Features & Roadmap

What Clapperboard Can Do
β€” and What's Coming

A complete breakdown of every feature: what's available now, what's in progress, and what's on deck.

Available Coming Soon Planned

πŸŽ₯ Recording

Available

Full Screen Recording

Capture your entire display at native retina resolution.

Available

Region Recording

Record a specific area with presets for 16:9, 1:1, 4:5, and 9:16 aspect ratios.

Available

Window Recording

Capture a single window β€” click to pick, and it follows the window.

Available

30 / 60 FPS

Toggle between 30fps (smaller files) and 60fps (smoother motion).

Available

Pause & Resume

Pause mid-recording and resume seamlessly. No gaps, no split files.

Available

Countdown Timer

3, 5, or 10 second countdown before recording starts. Time to get ready.

Coming Soon

Crash-Safe Recording

Fragmented MP4 format β€” if the app crashes, your footage up to the last few seconds is recoverable.

πŸŽ™οΈ Camera & Audio

Available

Camera Bubble Overlays

Draggable, resizable camera overlay. Round, square, or hexagon shape. Adjustable corner radius.

Available

Multiple Camera Bubbles

Add multiple camera overlays with different cameras, shapes, and sizes.

Available

Separate Audio Tracks

System sounds, mic, and screen recorded as independent files. Mix in post or your editor.

Available

Mic Device Picker

Choose which microphone to record with. Live level meter and sensitivity control.

Available

Camera Auto-Dodge

The camera bubble automatically moves out of the way of active screen regions.

✨ Post-Processing

Available

Background Wallpapers

Your recording floats on a polished wallpaper with shadows and rounded corners. Multiple backgrounds included.

Available

Window Transitions

Smooth transitions between window switches. Multiple transition styles to choose from.

Available

Post-Processing Wizard

Step-by-step wizard: pick background, configure camera bubble, choose transitions, render.

Available

FCPXML Export

Export a Final Cut Pro project with all your clips and settings for advanced editing.

Coming Soon

"Feeling Lucky" One-Click Render

Skip the wizard entirely. Render with your last-used defaults in one click.

Coming Soon

Render Progress ETA

See estimated time remaining during render β€” not just a percentage bar.

πŸ’¬ Subtitles & Voice

Available

Auto Subtitles (Whisper)

On-device speech-to-text via Whisper. No cloud, no API keys, no privacy concerns.

Coming Soon

Subtitle Editor

Edit subtitle text and timing directly in the app. Real-time preview.

Coming Soon

Filler Word Removal

Automatically detect and remove "um", "uh", "like", "you know" from subtitles and optionally mute them in audio.

Coming Soon

Large Whisper Models

Download larger Whisper models (small β†’ medium β†’ large) for dramatically better accuracy.

Planned

Voice Cloning TTS

Edit your transcript text β†’ the app re-generates audio in your own voice. Fix mistakes without re-recording.

βͺ Fix Mistakes During Recording

Coming Soon

"Whoops" Rewind Button

Misspoke? Press a hotkey to undo the last 3, 5, or 10 seconds β€” without stopping. The bad section is trimmed on render.

Coming Soon

Start Over This Screen

Botched a window demo but the rest is perfect? Re-do just the current window segment.

πŸ” Auto-Zoom & Polish

Coming Soon

Auto-Zoom on Clicks

Smooth zoom to wherever you click β€” the feature that makes tutorials look 10x more professional. Click data is already recorded; just needs the zoom renderer.

Coming Soon

Chapter Markers

Window switches become chapter markers in the MP4. Jump to the right part instantly.

Planned

Instant Share Link

Stop recording β†’ link in clipboard in seconds. Upload in the background, share instantly.

✏️ Annotations & Privacy

Coming Soon

Animated Arrows

Point-and-animate arrows in post-processing to draw attention to UI elements.

Coming Soon

Circle / Spotlight

Pulsing spotlight effect to highlight click areas and important UI elements.

Coming Soon

Text Notes

Static or typewriter-animated text overlays. Label buttons, explain steps, add context.

Coming Soon

Privacy Blur / Mask

Draw a rectangle over sensitive data β€” API keys, Slack messages, personal info β€” and blur it during render.

Coming Soon

Auto Do Not Disturb

Automatically enable macOS Focus mode when recording starts. No accidental notification captures.

βœ‚οΈ Timeline Editor

Planned

Timeline View

Horizontal timeline with video segments, audio waveform, and subtitle tracks. Full visual overview of your recording.

Planned

Cut & Trim

Blade tool to split, drag handles to trim, and ripple edit to close gaps. Remove the parts you don't want.

Planned

Re-Record a Segment

Right-click a segment β†’ re-record just that window. New clip replaces the old one, audio stays in sync.

Planned

Assets Panel

Browse all captured clips, screenshots, and audio tracks. Drag to reorder or remove.

βš™οΈ Under the Hood

Available

Native Swift + ScreenCaptureKit

Built from the ground up in Swift. No Electron, no web views, no browser overhead.

Available

Input Event Logging

Every click, keystroke, and window switch is logged with timestamps β€” the foundation for auto-zoom and chapter markers.

Available

Screen Activity Monitor

Pixel-diff grid detects which screen regions are active. Powers camera auto-dodge and future smart-zoom.

Available

Recording Presets ("Fingertips")

Save your recording configuration β€” region, camera, mic settings β€” and restore it with one click.

Available

Permission Assist Wizard

Step-by-step guide to grant screen recording, camera, and microphone permissions. No guessing.

Try It Yourself

Download Clapperboard and see what's already possible β€” with much more on the way.

macOS 14+ β€’ Apple Silicon native β€’ Free during beta