The Screenity alternative for Windows.
Screenity: Free, open source recording inside Chrome. Sceed is a screen recorder and editor for Windows 10 and 11 that finishes the video for you. It records without the cursor and draws a smooth one back, eases zooms in and out where you place them, adds a camera look, a frame and a background, and exports 4K at 60 fps straight to disk. Nothing is uploaded.
Screenity is a free, open source Chrome extension that records a tab or the screen with a camera bubble, drawing tools while recording, and a small editor, all stored locally. It is generous for an extension. Sceed is a native Windows app that records everything on screen and finishes the video afterwards.
Why people switch
- You record desktop apps at native resolution.
- The cursor should be redrawn and zooms placed after the take.
- You want camera looks, frames, sections and 4K export.
What you would give up
- You want free and open source inside Chrome.
- Drawing on screen while recording is your style.
- Browser tabs are most of what you record.
Sceed and Screenity, feature by feature
| Sceed | Screenity | |
|---|---|---|
| Basics | ||
| Runs on | Windows 10 and 11 | Chrome |
| Price | Free plan; Pro monthly or yearly | Free, open source |
| Recordings live | On your disk | On your disk |
| Works without an account | Free account | |
| Capture | ||
| Window, area or monitor | Tab or screen via Chrome | |
| System audio and mic | ||
| Webcam | ||
| Live streaming | ||
| Editing | ||
| Editor built in | Light | |
| Cursor redrawn after recording | ||
| Cursor smoothing and looks | ||
| Zooms | Numbered points, eased | |
| Camera looks | Many looks | Bubble |
| Frames and backgrounds | Frames and backgrounds | |
| Region effects | Many kinds | Drawing while recording |
| Sections between clips | Many styles | |
| Text and lower thirds | Drawing | |
| Captions made on the machine | ||
| Privacy blur | While recording | |
| Keystroke overlay | ||
| Output | ||
| 4K export | 4K at 60 fps | |
| GIF export | Planned | |
| Share link | ||
Compiled from each product's public pages, checked September 2026. Read the full Sceed vs Screenity comparison →
Moving from Screenity
- 01
Download Sceed
Free, with a free account and no card. Windows 10 and 11.
- 02
Record one take
Pick a window, an area or a monitor. The cursor is not recorded, so it can be fixed later.
- 03
Let the defaults work
Frame, background, cursor smoothing and a camera look are already on. Drop a zoom point where it matters.
- 04
Export
4K at 60 fps, straight to disk. What you scrubbed is what you ship.
Questions
- Does Screenity upload anything?
- No, it stores recordings locally, like Sceed.
- Can Screenity zoom or smooth the cursor?
- No. Sceed redraws the cursor and adds numbered zoom points afterwards.
- Which is free?
- Screenity is free and open source. Sceed has a free plan, and Pro is $25 a month or $115 a year.
Sceed and Screenity as a list
- Runs on: Sceed Windows 10 and 11; Screenity Chrome.
- Price: Sceed Free plan; Pro monthly or yearly; Screenity Free, open source.
- Recordings live: Sceed On your disk; Screenity On your disk.
- Works without an account: Sceed Free account; Screenity Yes.
- Window, area or monitor: Sceed Yes; Screenity Tab or screen via Chrome.
- System audio and mic: Sceed Yes; Screenity Yes.
- Webcam: Sceed Yes; Screenity Yes.
- Live streaming: Sceed No; Screenity No.
- Editor built in: Sceed Yes; Screenity Light.
- Cursor redrawn after recording: Sceed Yes; Screenity No.
- Cursor smoothing and looks: Sceed Yes; Screenity No.
- Zooms: Sceed Numbered points, eased; Screenity No.
- Camera looks: Sceed Many looks; Screenity Bubble.
- Frames and backgrounds: Sceed Frames and backgrounds; Screenity No.
- Region effects: Sceed Many kinds; Screenity Drawing while recording.
- Sections between clips: Sceed Many styles; Screenity No.
- Text and lower thirds: Sceed Yes; Screenity Drawing.
- Captions made on the machine: Sceed No; Screenity No.
- Privacy blur: Sceed Yes; Screenity While recording.
- Keystroke overlay: Sceed Yes; Screenity No.
- 4K export: Sceed 4K at 60 fps; Screenity No.
- GIF export: Sceed Planned; Screenity Yes.
- Share link: Sceed No; Screenity No.