Vendor sources and our tests are labelled separately. Independent tests that have not been run are not implied.
Is this edition right for your task?
- Fits
- A screen recorder and timeline editor for training videos, with separate screen, camera and audio tracks.
- Main limit
- Essentials is a paid editor plan. Free editor exports carry a watermark; Starter, Create, Pro and business licensing have separate entitlements. A current unambiguous checkout price was not obtained.
- Evidence
- Vendor documentation; original task test pending
These are documented capabilities, not an independently tested recommendation. Test non-sensitive copies of your own files before switching. Platform support does not establish support for every operating system version.
- Edition
- Essentials · individual subscription
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS
- Installation
- desktop
- Source-identified version
- No installed build recorded
- Last original test
- No original test recorded
- Version tested
- No independent test recorded
Evidence recheck in progress
Previous evidence is retained. A monitoring alert is not proof that the previous fact is wrong. Only fields marked “Recheck required” are withheld from tested matches or affected cost estimates.
- Edition-wide source scope, Price and billing, Download an MP4, Manage a hosted team library, Record without a fixed time limit, Record microphone audio, Save a local video, Send a hosted video link, Record your screen, Include your webcam, Export without a watermark, Capture system audio · Source review pending; no decision hold
Source content changed. Compare the before/after excerpt and verify affected fields before restoring eligibility.
Opened: 20 Sept 2026 · Changed source
Each capability row retains its last recorded source/test date. Other fields remain governed by their own evidence and freshness. No completion date is promised.
Capability evidence
Official sources establish advertised availability and limits. A recorded task test separately establishes what worked in a specific environment.
Record your screen
Available · official sourceScreen recording with editable tracks is documented.
Official source ↗Source checked: 13 Sept 2026Include your webcam
Available · official sourceThe vendor documents simultaneous screen and webcam capture.
Official source ↗Source checked: 13 Sept 2026Record microphone audio
Available · official sourceMicrophone audio is recorded separately.
Official source ↗Source checked: 13 Sept 2026Save a local video
Available · official sourceThe editor exports finished video files.
Official source ↗Source checked: 13 Sept 2026Send a hosted video link
Source reviewed · not establishedThe reviewed source does not establish this exact task for this edition.
Official source ↗Source checked: 13 Sept 2026Export without a watermark
Available · official sourcePaid Essentials, Create and Pro remove the free editor export watermark.
Official source ↗Source checked: 13 Sept 2026Capture system audio
Available · official sourceSystem audio has its own recording track.
Official source ↗Source checked: 13 Sept 2026Download an MP4
Source reviewed · not establishedThe reviewed source does not establish this exact task for this edition.
Official source ↗Source checked: 13 Sept 2026Manage a hosted team library
Source reviewed · not establishedThe reviewed source does not establish this exact task for this edition.
Official source ↗Source checked: 13 Sept 2026Record without a fixed time limit
Source reviewed · not establishedThe reviewed source does not establish this exact task for this edition.
Official source ↗Source checked: 13 Sept 2026No hands-on result is implied by an official-source check. Unresolved outcomes remain excluded from tested recommendations.
Offline use and network dependencies
Setup, activation, local work and cloud services can have different requirements.
Install / first load needs internet
Not verifiedAccount / license activation needs internet
Yes · documentedFor individual subscriptions, TechSmith documents an initial online sign-in/activation, up to 90 days disconnected, and another online validation by day 91. A reconnect resets the lease. This source is not an independently tested offline run or a promise for business/offline license types.
Official source ↗Source checked: 13 Sept 2026Core task works locally
Yes · documentedFor individual subscriptions, TechSmith documents an initial online sign-in/activation, up to 90 days disconnected, and another online validation by day 91. A reconnect resets the lease. This source is not an independently tested offline run or a promise for business/offline license types.
Official source ↗Source checked: 13 Sept 2026Cloud features or dependencies
Not verifiedA complete disconnected installation, activation and task run has not been independently tested.