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Screenity

A free, privacy-friendly screen recorder and annotation tool for Chrome.

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What is Screenity?

Screenity is a free, open-source Chrome extension for recording your tab, desktop, an app or your camera with no recording limits. Draw and add text on screen while you record, blur sensitive details, then trim, crop and export to MP4, GIF or WebM, or save straight to Google Drive.

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Pros

  • Unlimited recordings at no cost
  • Annotate and blur while you record
  • Built-in editor for quick trims

Cons

  • Chromium browsers only
  • Link sharing and captions are part of paid Screenity Pro

Who should use Screenity

Remote workers, teachers and makers who record quick demos, tutorials or feedback videos.

Who may not need it

People who need a full video editor or use a non-Chromium browser.

Screenity alternatives

Similar resources to Screenity, picked from the directory.

Cap

Focus: screen recording, async video and share links. Shares open source and loom alternative with Screenity. A desktop app, not a browser extension. Freemium (Screenity: Free). Adds macOS, Windows and Web. Rated 4.5 (Screenity: 4.7).

Desktop AppFree planmacOS, Windows

CleanShot X

Focus: screenshots, screen recording and macos. Shares annotation with Screenity. A Mac app, not a browser extension. Paid but Affordable (Screenity: Free). Adds macOS. Rated 4.8 (Screenity: 4.7).

Mac AppPaid but AffordablemacOS

Zulip

Focus: team chat, threads and self-hosted. Shares open source with Screenity. A web app, not a browser extension. Freemium (Screenity: Free). Adds Web, macOS and Windows. Rated 4.5 (Screenity: 4.7).

Web AppFree planWeb, macOS

Mattermost

Focus: team chat, self-hosted and devops. Shares open source with Screenity. A web app, not a browser extension. Freemium (Screenity: Free). Adds Web, Windows and macOS. Rated 4.4 (Screenity: 4.7).

Web AppFree planWeb, Windows

Element

Focus: matrix, messaging and self-hosted. Shares open source with Screenity. A web app, not a browser extension. Freemium (Screenity: Free). Adds Web, Windows and macOS. Rated 4.3 (Screenity: 4.7).

Web AppFree planWeb, Windows

Screen Studio

Focus: screen recording, demos and tutorials. Also in Communication and Collaboration, like Screenity. A desktop app, not a browser extension. Paid but Affordable (Screenity: Free). Adds macOS and Windows. Same 4.7 rating.

Desktop AppPaid but AffordablemacOS, Windows

Free alternatives to Screenity

Free resources that cover similar ground.

Jitsi Meet

Focus: video calls, self-hosted and zoom alternative. Shares open source with Screenity. A web app, not a browser extension. Adds Web, Android and iOS. Rated 4.3 (Screenity: 4.7).

Web AppFreeWeb, Android

OBS Studio

Focus: screen recording, live streaming and video. Shares open source and loom alternative with Screenity. A desktop app, not a browser extension. Adds Windows, macOS and Linux. Same 4.7 rating.

Desktop AppFreeWindows, macOS

Diagram Design

Focus: diagrams, agent skills and claude code. Shares open source and github with Screenity. An AI tool, not a browser extension. Rated 4.6 (Screenity: 4.7).

AI ToolFreeCross-Platform

Flameshot

Focus: screenshots and screen capture. Shares annotation and open source with Screenity. A desktop app, not a browser extension. Adds Linux, Windows and macOS. Rated 4.6 (Screenity: 4.7).

Desktop AppFreeLinux, Windows

Greenshot

Focus: screenshots and windows. Shares annotation and open source with Screenity. A desktop app, not a browser extension. Adds Windows and Offline. Rated 4.6 (Screenity: 4.7).

Desktop AppFreeWindows, Offline

explainroo

Focus: explainer videos, product demos and ai video. Shares open source and github with Screenity. An AI tool, not a browser extension. Adds macOS, Windows and Linux. Rated 4.5 (Screenity: 4.7).

AI ToolFreeCross-Platform, macOS
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