Learn OwnClip
Find the task you came for, or search. Each guide steps through the workflow with the keys to press and what to expect.
I want to…
- Do I need to pay?Free. Pro $39 once. Studio $99 once.
- Trim the start and endVideo Editor, Trim
- Cut the ums and mistakesVideo Editor, cut from the transcript
- Put my recording on a backgroundVideo Editor, Beautify
- Make a vertical 9:16 videoToday: Beautify (free). Soon: Promo Shorts (Studio).
- Send my video to someoneVideo Editor, Export and share
- Make the file small enough to emailVideo Editor, Export and share
- Get subtitlesAudio, transcript and subtitle file
- Get captions on the videoVideo Editor, Captions
- Record my screen and my faceScreen Recording, webcam bubble
- Make my cursor zoom automaticallyVideo Editor, Smart Zoom
- Remove a logo or watermarkVideo Editor, Remove Logo
- Blur private info in a videoVideo Editor, Redact
- Cut the silencesVideo Editor, Silence Removal
- Smooth the cuts between clipsVideo Editor, Transitions
- Clean up noisy audioAudio, clean voice
- Make the volume evenAudio, one steady loudness
- Use a USB microphoneAudio, USB or studio microphone
- Blur or replace my backgroundCamera AI
- Send a link anyone can openSharing, Smart Share
- Stream liveStudioGo Live, start a stream
- Turn a recording into chapters and a postProVideo Analyst, Create
Quick Start: your first recording
About a minute once OwnClip is installed- 1
Open OwnClip
It lives in your menu bar. The first-time setup asks for Screen Recording, so click Allow when macOS asks. If you turn on your microphone or webcam, macOS asks for those the first time too, and you can click Allow or skip them. After you switch Screen Recording on, macOS may ask OwnClip to quit and reopen. Click Restart OwnClip (or Quit & Reopen, if macOS shows that button). Nothing you have done so far is lost.
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Press ⌃⌥⌘R
This shortcut works from any app and needs no extra permission. A 3-second countdown gives you time to switch to the window you want. Recording starts on its own. Esc cancels during the countdown.
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Press ⌃⌥⌘R again
The video is saved on your Mac, ready to edit or share. The original file is never overwritten.
- Nothing you record leaves your Mac unless you choose Share, Smart Share or cloud backup. Next: choose what to capture, edit the result, then share it. If the recording is blank, see Permissions.
New in 1.8
Full changelogEverything in this list arrived in version 1.8, except where a card says otherwise.
- Auto layoutsProOne click reads what you said and did, then cuts between you and your screen. Every cut is an ordinary chip on the timeline. There are nine layouts now.
- Split CardsYou and your screen sit as two rounded cards with your background showing between them. Drag the gap to give one of you more room.
- Clip TransitionsSoften the hard seam after a cut, a silence removal or a dropped-in block.
- Smart ZoomA Cinematic easing starts and settles without a snap, and auto-zoom follows click-and-drags, including on recordings you already made. It works on the free plan too.
- Analyst Create toolsProAnalyze a recording once, then render vertical captioned clips, a narrated walkthrough, a short ad or a text kit on your Mac. Video Analyst moved from Studio down to Pro.
- Promo ShortsStudioNew in 2.0.4 · describe it, get a motion-designed ShortTurn your recordings and pictures into a vertical promo video, with the scenes, voice and music made on your Mac.
- Global shortcuts you can changeThe shortcuts moved to Control-Option-Command so they stop taking over Save As and Reload in other apps. Change or turn off each one in Settings, Hotkeys.
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On the Free plan: recordings are limited to 3 minutes at 720p, with the OwnClip watermark recorded into the video. Pro and Studio remove those limits for new recordings. Free plan details
Latest macOS · Apple silicon · about 200 MB download