Does Clipchamp record the screen?

Yes, through the browser's capture API. Sceed records through Windows Graphics Capture at native resolution, without the cursor, so it can be redrawn.

Can Clipchamp zoom on clicks?

You can keyframe a zoom by hand. Sceed places numbered zoom points that ease in and out.

Clipchamp has a free tier and premium features with Microsoft 365. Sceed has a free plan, and Pro is $25 a month or $115 a year.

Does Clipchamp work on Windows?

Clipchamp runs on: Windows, browser. So both run on Windows. Sceed runs on Windows 10 (64-bit) and Windows 11 only.

Clipchamp: Free tier; premium with Microsoft 365. Sceed has a free plan (exports up to three minutes, with a small mark), and Sceed Pro is $25 a month or $115 a year.

Where do Clipchamp and Sceed keep recordings?

Clipchamp: Local files, cloud project. Sceed: on your own disk, in a folder you choose. Sceed never uploads a recording.

What does Clipchamp do that Sceed does not?

From this comparison: captions made on the machine and share link.

Can Sceed replace Clipchamp?

For screen recordings, yes. For general video editing, with many tracks and camera footage, keep Clipchamp.

How was this comparison made?

From each product’s public pages and documentation, checked in September 2026. Products change; if something here is out of date, write to hello@sceed.io and it will be corrected. Clipchamp is a trademark of its owner, and this page is not affiliated with it.

Sceed vs Clipchamp

Clipchamp is Microsoft's video editor, in the browser and as a Windows app, with a screen and camera recorder, templates, stock, auto captions and a timeline. It is a general editor. Sceed is a dedicated screen recorder whose editor exists to make the recording look produced.

Full editors · checked September 2026

The short answer

Sceed is a screen recorder and editor for Windows that finishes the video for you. Clipchamp runs on: Windows, browser. Its recordings live: Local files, cloud project. Sceed has cursor redrawn after recording, cursor smoothing and looks and keystroke overlay, which Clipchamp does not. Clipchamp has captions made on the machine and share link, which Sceed does not.

Key facts

Key facts about Sceed and Clipchamp
	Sceed	Clipchamp
Runs on	Windows 10 and 11	Windows, browser
Price	Free plan; Pro monthly or yearly	Free tier; premium with Microsoft 365
Recordings live	On your disk	Local files, cloud project
Works without an account	Free account	No

Where each one is ahead

Of the 19 features compared, Sceed has 16 and Clipchamp has 15. They share 13.

Only in Sceed3

Cursor redrawn after recording
Cursor smoothing and looks
Keystroke overlay

Only in Clipchamp2

Captions made on the machine
Share link

In both13

Window, area or monitor
System audio and mic
Webcam
Editor built in
Zooms
Camera looks
Frames and backgrounds
Region effects
Sections between clips
Text and lower thirds
Privacy blur
4K export
GIF export

At a glance

Feature comparison of Sceed and Clipchamp
	Sceed	Clipchamp
Basics
Runs on	Windows 10 and 11	Windows, browser
Price	Free plan; Pro monthly or yearly	Free tier; premium with Microsoft 365
Recordings live	On your disk	Local files, cloud project
Works without an account	Free account
Capture
Window, area or monitor		Browser capture API
System audio and mic
Webcam
Live streaming
Editing
Editor built in		Full timeline
Cursor redrawn after recording
Cursor smoothing and looks
Zooms	Numbered points, eased	Keyframes
Camera looks	Many looks	Layouts
Frames and backgrounds	Frames and backgrounds	Templates
Region effects	Many kinds	Library
Sections between clips	Many styles	Templates
Text and lower thirds
Captions made on the machine		In the cloud
Privacy blur		Filters
Keystroke overlay
Output
4K export	4K at 60 fps	On premium
GIF export
Share link		OneDrive, YouTube

Checked September 2026.

Sceed and Clipchamp, feature by feature

Basics

Runs on

Differs

The operating systems the app runs on.

