Screenix
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What's new in Screenix.

New tools, thoughtful improvements, and the fixes that make every recording feel smoother. Built and shipped one release at a time.

Latest update · October 5, 2026
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Guided onboarding, privacy controls, and recording fixes

  • Added a guided first-run tour covering Studio, Instant recording, and editing, with an option to replay it from Help.
  • Redesigned the welcome screen for starting or restoring a trial and activating an existing license.
  • Added a privacy setting to disable optional usage statistics and diagnostic reports.
  • Improved Wayland capture reliability by preserving valid screen frames when cursor-only or invalid buffers arrive.
  • Added Alternative Wayland capture (experimental) for GNOME to help resolve recordings where the picture freezes while the cursor keeps moving.
  • Fixed cursor and click-effect positioning during cropped zooms in the preview.
  • Fixed exported blur regions drifting during zoom and pan, with correct timing across trims and cuts.
  • Ensured the cursor renders above blur and mask regions in both preview and export.
  • Improved capture diagnostics and expanded regression testing.

Studio branding, intro and outro clips, and sharing improvements

  • Added intro and outro videos to Studio projects, with timeline trimming, preview playback, and export support.
  • Added default intro and outro clips that automatically apply to new Studio recordings.
  • Added custom logo and watermark images to exports, with adjustable position, size, and opacity.
  • Fixed webcam bubbles being clipped or disappearing in exports when using a background frame with “zoom inside frame.”
  • Added hosted-storage warnings before Instant recordings when storage is nearly full, with remaining-space information and quick access to storage management.
  • Added a direct link from shared files to the web dashboard.
  • Added team branding for hosted share pages, including custom logos, player colors, and control over Screenix branding.
  • Reorganized the team dashboard into overview, members, invitations, branding, and billing sections.
  • Updated NixOS installation instructions and expanded Arch Linux and KDE Plasma recording guides.

NixOS support and Wayland recording fixes

  • Added Nix and NixOS support, including a Nix flake, development environment setup, and the tools needed for screen capture.
  • Improved Wayland portal detection, including support for portals running outside conventional installation paths and dependency detection on NixOS.
  • Fixed stretched recordings on Wayland when using monitors with different resolutions or aspect ratios.
  • Fixed cursor tracking on KDE Plasma Wayland and enabled KDE support in the Flatpak version.
  • Fixed incorrect aspect ratios and excessive black padding in Wayland window recordings, along with cursor misalignment during preview zooms.

Resumable uploads, clearer export progress, and Wayland fixes

  • Added resumable recording uploads for Screenix hosting and custom S3/R2 storage, with automatic retries after connection interruptions and recovery when reopening Screenix.
  • Added an Uploads panel to pause, resume, retry, cancel, and copy completed share links.
  • Uploads now show transferred size, percentage, transfer speed, and estimated time remaining.
  • Sharing can continue in the background while you keep editing.
  • Improved upload retry handling to avoid duplicate hosted shares while preserving short share links.
  • Redesigned export progress with clearer preparation, rendering, and finishing stages, elapsed time, and estimates for rendering and camera processing.
  • Improved progress reporting for multi-section exports and GIF/WebM conversion.
  • Refreshed editor and recorder styling with gold accents, softer timeline colors, consistent controls, and improved light-mode contrast.
  • Fixed clip selection and deselection across timeline tracks, including imported audio and screen-focus markers.
  • Light mode is now the default for new configurations, while existing theme preferences are preserved.
  • Fixed stretched recordings on Wayland when using monitors with different resolutions or aspect ratios.
  • Fixed an invalid date warning when checking for updates through the Screenix APT repository.

