I made a screen recorder that makes your demos look like an Apple commercial

This is ShotGlass.

It’s a screen recorder and screenshot tool for Mac.

It makes cinematic demos like this. All automatically. You just click the record button, do your thing, then you can make it 3D in the editor.

Or just enjoy smooth automatic zoom.

Problem:

I was tired of jumping between four apps to make one product demo. Screenshots, recordings, annotations, and After Effects for anything cinematic.

I'd also seen the MacBook Neo commercials (recording playing on a 3D MacBook in a scene) and wondered why no screen recorder just did that.

So I built ShotGlass to do all of it: record your screen or multiple windows (and rearrange them after), take and annotate screenshots, or drop a recording onto a virtual 3D MacBook with a simulated camera lens.

Comparison:

Most screen recording apps end up with the same zoomed-in Screen Studio look. I wanted this to do something different:

• Records both screen and screenshots in one app (most tools only do one)

• Multi-window support that can be arranged after recording

• 3D scenes, virtual backgrounds, and a simulated camera lens for cinematic shots

• Supports adding and mixing audio and music

• Standard 2D polish too: smooth (or instant) zooms, transitions, custom cursors, camera, audio, auto-replaced desktop backgrounds

It's also a one-time purchase (not a subscription) and doesn't have any telemetry or tracking. Everything is local.

I tried to make it simple to use and, for fun, themed like a glass of whisky. I'm updating it quite a lot, so I'd love your feedback and feature requests.

Pricing:

$29 one-time for personal use or solo businesses.

Or, $39/year per 3 devices (for larger businesses or power users)

Trust/Transparency:

I'm Jake Manger, a solo developer. My last app, How to Convert, did pretty well on MacApps.

The app runs completely locally and is Apple notarized.

The app: shotglass.app