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CursorLens – Open-source screen recorder/editor for product demos

by blueberrycongee·Feb 19, 2026·1 point·0 comments
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AI Analysis

●●SolidShip ItNiche Gem

macOS-native screen recorder with timeline editing, but Loom/ScreenFlow dominate this space.

Strengths
  • •Native macOS capture helper with real cursor hide/show behavior avoids cross-platform friction
  • •Timeline editing (trim, crop, zoom, cursor effects, annotations) with subtitle generation and rough-cut workflow
  • •Multi-aspect export (16:9, 9:16, 1:1) and batch export with audio normalization controls
Weaknesses
  • •Beta stability issues acknowledged across different machines; no Windows/Linux parity yet
  • •Directly competes with mature, polished tools (Loom, ScreenFlow, CleanMyMac); no clear differentiation
Target Audience

Creators, developers, and teams making product demos and walkthrough videos

Similar To

Loom · ScreenFlow · CleanMyMac Screen Recorder

Post Description

Hi HN — I built CursorLens, a free and open-source screen recorder/editor for product demos and walkthroughs.

It started as a fork of OpenScreen, but I reworked a lot of the capture/editing pipeline for a more native macOS workflow.

Current features:

full-screen or window recording native cursor hide/show behavior on macOS camera overlay + microphone recording timeline editing (trim/crop/zoom/cursor effects/annotations) subtitle generation + rough-cut workflow multi-aspect export (16:9, 9:16, 1:1) and batch export audio export controls (gain, loudness normalization, limiter) It’s still in beta, so stability can vary by machine.

Repo: https://github.com/blueberrycongee/CursorLens Releases: https://github.com/blueberrycongee/CursorLens/releases

I’d really appreciate feedback on:

recording reliability across setups editing UX (especially rough cut/subtitles) export speed/quality tradeoffs

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