Input sounds, webcam backgrounds, and expanded recording profiles

  • Added click and typing sounds with built-in presets, custom sound imports, separate volume controls, and preview and export support.
  • Added adjustable webcam image backgrounds with zoom and positioning controls.
  • Added GPU acceleration for webcam background segmentation, with CPU fallback.
  • Added Mocu, Kenney, and Mint cursor themes.
  • Expanded recording profiles to save capture regions, quality, zoom, audio, camera, appearance, caption, and sharing settings for Studio and Instant modes.
  • Added a warning before discarding unsaved recording profile changes.
  • Studio and Instant recording preferences now persist across app restarts.
  • Studio projects can now update an existing shared video while keeping the same link.
  • Improved cursor shape detection and sizing on KDE and GNOME Wayland.
  • Improved cursor artwork consistency across themes, including lighter hand cursors.
  • Sharpened cursor previews and aligned motion blur with exported videos.
  • Improved exported captions to match preview fonts, sizing, positioning, padding, and rounded backgrounds.
  • Caption edits now autosave, and keyboard overlay settings are saved with projects.
  • Made narrow timeline clips easier to drag and resize.
  • Simplified the interface shown during recording.
  • Limited editor zoom to 4x, including zoom effects loaded from recording metadata.

Screenshot sharing, new annotation tools, and editor fixes

  • Redesigned the screenshot editor with text labels, highlights, numbered steps, improved redaction, and undo and redo.
  • Added screenshot sharing so you can send a link to a captured and annotated image.
  • Simplified the finished instant recording preview with clearer actions.
  • Fixed live timeline scrubbing and resizing short zoom clips in the video editor.
  • Fixed the cursor shrinking during shape transitions and while the preview is paused.
  • Fixed export issues involving audio timing, cuts, and playback speed changes.
  • Fixed video export failures, including exports with camera overlays, caused by FFmpeg compatibility issues.
  • Fixed window resizing glitches, word highlighting after editing Studio captions, and Studio video uploads.

In-app updates, resumable exports, and screenshot improvements

  • Added in-app updates and the ability to resume exports.
  • Restored single-window capture on Wayland.
  • Redesigned export settings with clearer format, resolution, frame rate, and quality controls.
  • Improved Studio captions and transcription settings.
  • Refreshed the desktop design, dark theme, and window behavior.
  • Improved the screenshot editor with richer callout controls and a configurable Wayland capture shortcut.
  • Changed the default frame rate for instant recordings from 120 to 60 FPS for more stable recordings.
  • Fixed automatic zoom deadzone behavior in instant recordings and exports applying zoom when it is disabled.

Teleprompter, team video library, recording profiles, and a redesigned editor

  • Added a rich-text teleprompter to help you follow a script while recording.
  • Added a shareable team video library with folders, tags, search, ordered playlists, and access controls.
  • Added new camera layouts for instant recordings and enabled comments by default on new shares.
  • Redesigned the video editor with a cleaner interface, a larger preview and sidebar, a full-width timeline, improved controls, and clearer clip styling.
  • Added recording profiles and a countdown timer before recording starts.
  • Added smooth cursor shape transitions and improved cursor rendering and the default cursor in instant recordings.
  • Improved Linux recording reliability so temporary screen capture stalls no longer end recordings, with clearer feedback when recording fails.
  • Fixed zone effects on cropped videos and updated the app and system tray icons with the new Screenix logo.

Automatic captions and titles, a redesigned recorder, and reliability fixes

  • Redesigned the recording experience with a clearer home screen, streamlined screen, camera, microphone, and system audio controls, and dedicated settings for editable and instant recordings.
  • Added automatic subtitles to instant recordings using local Whisper transcription, with word-by-word highlighting and no video re-encoding required.
  • Added controls for subtitle language, model, size, weight, colors, background, and on-screen position, with a live preview of every appearance change.
  • Improved the instant subtitle pipeline with more accurate word timing, better speech detection, and background transcription during recording for faster sharing when a recording finishes.
  • Added automatic, locally generated title suggestions for instant recordings, with the option to edit the title before sharing.
  • Added caption management for hosted shares, including transcript editing, undo and redo, caption replacement, visibility controls, appearance customization, and live video preview.
  • Added video thumbnails to the recording library so projects are easier to recognize and browse.
  • Fixed pause and resume issues across screen, camera, audio, cursor, zoom, and Wayland capture, and improved detection and reporting when a recording stream stalls.
  • Fixed a crash caused by recording configuration state and improved overall recording stability.