Sceed. Sceed is a native Windows app for Windows 10 (64-bit) and Windows 11. It does not run on Mac, Linux, phones or in a browser.

Clipchamp. Windows, browser.

Price

Differs

What it costs, and how it is charged.

Sceed. Sceed is free to download and use. Free exports run up to three minutes and carry a small mark. Sceed Pro removes both and unlocks every effect for $25 a month or $115 a year, with a 14-day money-back guarantee.

Clipchamp. Free tier; premium with Microsoft 365.

Recordings live

Differs

Where a recording is stored once you stop.

Sceed. Sceed writes every recording and every export to a folder on your own disk. Nothing is uploaded.

Clipchamp. Local files, cloud project.

Works without an account

Differs

Whether you can use it without signing up.

Sceed. Sceed needs a free account. You sign in once through the browser, and that carries your plan to the machine. No card is asked for.

Clipchamp does not have this.

Capture

Window, area or monitor

Both

Recording one window, a dragged area, or a whole monitor.

Sceed. Sceed records a window, an area or a whole monitor at up to 60 frames a second, with a countdown.

Clipchamp. Browser capture API.

System audio and mic

Both

Recording the computer’s sound and a microphone.

Sceed. Sceed records system sound and the microphone as separate lanes, with a noise gate and levelling on the mic.

Clipchamp has this.

Webcam

Both

Recording your camera along with the screen.

Sceed. Sceed records the webcam as its own layer, so its shape, size and position can change after the take.

Clipchamp has this.

Live streaming

Neither

Broadcasting live to a streaming service.

Sceed. Sceed does not stream. It records, edits and exports files.

Clipchamp does not have this.

Editing

Editor built in

Both

Editing the recording in the same app that made it.

Sceed. Every take opens in Sceed’s own editor: cuts, speed, zooms, effects, sections and export in one window.

Clipchamp. Full timeline.

Cursor redrawn after recording

Sceed

Whether the pointer is drawn after the fact, so it can be changed.

Sceed. Sceed records the screen without the cursor and draws its own afterwards. That is what lets the cursor be smoothed, restyled, recoloured or hidden once the take is done.

Clipchamp does not have this.

Cursor smoothing and looks

Sceed

Smoothing the pointer’s path and choosing how it looks.

Sceed. Sceed smooths the cursor’s path, offers several pointer looks in any colour, and adds click effects.

Clipchamp does not have this.

Zooms

Both

Zooming in on part of the screen during the video.

Sceed. Zooms are blocks on the timeline aimed at numbered points or at the cursor. The camera eases in, can pan from point to point, and eases out. There are two kinds: crop in, or move the whole window closer.

Clipchamp. Keyframes.

Camera looks

Both

Ready-made ways to show the webcam.

Sceed. One-click camera looks: a corner bubble, a hero card, side by side, full screen and more, changeable for each part of the video.

Clipchamp. Layouts.

Frames and backgrounds

Both

A frame round the recording and a background behind it.

Sceed. Window frames (Mac, browser, Windows and device frames) on gradient, solid, picture or video backgrounds, with padding, corners and shadow.

Clipchamp. Templates.

Region effects

Both

Effects placed on a region of the screen.

Sceed. Region effects are dragged straight onto the preview: callouts, pop-outs, focus, reveals, arrows and many more, each a block on the timeline.

Clipchamp. Library.

Sections between clips

Both

Cards that play between or over clips.

Sceed. Sections play between clips or over them: titles, numbers, charts, steps, quotes and end cards, in matching themes.

Clipchamp. Templates.

Text and lower thirds

Both

Text on screen, and name plates.

Sceed. Animated text overlays and lower thirds, by word or by letter.

Clipchamp has this.

Captions made on the machine

Clipchamp

Subtitles made from the audio, on your own machine.

Sceed. Sceed does not make captions.

Clipchamp. In the cloud.

Privacy blur

Both

Hiding private information in the picture.

Sceed. Privacy blur: drag a box over anything that should not be seen, for any stretch of the video.

