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The macOS screen recorder for the rest of us - always free and open source with a native look and feel 📺

5 mentions on Hacker News by 1 person: 1 story, 4 comments · first 2026-02-08 · latest 2026-09-14

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  1. I'm building BetterCapture: https://github.com/jsattler/BetterCapture It's a native, resource efficient screen recorder for macOS. It supports HEVC, H.264, ProRes 422/4444, HDR, Alpha Channels and more.
    comment by jsattler · 2026-09-14 · in Ask HN: What are you working on? (September 2026)
  2. I'm currently working on BetterCapture ( https://github.com/jsattler/BetterCapture ), which is a lightweight (~4MB size and low memory/cpu footprint) screen recorder for macOS that lives in your menu bar. It supports ProRes 422/4444, HEVC,…
    comment by jsattler · 2026-05-10 · in Ask HN: What are you working on? (May 2026)
  3. https://github.com/jsattler/BetterCapture I'm building a lightweight screen recorder for macOS. It supports lots of features you'd expect from a professional screen recorder such as ProRes 422/4444, HEVC/H.265, and H.264, capturing alpha…
    comment by jsattler · 2026-03-09 · in Ask HN: What Are You Working On? (March 2026)
  4. https://github.com/jsattler/BetterCapture It's a lightweight screen recorder for macOS that lives in your menu bar. It's built with SwiftUI and ScreenCaptureKit, uses the native Content Picker to select what you record, and supports ProRes…
    comment by jsattler · 2026-02-09 · in Ask HN: What are you working on? (February 2026)
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    Show HN: I built a free, open-source macOS screen recorder with modern features
    story by jsattler · 2026-02-08 · 1 comment