Redesigned app, richer sharing, and Wayland fixes

  • Redesigned the desktop app with clearer navigation and refreshed Home, Library, Shared, Help, settings, and profile views.
  • Added a complete in-app guide covering recording, editing, screenshots, sharing, shortcuts, dependencies, and troubleshooting.
  • Improved instant recording settings with better-organized controls for auto zoom, encoding, cursor appearance, and hosted or custom storage sharing.
  • Upgraded the finished recording preview with a polished video player, playback speed controls, picture-in-picture, and fullscreen support.
  • Added reactions and timestamped comments to hosted share pages, with improved playback controls for viewers.
  • Fixed KDE Wayland cursor positioning at fractional display scaling and improved cursor shape detection.
  • Improved Wayland portal capture compatibility and the stability of cursor and zoom effects in instant recordings.
  • Refreshed the Screenix website, trial experience, and product pages.

System tray option, GNOME Wayland stability, and reliability fixes

  • Fixed the base URL used by the desktop app when connecting to screenix.studio, so login, trial, and sharing flows point to the correct address.
  • Quick fixes and improvements.
  • Added an option to hide the system tray icon from the settings. The change takes effect after restarting Screenix.
  • Improved GNOME Wayland stability. The GNOME extension is now used only for click detection, with PipeWire handling cursor tracking.
  • Added a CPU fallback when the GPU-based zoom compositor is unavailable, so zoom effects keep working on setups without GPU acceleration.

Faster instant sharing, trial access, and fixes

  • Fixed a VAAPI recording failure on Arch Linux with Hyprland.
  • Instant sharing mode now processes videos much faster.
  • The free trial can now use instant sharing mode with limits.
  • Instant recordings get a smoother, cleaner cursor.
  • Fixed the recording timer resetting a moment after you hit record.
  • Instant recordings with a camera now render the camera during recording instead of re-encoding afterwards, making sharing much faster.
  • Fixed instant recordings dropping frames when the microphone was enabled.

Instant sharing cursor and quick improvements

  • Improved cursor behavior in instant sharing recordings.
  • Various quick improvements and fixes.

Instant recordings, automatic sharing, and Hyprland recording fix

  • Added instant recording mode for creating polished videos with smooth cursor effects and automatic zoom without opening the editor.
  • Instant recordings can now be shared automatically through Screenix hosted sharing or your own R2 storage, with a ready-to-copy link when processing finishes.
  • Added recording settings for instant and editable modes, including cursor, frame rate, and automatic zoom controls.
  • Reorganized recent projects into editable recordings, instant recordings, screenshots, and an all-projects view, with project search.
  • Improved instant recording playback, project details, and local-only guidance when no sharing provider is available.
  • Fixed a recording bug on Hyprland that could prevent Screenix from receiving a usable video stream after screen selection.

Live source preview, keyboard transcription, pause shortcut, and Wayland hotkeys

  • Added live preview for audio, microphone, and camera sources so you can confirm your inputs are working before starting a recording.
  • Added a keyboard shortcut to start voice transcription directly from the recording view.
  • Improved the audio and microphone source selection UI for a cleaner setup experience.
  • Added a keyboard shortcut to pause and resume an in-progress recording.
  • Added global hotkey support on Wayland so shortcuts work even when Screenix is not the focused window.
  • Improved error handling and redesigned error messages for clearer feedback when something goes wrong.

Faster floating-camera exports, audio sync, login fix, recording menu, and Hyprland fixes

  • Significantly improved export performance for videos using floating side-by-side camera layouts.
  • Fixed an audio sync bug.
  • Improved recording menu responsiveness.
  • Fixed transcription in the floating preview when using the GPU zoom path.
  • Fixed recording failures on high-resolution Linux displays and incorrect cursor positioning on Arch Linux with Hyprland.
  • Fixed a login state issue where license key authentication and trial handling could produce an incorrect session.
  • Fixed Hyprland screen recording by correcting wf-recorder compatibility, framerate handling, and raw output, and installing the required dependency automatically.

Preview zoom crop, microphone detection, NVIDIA X11, and camera sync fixes

  • Fixed the zoom crop in the editor preview so the cropped area shown while editing matches what gets exported.
  • Fixed microphone detection on systems where audio devices report localized names, which previously caused the microphone to go missing from the device list.
  • Fixed recording artifacts that appeared on some NVIDIA multi-monitor setups running X11.
  • Fixed a synchronization issue between the webcam, microphone, and screen recording that happened when the camera took longer to initialize, causing the audio, video, and camera feeds to drift apart at the start of a recording.