Clipchamp. Filters.

Keystroke overlay

Sceed

Showing the keys you press.

Sceed. A keystroke overlay shows the shortcuts you press, in a pill on the frame.

Clipchamp does not have this.

Output

4K export

Both

Exporting at 4K resolution.

Sceed. Sceed exports H.264 MP4 at up to 4K and 60 frames a second, straight to disk, using the graphics card’s encoder.

Clipchamp. On premium.

GIF export

Both

Exporting an animated GIF.

Sceed. Sceed exports GIFs from 480 to 1080 pixels wide, as well as MP4.

Clipchamp has this.

Share link

Clipchamp

A hosted link to send instead of a file.

Sceed. Sceed does not host videos. It writes a file, and you share it wherever you already share video.

Clipchamp. OneDrive, YouTube.

Price

Clipchamp. Free tier; premium with Microsoft 365. Prices change; check Clipchamp's own site for today's.

Sceed pricing in full →

Privacy, and where recordings live

Sceed. Sceed writes every recording and every export to a folder on your own disk. Nothing is uploaded. Exports are written straight to disk, so a recording of a private screen never leaves the machine unless you send it somewhere.

Clipchamp. Recordings live: Local files, cloud project. Works without an account: No.

Choose Clipchamp if

You already have it through Windows or Microsoft 365.
You edit general video with stock and templates.
Auto captions and text-to-speech in the cloud are fine.

Choose Sceed if

You want the cursor smoothed and zooms placed on the screen recording itself.
You need native capture of any window, area or monitor at full resolution.
Nothing should leave the machine.

Switching from Clipchamp to Sceed

1Download Sceed on a Windows 10 or 11 PC and sign in with a free account. No card is asked for.
2Record the same window, area or monitor you would have recorded with Clipchamp. Sceed adds a frame, a background and a smoothed cursor by default.
3Add zoom points where the detail is, then any callouts, sections or a camera look. Each is a block on the timeline.
4Export an MP4 at up to 4K. Where you used to send a Clipchamp link, upload the file to wherever your team already watches video.
5Before you switch, note what you would give up: captions made on the machine and share link.

Questions

Does Clipchamp record the screen?: Yes, through the browser's capture API. Sceed records through Windows Graphics Capture at native resolution, without the cursor, so it can be redrawn.
Can Clipchamp zoom on clicks?: You can keyframe a zoom by hand. Sceed places numbered zoom points that ease in and out.
Which is free?: Clipchamp has a free tier and premium features with Microsoft 365. Sceed has a free plan, and Pro is $25 a month or $115 a year.
Does Clipchamp work on Windows?: Clipchamp runs on: Windows, browser. So both run on Windows. Sceed runs on Windows 10 (64-bit) and Windows 11 only.
Is Clipchamp free?: Clipchamp: Free tier; premium with Microsoft 365. Sceed has a free plan (exports up to three minutes, with a small mark), and Sceed Pro is $25 a month or $115 a year.
Where do Clipchamp and Sceed keep recordings?: Clipchamp: Local files, cloud project. Sceed: on your own disk, in a folder you choose. Sceed never uploads a recording.
Can Clipchamp change the cursor after recording?: No. Clipchamp keeps the cursor as it was captured. Sceed records without the cursor and draws its own afterwards, so it can be smoothed, restyled, recoloured or hidden at any time.
What does Clipchamp do that Sceed does not?: From this comparison: captions made on the machine and share link.
What does Sceed do that Clipchamp does not?: From this comparison: cursor redrawn after recording, cursor smoothing and looks and keystroke overlay.
Can Sceed replace Clipchamp?: For screen recordings, yes. For general video editing, with many tracks and camera footage, keep Clipchamp.
How was this comparison made?: From each product’s public pages and documentation, checked in September 2026. Products change; if something here is out of date, write to hello@sceed.io and it will be corrected. Clipchamp is a trademark of its owner, and this page is not affiliated with it.

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