A focused, fairly-priced Screen Studio alternative

Screen recordings that look designed.

Record your screen — Glide auto-zooms toward your clicks, smooths the cursor, drops it on a clean background, and exports a cinematic video. No editing skills needed.

Free to record. Pro to export. macOS 14 (Sonoma)+ · Apple Silicon & Intel · notarized.

Real footage — recorded & exported with Glide. No edits.

Yes — you can make cursor-tracking screen demos this smooth, too.

Features

Everything that makes a recording look designed

Five things Glide does automatically — and lets you control when you want to.

Auto-zoom

It zooms where you click — without the nausea

Glide reads your click path and eases the camera toward the action, then pulls back when you do. It is not a zoom-fest: every move lands on an editable Zoom track you can retime, soften, or delete.

Smart reframe

Record once. Ship to every platform.

Export the same take as 16:9, 9:16, and 1:1 — Glide keeps the action in frame for each crop. One recording becomes a YouTube intro, a TikTok, and a Reel, no re-shooting.

16:9
9:16
1:1

Cursor

A cursor that glides, with satisfying clicks

The real pointer is replaced with a smooth, enlarged synthetic cursor that follows a clean path. Clicks land as subtle ripples — readable, premium, never jittery.

Real editor

Trim, split, speed, and polish — all built in

Cut and delete sections, split clips, ramp speed from 0.5× to 2×, with full undo/redo. Then dress it: beautiful backgrounds, padding, rounded corners, and a soft shadow.

TrimSplitSpeed 1.5×Undo

Live preview

See exactly what you will get

Every zoom, crop, and background renders live in the preview. What you see is the final cinematic result — you only pay when you are ready to save it out.

WYSIWYG

Smart reframe

Record once, ship everywhere

One take. Three aspect ratios. Glide keeps the important pixels in frame for each crop — so a single recording becomes content for every platform.

16:9

YouTube

Landscape intros & tutorials

9:16

TikTok / Reels

Vertical, action stays centered

1:1

Square

Feeds & ads

No paywall surprises

See the final cinematic result before you pay

Recording and the full live preview are free, forever. What you see in the preview — every zoom, the smoothed cursor, the background, the crops — is exactly what exports. You only go Pro to save the final file. No watermark roulette, no “upgrade to see the result.”

Record & preview free
What you see is what exports
Pay only to save the file
No watermark on Pro exports

Pricing

Free to record. Pro to export.

Record and preview as much as you like for free. Go Pro to export without a watermark — pick a subscription, or pay once and own it.

Free

Record and preview, forever.

$0
  • Unlimited recording
  • Full live cinematic preview
  • Auto-zoom, smooth cursor, backgrounds
  • Editor: trim, split, speed, undo/redo
  • Export is Pro-only
Download for macOS

Pro Monthly

Flexible, cancel anytime.

$12/ month
  • Everything in Free
  • Unlimited watermark-free exports
  • 16:9 / 9:16 / 1:1 reframe export
  • Up to 4K export
  • Cancel whenever you want
Start monthly
Best value

Pro Lifetime

Pay once. No subscription resentment.

$69once
  • Everything in Pro
  • One payment, yours forever
  • All current Pro features
  • Free updates within this major version
  • No recurring charges, ever
Get Lifetime
Secure checkout via Polar (Merchant of Record)14-day refund — just email usYour recordings never leave your Mac

macOS 14 (Sonoma)+ · Apple Silicon & Intel · notarized. One license activates up to 5 Macs.

After you buy

How to unlock Pro

Glide has no accounts. Buying sends you a license key — you paste it into the app and Pro unlocks instantly. Here is the whole path:

  1. 1

    Get your key

    Right after checkout, your license key appears on the Polar receipt and is emailed to you.

  2. 2

    Open Settings

    In Glide, open Settings with ⌘, (Command-comma).

  3. 3

    Paste & unlock

    Paste the key and Pro unlocks. One license activates up to 5 Macs.

FAQ

Questions, answered

I bought Pro — how do I activate it?

You'll get a license key by email and on the Polar receipt right after checkout. Open Glide, go to Settings (⌘,), paste your key, and Pro unlocks instantly. There are no accounts to create. One license activates up to 5 Macs.

Does Glide watermark my videos?

No. Pro exports are completely watermark-free. Recording and the full live preview are free, so you can see the finished, watermark-free result before deciding to export.

Monthly or Lifetime — which should I pick?

Monthly is great if you only need exports occasionally or want to try Pro with no commitment. Lifetime is a single payment you own forever — best if you record regularly and would rather not deal with a recurring subscription.

Which macOS versions are supported?

Glide runs on macOS 14 (Sonoma) or later. It uses ScreenCaptureKit and modern AVFoundation rendering, which require a recent macOS.

Does my data leave my Mac?

No. Glide is local-first. Recording, auto-zoom, cursor smoothing, editing, and final export all happen on your Mac. Your videos are never uploaded to us. The only network calls are for the secure payment checkout, handled by Polar.

How is Glide different from Screen Studio?

Glide is a focused, fairly-priced take on the same idea. You get the cinematic essentials — auto-zoom you can edit, smooth cursor, clean backgrounds — plus smart multi-format reframe (record once, export 16:9 / 9:16 / 1:1 with the action kept in frame) and an honest free-to-preview, pay-to-export model with a one-time Lifetime option.

Can I edit the auto-zoom?

Yes. Every auto-generated zoom lands on an editable Zoom track. Retime it, soften it, or delete moves you do not want — so it never feels like a dizzying zoom-fest.

Who handles payment, and what about refunds?

Checkout is handled by Polar as our Merchant of Record, so your payment is secure and any local taxes/VAT are taken care of. If Glide is not for you, email nextactionclubkr@gmail.com within 14 days and we'll sort out a refund through Polar.

Can I use one license on more than one Mac?

Yes — a single license activates Pro on up to 5 of your own Macs. Just paste the same key into Settings (⌘,) on each machine.