take with screen, microphone, camera and system audio, but it does not include the Mac editor. The full app needs macOS 15 or later.
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