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Screen Studio made automatic zoom popular on the Mac, and it's excellent. Kamo brings the same idea to Windows, for free and in the open.
What twelve months of exporting videos cost on each option, using the public prices.
KamoFree, every feature
Screen Studio$29/month, or $108/year (about $9/month)
KamoYes, no watermark
Screen StudioNo, export needs a subscription
KamoWindows today; Mac and Chrome extension soon
Screen StudiomacOS 13.1 or later only
KamoYes
Screen StudioYes
KamoYes
Screen StudioYes
KamoYes, exported together
Screen StudioYes
Kamo12 styles; needs the transcription pack (coming soon)
Screen StudioYes
KamoNot yet
Screen StudioYes
KamoYes, local and free
Screen StudioNot built in
KamoYes, MIT
Screen StudioNo
Facts checked on November 7, 2026. Prices and features change; see the sources below.
Both apps watch your clicks and turn them into smooth zooms, redraw the cursor and frame the recording on a background. If you're on a Mac and can pay, Screen Studio is a mature, polished choice with extras Kamo doesn't have yet.
Screen Studio only supports macOS. Kamo was built and tested on Windows first, so if you've been searching for “Screen Studio for Windows”, start here. The Mac app is coming too.
Screen Studio is a subscription and you need a plan to export. Kamo is MIT-licensed and free with every feature: read the code, fork it, ship it. And its local MCP server lets Claude Code use your recordings as context.
Screen Studio itself is macOS-only. Kamo is a free, open source alternative that runs on Windows 10 and 11 with automatic zoom, smooth cursor and 16:9, 1:1 and 9:16 export.
Kamo covers the core: auto zoom, smooth cursor, backgrounds, webcam, captions and multi-format export. Screen Studio has been around longer and has extras like iPhone capture and camera background removal.
Never. Export is free, with no watermark and no time limit.
Free, open source, no account. Your first edited video is one download away.
