Show HN: ScreenKite: Free alternative to Screen Studio with 4x export speed

#1

Post by imWildCat » Sat, Feb 14, 2026, 5:14 PM UTC

Hello folks, I've been lately recording a huge amount of demos for my apps or some tutorials (for YouTube like for OpenClaw or random stuff). The exporting speed of Screen Studio is a blocker for my flow. So I created a free alternative to Screen Studio, a native macOS app, ScreenKite.

My goal is to have like 4x exporting speed with similar functionalities.

Welcome to try!

Show HN: ScreenKite: Free alternative to Screen Studio with 4x export speed
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Re: Show HN: ScreenKite: Free alternative to Screen Studio with 4x export speed

#2

Post by singularfutur » Sat, Feb 14, 2026, 5:29 PM UTC

Looks polished. For me the switching cost is real since Screen Studio already works. If you can win on editing speed, captions, and clean exports that stay portable, there is definitely room for a new tool.

Re: Show HN: ScreenKite: Free alternative to Screen Studio with 4x export speed

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Post by imWildCat » Sun, Feb 15, 2026, 6:27 PM UTC

singularfutur wrote: post #2

Looks polished. For me the switching cost is real since Screen Studio already works. If you can win on editing speed, captions, and clean exports that stay portable, there is definitely room for a new tool.

Thanks! We're working on that!

Re: Show HN: ScreenKite: Free alternative to Screen Studio with 4x export speed

#4

Post by jjdinho » Thu, Feb 19, 2026, 11:06 AM UTC

Nice - very well done. I just downloaded it and used it (after having recorded using Screen Studio and finding out it would be $29/mo for exports).

It worked great and was just what I needed. Thank you!