Timeline zoom, faster seeking, and export compatibility fixes

  • Added timeline zoom so you can zoom in on long recordings to navigate and edit more precisely.
  • Timeline timestamps are now shown in a readable minutes:seconds format instead of raw seconds.
  • Significantly faster seeking through the timeline, especially on long recordings.
  • Improved playback reliability across cut regions.
  • Fixed a VAAPI export bug where the hardware upload filter could be applied twice, causing exports to fail on the cursor-pipe path.
  • Fixed cursor shape detection on KDE so the correct pointer is captured, including the text i-beam cursor.
  • Fixed a recording failure on Pop!_OS caused by an fps_mode FFmpeg argument that does not exist on older FFmpeg versions.

KDE Wayland recording, NVENC fixes, export sync, and new cursor themes

  • Fixed screen recording on KDE Plasma Wayland (PikaOS, Fedora, and Flatpak) where a recording could start but show a black screen or fail immediately.
  • Fixed NVENC failing to start on monitors wider than 4096 pixels by respecting the encoder's hard resolution limit.
  • Fixed the NVENC recording path so recording falls back gracefully when hardware encoding is unavailable.
  • Fixed cursor, playback speed, and audio synchronization in exports using the cursor-pipe path.
  • Prevented GIF and WebM post-conversion from freezing FFmpeg on stdin.
  • Click effects are now applied before GIF conversion, so exported GIFs include them.
  • Fixed a color shift in exports when using crop.
  • Fixed cursor alignment in the editor preview so the overlay stays correctly positioned.
  • Improved cursor compositing for long recording exports.
  • Fixed an export failure that could happen on long recordings using Floating Preview with cursor effects enabled.
  • Fixed an idle cursor bug on X11 where the cursor could stop updating.
  • Fixed the authentication fallback so sessions correctly drop to the free plan with trial instead of erroring.
  • Added 4 new Bibata Catppuccin cursor themes.
  • Fixed the install script URL shown in the browser.

Bug fixes, Flatpak improvements, trial fixes, and export stability

  • Fixed camera and ratio bugs affecting certain recording configurations.
  • Fixed Fedora Silverblue compatibility and added self-hosted Flatpak support.
  • Fixed trial-related errors including the not logged in start error and added a Continue Trial button for users whose trial had ended.
  • Fixed editor camera and video playback bugs on long recordings, including home path resolution and loop seeking in the preview player.
  • Improved the GNOME extension's cursor click tracking with better error fallback handling.
  • Fixed a rare export failure when using Floating Preview with Zoom Inside Frame on certain source dimensions and FFmpeg builds.
  • Fixed floating zoom exports and manual zoom editing glitches for smoother cursor and preview behavior.

Improved timeline UI, export sync after cuts, and crop zoom fixes

  • Improved the timeline UI for a cleaner, more polished editing experience.
  • Fixed export desynchronization after cuts. Zoom, camera, audio, and zone effects now stay perfectly aligned with the edited video timeline.
  • Fixed export failures and incorrect cursor positioning when using crop together with Zoom Inside Frame, and stopped cropped areas from becoming visible while zoomed in.
  • Fixed the timestamp in the editor showing the start time of the nearest cut instead of the actual playhead position.
  • Added missing dependencies for the screenshot tool on Fedora.

Wayland portal fix, PiP zoom canvas option, and bug fixes

  • Improved xdg-desktop-portal handling with Wayland to prevent recording failures on setups where the portal would disconnect mid-recording.
  • Added an option to choose whether zoom effects apply to the entire canvas or only the content area when using PiP zoom.
  • Fixed zoom not showing in the preview when Floating Preview is enabled.
  • Fixed timeline effects like zoom and cursor hide not offsetting correctly after cuts when Floating Preview is enabled. Effects were using their original timestamps instead of being relative to the cut.
  • Fixed "Restore segment" and "Delete cut mark" both undoing a cut instead of having distinct behaviors. Delete cut mark now only removes the cut marker from the timeline.
  • Fixed camera overlay footage missing frames at the start and end of recordings, which caused the camera video to appear frozen or cut off.

