The Zight alternative for Windows.
Zight: CloudApp, renamed: screenshots, GIFs and clips with links. 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.
Zight, formerly CloudApp, captures screenshots, GIFs and short screen recordings on Windows and Mac and uploads them to a link, with annotations and basic trimming. It is a sharing tool. Sceed is a recording and editing tool that never uploads.
Why people switch
- You want the recording polished before anyone sees it.
- Zooms, cursor and camera should look produced.
- Nothing should be uploaded.
What you would give up
- Links and view notifications are the point.
- GIFs and annotated screenshots are most of the work.
- You need Windows and Mac.
Sceed and Zight, feature by feature
| Sceed | Zight | |
|---|---|---|
| Basics | ||
| Runs on | Windows 10 and 11 | Windows, Mac, browser |
| Price | Free plan; Pro monthly or yearly | Free tier, then subscription |
| Recordings live | On your disk | Zight cloud |
| Works without an account | Free account | |
| Capture | ||
| Window, area or monitor | ||
| System audio and mic | ||
| Webcam | ||
| Live streaming | ||
| Editing | ||
| Editor built in | Trim and annotate | |
| 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 | Annotations |
| Sections between clips | Many styles | |
| Text and lower thirds | Annotations | |
| Captions made on the machine | ||
| Privacy blur | On screenshots | |
| 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 Zight comparison →
Moving from Zight
- 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 Sceed make share links?
- No. It exports an MP4 to disk.
- Does Zight edit video?
- Trim and annotate. Sceed has a full editor for the recording.
- Which is free?
- Zight has a free tier with limits. Sceed has a free plan, and Pro is $25 a month or $115 a year.
Sceed and Zight as a list
- Runs on: Sceed Windows 10 and 11; Zight Windows, Mac, browser.
- Price: Sceed Free plan; Pro monthly or yearly; Zight Free tier, then subscription.
- Recordings live: Sceed On your disk; Zight Zight cloud.
- Works without an account: Sceed Free account; Zight No.
- Window, area or monitor: Sceed Yes; Zight Yes.
- System audio and mic: Sceed Yes; Zight Yes.
- Webcam: Sceed Yes; Zight Yes.
- Live streaming: Sceed No; Zight No.
- Editor built in: Sceed Yes; Zight Trim and annotate.
- Cursor redrawn after recording: Sceed Yes; Zight No.
- Cursor smoothing and looks: Sceed Yes; Zight No.
- Zooms: Sceed Numbered points, eased; Zight No.
- Camera looks: Sceed Many looks; Zight Bubble.
- Frames and backgrounds: Sceed Frames and backgrounds; Zight No.
- Region effects: Sceed Many kinds; Zight Annotations.
- Sections between clips: Sceed Many styles; Zight No.
- Text and lower thirds: Sceed Yes; Zight Annotations.
- Captions made on the machine: Sceed No; Zight No.
- Privacy blur: Sceed Yes; Zight On screenshots.
- Keystroke overlay: Sceed Yes; Zight No.
- 4K export: Sceed 4K at 60 fps; Zight No.
- GIF export: Sceed Planned; Zight Yes.
- Share link: Sceed No; Zight Yes.