AI, when you ask
An AI screen recorder that asks first
Two buttons use AI: one places zooms, one writes chapters, a title and a summary. Everything else, including captions and finding secrets on screen, runs on your Mac.
In short
ScreenRecordii has two optional AI features. AI magic looks at sampled frames and the timing of clicks, scrolls and shortcuts, and places zooms. AI chapters writes chapters, a title, a summary and picks a thumbnail from your transcript and clicks. Both use your own API key, kept in your Mac’s Keychain, ask before they first send anything, and never send what you typed. Captions and the secrets scan use the Mac’s own on-device recognition.
- AI magic
- Places zooms from frames and click timing
- AI chapters
- Chapters, title, summary and thumbnail
- On-device
- Captions, finding secrets on screen
- Never sent
- What you typed
What runs where
| Feature | Where it runs | What it uses |
|---|---|---|
| Automatic zooms | Your Mac | Your clicks |
| Captions | Your Mac | macOS speech recognition |
| Finding secrets on screen | Your Mac | macOS text recognition |
| AI magic | An AI model, with your key | Up to 40 frames, click and shortcut timing |
| AI chapters | An AI model, with your key | Transcript, clicked control names, a few frames |
Without an AI key, everything except those two buttons works the same, and chapters can still be suggested from pauses in the recording.
Questions
Do I need an AI key to use ScreenRecordii?
No. Recording, automatic zooms, captions, the secrets scan and every export work without one.
Is typed text ever sent?
No. AI magic sends the timing of shortcuts, never the characters you typed.
Where is my key stored?
In your Mac’s Keychain, not in projects or files.
Keep reading
- Auto zoomZooms placed from your clicks, eased in and out, with no keyframes to set.
- Add chapters on YouTubeThe timestamp rules YouTube uses for chapters, and how to write them quickly.
- Blur part of a videoHide emails, keys and faces in a video, and make sure the blur follows them.
- Descript alternativeEditing video like a document, or recordings polished as you record.
- Mac screen recorderRecord a display, window or area with camera and sound, already zoomed, smoothed and framed.
Hit record.
ScreenRecordii is in early access for macOS 14 and later.