Click effects, transition modes, and cursor quality improvements

  • Added click effects for recordings, including highlight and ripple styles that make clicks easier to follow in tutorials and demos.
  • Added new transition controls for video fade in, video fade out, and smooth cut-clip transitions.
  • Improved cursor quality for a cleaner, sharper cursor in preview and export.
  • Fixed the editor's quality and FPS for smoother, higher-resolution preview playback.

Camera background removal and blur, improved manual zoom, and cursor shadow improvements

  • Added camera background removal and blur effects. Remove your background entirely or apply a blur in real time during recording, powered by GPU-accelerated processing.
  • Improved cursor shadow with a softer, more natural falloff that looks better on both light and dark backgrounds.
  • Manual zoom modes now include smooth animated transitions between zoom levels, plus more customization options for zoom behavior, speed, and positioning.
  • Added a camera shadow toggle with customizable intensity, matching the visual style of the new background removal and blur feature.

Presenter camera layout, manual zoom, and new cursor themes

  • Added a side-by-side presenter camera layout. Your screen shrinks to one side while a portrait camera panel sits next to it, ideal for talking-head style videos.
  • The presenter layout works as a timeline clip, so the camera transitions into the panel for just the part of the recording you want, frame-accurate in both preview and export.
  • Added new output layouts for aspect ratios: floating, fill, and stacked. The stacked layout now has a screen-focus picker so you can choose whether the left, center, or right part of the screen stays visible.
  • Improved the manual zoom mode for smoother and more responsive control.
  • Added ratio zone marks that show on the preview so you can frame your recording more precisely within a target aspect ratio.
  • Added 3 new cursor themes to choose from in the editor.
  • Fixed the recording taking too long to start after pressing the record button.
  • Fixed the camera freezing for the first two seconds of an exported video.
  • Fixed the floating screen layout.

Aspect ratios, encoder selector, camera transitions, and team plan

  • Added aspect ratio presets for recording in 9:16, 4:3, 1:1, and 4:5.
  • Added an encoder selector so you can choose the best encoder for your setup and get more stable recordings.
  • Added new camera layouts with smooth transitions between them.
  • You can now import any image into the screenshot editor instead of being limited to Screenix captures.
  • Introduced a team plan at $80/seat/year for teams of 2 to 10.
  • Fixed window resizing when starting and stopping a recording.

New email trial mode and transcript accuracy

  • Introduced a new trial mode that uses your email address instead of anonymous device tracking. You can sign up with your email directly in the app and get started without entering payment details.
  • Improved transcript accuracy with better word-level timing alignment using voice activity detection. Subtitles now sync more precisely to the spoken audio.
  • Fixed a bug where the trial status was not shown after the trial period ended.

Transcript accuracy improvements

  • Improved transcript accuracy for subtitle generation. Word timings are now aligned more precisely using energy-based voice activity detection, reducing drift between spoken words and their on-screen captions.

GNOME 50 support and camera sync offset

  • Added support for GNOME 50. Screenix now works with the latest GNOME release and properly detects Wayland dependencies on both native and Flatpak installations.
  • Added a camera sync offset control. If the camera feed drifts out of sync with the screen recording, you can adjust the timing forward or backward by up to 5 seconds.
  • Fixed cursor positioning when using different camera overlay layouts in exports.

New camera layouts and export color fix

  • Added new camera layout options for the picture-in-picture overlay.
  • Fixed a color shift bug in exports that affected certain composite recording paths.

Pause while recording and squircle PiP effect

  • You can now pause and resume a recording in progress instead of having to stop and start over.
  • Added a squircle border effect for the picture-in-picture camera overlay.

Screenshot editor crop and draw tools

  • Added crop and draw tools to the screenshot editor. You can now crop screenshots to focus on the right area and draw annotations directly on top of them before saving or sharing.

Screenshot capture fix

  • Fixed a conflict where the kscreen library could break screenshot capture on some systems.

Screenshot editor

  • Added a screenshot editor that lets you capture and beautify screenshots right inside Screenix.

PiP glass borders, feedback dialog, and 60 FPS improvements

  • Added glass borders effect for picture-in-picture overlays.
  • Added a feedback dialog so paid users can report bugs and suggest features directly from the app.
  • Improved 60 FPS recording quality.
  • Smoothed export speed for more consistent performance.

