Record together.Edit separately.

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A native Mac recorder for screen and camera. One take, with the cursor, and three separate synchronized files when you stop.

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macOS 13+ · Apple silicon · Free and open source

The SmoothyREC recorder window: full-screen source, live screen preview, camera and microphone controls, and a start recording button.

The recorder window, and the three files it leaves behind.

Built for macOS Separate tracks Cursor included Pause & resume Records locally Free & open source

The missing middle

Easy for the client.
Useful for the editor.

Ask someone to record a walkthrough and the tool decides what comes back: a setup lesson, a flattened file or an upload link. SmoothyREC is built for the handoff.

For the person recording

Open. Pick. Record.

Choose a screen, camera and microphone, then press record. No scenes, sources or encoders to understand first.

For the person editing

Three tracks. One clock.

Screen, camera and mic arrive as separate, synchronized files. Reframe, re-time or replace any of them.

For the Mac

Native, not a browser.

SwiftUI and ScreenCaptureKit. A small app that records locally, without an Electron shell or an upload step.

No scenes to build No camera baked in No upload in the middle

The editor-friendly part

One take in.
Three files out.

The screen, camera and microphone start on one shared clock and land in one folder. They stay separate, so the edit can still make decisions.

Screen
A whole display, one window or a drawn-out area, with system audio if you need it.
Camera
Built-in, USB or iPhone. A clean angle that is never composited into the screen.
Microphone
An isolated voice track with live levels and input gain before you roll.
Optional picture-in-picture
Need one share-ready file too? Export a combined version alongside the originals.

Standard files for Premiere Pro, Final Cut Pro, DaVinci Resolve or SmoothyEdit. One named folder per recording.

Recording May 29 Movies/SmoothyREC

Ready

Recording May 29_screen.mp42560 × 1440 · 30 fps · system audio

Recording May 29_camera.movClean camera angle · synchronized

Recording May 29_mic.m4aIsolated voice · synchronized

All three start on the same frame.

The controls

Small controls.
Cleaner takes.

Everything here exists to prevent a restart, not to fill a settings panel.

Choose the frame

A whole display, one window or a drawn-out area. The preview shows exactly what will be captured.

Keep the cursor

Every click and movement stays in the screen recording when a walkthrough depends on it.

Use the camera you have

Built-in, USB or an iPhone through Continuity Camera. The camera records as its own file.

Pause, don't restart

Take a breath, rearrange the screen and keep going in the same take.

Watch the levels

A live mic meter and input gain catch a quiet or clipping take before you start.

Up to 4K at 60

720p to 4K, 24, 30 or 60 fps, with an optional countdown before recording begins.

Control it from anywhere

Start, stop and pause from the menu bar or with global shortcuts, even with the window closed.

One folder per take

Screen, camera and mic land together, named and ready to send. No exports to hunt down.

Native by design

Light enough
to leave running.

SmoothyREC uses Apple's own capture pipeline. No Electron shell, no web view and no upload queue, so the app stays out of the way while it records.

Capture: Full display · Window · Area
Quality: 720p → 4K
Frame rate: 24 / 30 / 60 fps
Audio: System + separate mic
Runs on: macOS 13+ · Apple silicon
License: Free · MIT

SwiftUI · ScreenCaptureKit · AVFoundation

The SmoothyREC menu-bar popover during a recording, with recording status, pause and stop controls, quality, frame rate and output folder.

The whole recorder lives in the menu bar, with no project window to manage.

Why I made this

I wanted a recorder I could hand to a client.

“I kept asking clients for a walkthrough, then spending the call teaching OBS. The alternatives flattened the camera into the screen or put the take behind a paywall. I wanted one app I could send without instructions, and files I could actually edit.”

So SmoothyREC records the screen, camera and mic together, keeps them apart, and gets out of the way. No scenes. No upload. No decisions baked in.

AliEditor and maker of SmoothyEdit

SmoothyREC's first-run permissions screen, showing microphone and screen recording access granted. — **The only setup.** A one-time permissions walkthrough, in plain language.

From link to timeline

Three steps for them.
Clean tracks for you.

The client gets one clear button. The editor gets every source separately.

01

Send the app

One DMG. No account, no trial, no setup call. The first launch explains the three macOS permissions in plain language.
02

They press record

Pick a display, window or area. Add a camera and mic, keep the cursor if it matters, then roll. Pause and resume from the menu bar.
03

You edit

A named folder with screen, camera and mic files, all starting on the same frame. Drop them on any timeline and cut.

⌃⌘R Start / stop ⌃⌘P Pause / resume Or use the menu bar

Questions

Good to know.

Still deciding? The app is free, local and small enough to try on the next handoff.

Ask on Discord

Are the screen, camera and microphone really separate files?

Yes. By default SmoothyREC writes the screen, camera and microphone to their own files in one recording folder. You can also export an optional picture-in-picture version, but the separate originals are always kept.

Does it capture the mouse cursor?

Yes. Cursor capture is a simple on-or-off setting and works with full-screen, window and selected-area recordings.

Can I use my iPhone as the webcam?

Yes. SmoothyREC lists the cameras macOS provides, including an iPhone using Continuity Camera and an external USB webcam.

Can I pause and resume the same recording?

Yes. Pause from the recorder window or with ⌃⌘P. Resume when you are ready and the same take continues, with no second file to join later.

What audio does it record?

System audio can be included with the screen recording, while the microphone is written as its own track. A live level meter and input gain help you set the mic before recording.

Does it need an account or an internet connection?

No. SmoothyREC records locally, needs no account and does not upload your footage. It is free and open source under the MIT license.

Can it make one combined video as well?

Yes. Optional picture-in-picture export creates a single share-ready file in addition to the separate screen, camera and microphone files.

What do I need to run it?

macOS 13 or later on an Apple silicon Mac. Download the DMG, drag SmoothyREC to Applications, and grant screen recording plus camera and microphone access if you use them.

Free for macOS

The next take can arrive ready to edit.

Download SmoothyREC, send it to your client, and get a folder you can drop straight onto a timeline.

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screen.mp4 · camera.mov · mic.m4a macOS 13+ · Apple silicon · MIT licensed · No account