Onboarding improvements and editor cursor fix

  • Improved the onboarding flow for new users. Setup instructions are now clearer and the welcome experience has been streamlined.
  • Fixed the cursor overlay behavior in the editor. The cursor no longer disappears or gets misaligned when dragging or scrubbing through the timeline.

Shareable videos and trial export handling

  • You can now create shareable video links from your recordings by uploading them to your own R2 or S3 storage or using the hosted option on screenix.studio, and anyone you send the link to will see a clean player page.
  • Exports are now blocked when the free trial has ended, and the app shows a clear upgrade prompt instead of running through and showing a watermark.

Ubuntu 26.04 cursor fix

  • Fixed cursor not moving on Ubuntu 26.04.

Audio, cursor timing, and preview fixes

  • Fixed audio and cursor timing synchronization issues.
  • Fixed preview rollback behavior.

Linux VAAPI recording fix

  • Fixed Linux VAAPI recording failures on Wayland setups where odd capture sizes or audio mixing required FFmpeg complex filters.

Flatpak support, feedback button, and Flatpak fixes

  • Screenix is now available as a Flatpak. Install it sandboxed with a single command and get the same recording experience as a native install.
  • Added a feedback button inside the app so you can report bugs or suggest features without leaving the editor.
  • Fixed cursor click tracking on the Flatpak version. Click effects now work reliably even when GNOME is not the active desktop.
  • Fixed Flatpak recording performance to match native installs, so you get full-speed recording regardless of how you installed Screenix.

NV12 fix and NVENC hardware acceleration

  • Fixed NV12 pixel format handling in the GPU export pipeline.
  • Added NVENC hardware-accelerated encoding support for recording. Recordings now use your GPU encoder when available, significantly reducing CPU usage.
  • Fixed a bug where exporting at 120 FPS would run the export pass twice.

Camera fullscreen effect and editor camera fix

  • Added camera fullscreen effect.
  • Fixed camera not showing in the editor on very long videos.

Crop export, 120 FPS, cursor quality, and theme fixes

  • Added crop support in the new export path.
  • Added a 120 FPS option when exporting.
  • Improved export speed by ~40%.
  • Improved cursor quality in preview and export.
  • Removed cursor themes.
  • Fixed cursor position for some themes (touch, theme 1, and theme 11).
  • Improved cursor smoothness.

Editor UI and UX improvements

  • Improved the editor UI and UX.
  • Fixed zoom clip delete controls so selected zoom clips can be removed from the timeline.

Long video preview and deadzone zoom

  • Fixed the video preview not working on long recordings.
  • Improved deadzone zoom behavior for smoother and more stable transitions.

Cursor shadow reduction

  • Reduced cursor shadow for a cleaner, more subtle appearance.

Export quality, effect fixes, and preview repair

  • Fixed blur, mask, and highlight effects not appearing in some exports.
  • Added more customization for blur, mask, and highlight effects, including transitions, color, and border radius.
  • Improved exported video quality when using the floating screen effect.
  • Fixed cursor delay.
  • Improved cursor smoothness for cleaner movement.
  • Added an automatic preview repair fallback for recordings that fail to load in the WebKitGTK video player.

Light mode and UI improvements

  • Added light mode and improved the UI/UX.

PiP and zoom fixes

  • Fixed PiP cursor position in preview.
  • Fixed deadzone zoom transitions.

Camera shrinks during zoom

  • The camera overlay now shrinks when the screen zooms in and grows back when it zooms out. Tune the shrink amount and in/out transition durations from the Camera panel.

Export click effect, preview blur fix, and PiP backgrounds

  • Fixed the click effect in exported videos.
  • Fixed blur rendering in the preview.
  • Added a new built-in macOS-style wallpaper background for picture-in-picture.

New cursor themes

  • Added 21 new cursor themes, excluding the existing Screenix and macOS Dark cursors.

Zoom deadzone fixes, export completion dialog, and editor polish

  • Fixed zoom animations around the deadzone so movement feels smoother and more stable.
  • Added a new dialog when export finishes with useful details and next steps.
  • Improved several parts of the editor UI for a cleaner workflow.

Editor UI improvements

  • Improved the editor UI for a cleaner and more polished editing experience.

Realtime export reliability fix

  • Fixed realtime recording/export failures on odd-sized captures by cropping video output to even dimensions before H.264 encoding.

Editor UI improvements and much faster exports

  • Improved the general UI of the editor.
  • Improved export speed a lot.

Zone effects, cursor lock toggle, and editor performance pass

  • Added a "Lock cursor type" toggle that keeps the default pointer for the whole video, and introduced zone effects (highlight, blur, mask) drawable on the preview with a timeline track, sidebar panel, project persistence, and full FFmpeg export support.
  • Editor clips on the timeline got a liquid-glass redesign with softer shapes, translucent fills, and a subtle glow on selection.
  • Removed cuts can now be restored by clicking a marker on the cut track. The popover has explicit Restore and Delete actions instead of a single ambiguous trash icon.
  • Scrubbing is much faster on long recordings. Seeks are throttled per animation frame and use fastSeek under the hood, with a loader if a seek takes longer than 200ms.
  • Reworked camera sync. No redundant seek when pressing play if the camera is already aligned, and drift is only corrected when it's genuinely off.
  • New recordings encode the camera with a keyframe every second, so seeks and playback stay smooth even on long clips.
  • Post-recording finalization now skips the full-file rewrite when the duration is already accurate and drops the faststart second pass. Going from recording to editor takes seconds instead of minutes on long recordings.
  • Exports can now be cancelled mid-run.

Cursor drift fix, watermark polish, and export compatibility

  • Fixed a subtle cursor drift in zoom follow mode when a crop was applied. The cursor would slowly appear slightly higher than it should after the zoom settled at 2x. Position is now accurate for the full duration of the zoom, regardless of crop.
  • Improved the watermark on free trial exports.
  • Fixed an export failure caused by an FFmpeg draw issue on some distros. Exports now complete reliably across supported systems.

Watermark on export, draggable camera, and floating screen fix

  • Watermark is no longer applied during recording. Free trial recordings are now saved clean and the watermark is only added at export time. This means if you subscribe later, you can go back and re-export your earlier recordings without a watermark.
  • The camera overlay is now freely draggable in the editor. Position it anywhere on the canvas.
  • Fixed the floating screen effect.

Cursor speed and camera export fix

  • Improved cursor speed for smoother, more responsive results.
  • Fixed camera position on exported videos so the overlay lands exactly where you placed it in the editor.

Cursor drag effect, new default cursor, and bug fixes

  • When you click and drag, the cursor now shrinks slightly and follows your movement more tightly. The effect smoothly transitions in when you press and back out when you release.
  • New recordings now use the Screenix cursor by default in the editor and exports.
  • Fixed zoom clips not saving when deleted. Previously, removing all zooms and reopening the project would bring them back.
  • Fixed cursor position being offset after removing a zoom effect in the editor.
  • Fixed video preview occasionally loading at the wrong size.
  • Fixed cut regions causing playback to freeze. The timeline now skips past cuts smoothly.

Export pipeline fix and license improvements

  • Fixed the export pipeline when there are cut clips.
  • Improved license key authentication system.

Auto zoom and cursor smoothness

  • Improved auto zoom behavior.
  • Improved cursor smoothness.

CachyOS support and UI improvements

  • CachyOS is now officially supported.
  • Various UI improvements across the app.

CachyOS packaging

  • Started work on adding CachyOS as a supported distribution.

Crop feature

  • New crop tool in the editor. Crop your recordings to focus on the area that matters before exporting.

Dashboard projects, settings persistence, and Wayland fixes

  • Projects now display directly in the main dashboard with lazy-loaded video thumbnails, sorted from newest to oldest.
  • All device selections (microphone, system audio, camera) now persist across restarts.
  • Added refresh buttons to all device dropdowns (screen, microphone, system audio, camera).
  • Recordings on Wayland now save to ~/Videos/screenix instead of ~/Videos.
  • Removed the screen/window chooser on Wayland since the portal handles source selection natively.
  • Thumbnails no longer disappear when refreshing the project list.

Cursor accuracy, fullscreen fix, and editor polish

  • Fixed cursor timing accuracy in both preview and exported videos.
  • Fixed the fullscreen button not working in the app.
  • Added xdotool as an automatically installed dependency for new users.
  • Fixed zoom shaking when the cursor reverses direction near screen edges.
  • Smoother click effect animation.
  • Editor window no longer resizes when already at full size.
  • Updated editor background color.
  • Removed cursor distortion from preview.

Improved recorder UI and X11 fix

  • Improved the recorder UI for a cleaner experience.
  • Fixed the X11 screen selector.

APT repository, update page, and fixes

  • Screenix is now available via APT. Ubuntu and Debian users can install and update with sudo apt install screenix.
  • New update page on the website with copy-paste commands for every supported distro.
  • Clicking 'Update' in the app now opens an upgrade page with clear instructions instead of downloading a raw .deb file.
  • Fixed the account popover being squashed inside the toolbar.
  • Fixed cursor timing during export so the cursor stays perfectly in sync with your recording.

Recorder UI overhaul and zoom fixes

  • Major improvements to the recorder UI for a cleaner, more intuitive experience.
  • Fixed zoom behavior in both preview and export so what you see is what you get.

Smoother cursor

  • Improved cursor smoothness and completely removed any cursor shaking for a more natural and fluid feel during recordings.

Project browser

  • New Browse tab to find and open existing projects directly from the app. No more digging through the file manager.
  • The Open Recording button now shows your most recent projects in a quick-access popup.
  • Projects display with video thumbnails, timestamps, and camera badges for easy identification.

New follow zoom effect

  • The new follow zoom effect is here. A completely revamped zoom that smoothly follows your cursor with natural, fluid motion.

Zoom experiments and optimization research

  • Explored new optimization techniques that may land in a future beta version.
  • Continued work on the new zoom effect with experimental approaches.

Performance optimizations

  • Various performance optimizations across the recording and export pipeline.

Click effects and new zoom modes (unreleased)

  • Cursor click tracking is now fully implemented. Clicks are detected and can trigger visual effects in the editor.
  • Working on new smooth zoom modes that are significantly better than the current ones. Expect a major upgrade to zoom quality soon.

Click tracking and bug fixes (unreleased)

  • Started implementing cursor click tracking to add visual effects on clicks.
  • Various bug fixes and stability improvements.

Better subtitles, camera borders, and collapsible sidebar

  • Improved subtitles display with more customization options and better accuracy.
  • Added squircle border support for the camera overlay.
  • The editor sidebar is now collapsible, giving you more space to work with your recording.

Camera post-processing, motion blur, and faster exports

  • Camera overlay is now editable with post-processing controls. Adjust your camera feed directly inside the editor.
  • Motion blur effect added. Recordings now look smoother and more cinematic with natural blur on fast movement.
  • Deadzone is higher by default, leading to better stabilization results out of the box.
  • Export speed improved by 4x. Large recordings now finish in a fraction of the time.
  • New cursor theme added.

Internal tooling improvements

  • Improved internal development tools and workflows.

Cursor sway, GIF export, and voice transcription

  • New cursor sway effect. The cursor now tilts in the direction of movement, giving recordings a more natural and dynamic feel.
  • GIF export support. Export your recordings as GIFs directly from the editor for quick demos and READMEs.
  • Voice transcription with local Whisper models. Automatically transcribe your voiceover into subtitles, fully offline with no data leaving your machine.
  • Various bug fixes and stability improvements.

Arch Linux is officially supported

  • Arch Linux support is here. Install with yay -S screenix-bin. Tested on KDE Plasma Wayland.

Cursor fixes, Arch Linux, and internal work

  • Fixed cursor position on multiple display setups. The cursor now tracks correctly across all monitors.
  • Continued work on Arch Linux support.
  • Internal development and improvements.

Clip editing, speed control, and cursor improvements

  • You can now cut and trim clips directly inside the editor before exporting. No need to open another tool.
  • Added playback speed control. Speed up boring sections or slow down key moments.
  • More export options so you have better control over output format and quality.
  • New hide cursor effect for when you want clean recordings without the pointer visible.
  • Fixed cursor placement accuracy. The cursor now follows your actual position correctly across different display configurations.
  • General UI improvements across the whole app. Things should feel faster and more polished.

See what comes next

The next great Screenix update is already taking shape.

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