Pick Screenix for Chrome if
- You're on Windows, Linux or a Mac you'd rather not pay a subscription for
- Your product, tutorial or bug lives in a web app
- You want the video finished the moment you stop recording
- You'd rather pay once than every month
Screen Studio-style videos, right in Chrome.
Screen Studio made auto zoom and smooth cursors the standard for product demos, but only on a Mac and only by subscription. Screenix for Chrome brings the same polish to any computer that runs Chrome, for a one-time price.
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The short answer
If your demo happens in a browser, you don't need a Mac.
Updated October 2026
- Screen Studio runs only on macOS and has no Chrome extension or Windows version.
- Screenix for Chrome records Chrome tabs on Windows, Mac and Linux with auto zoom, a smoothed redrawn cursor and a webcam bubble.
- Screen Studio costs $29 a month or $108 a year. Screenix is free with a watermark, or $19 once.
- Screen Studio records your whole Mac screen and has transcript editing and captions. Screenix records browser tabs only.
Side by side
Screenix for Chrome vs Screen Studio
| Feature | Screenix for Chrome | Screen Studio |
|---|---|---|
| Platforms | Chrome on Windows, Mac and Linux | macOS 13.1+ only |
| What it records | Chrome tabs, following tab switches | Full screen, windows, iPhone and iPad |
| Auto zoom on clicks | ||
| Smooth cursor and motion blur | ||
| Click effects | Ripple, highlight, halo, burst | Click ripples |
| Webcam bubble | Drag anywhere after recording | |
| Renders while recording | Instant mode | |
| Transcript editing and captions | ||
| Max export | 4K, up to 120 fps | 4K, up to 60 fps |
| Share links | Yearly or team plan | |
| Free export | Yes, with a watermark | No, export needs a subscription |
| Price | $19 once | $29/month or $108/year |
Screen Studio details from screen.studio, checked October 2026. Screen Studio removed its one-time license for new customers in October 2025.
Which one fits
Two good tools for different setups
Pick Screen Studio if
- You're on a Mac and need to record desktop apps, the terminal or an iPhone
- You want transcript-based editing, captions and AI voiceover
- You already pay for it and record full-screen tutorials
The same idea
Record the mouse as data, render it beautifully
What makes Screen Studio videos look so good isn't the capture, it's what happens afterwards: the cursor is smoothed, the camera zooms toward each click, and the recording sits on a soft background with rounded corners.
Screenix works the same way inside Chrome. It records the page without your system cursor and keeps mouse movement, clicks and cursor shapes separately. Then it renders a spring-smoothed macOS-style cursor with motion blur, zooms on your clicks and frames the result on a wallpaper, gradient or color.
The honest difference
Screenix records tabs, not your whole screen
Screen Studio captures anything on your Mac. Screenix for Chrome captures the tab in front of you and follows you to other tabs in the same window. It can't record a desktop app, your terminal or a second monitor.
That trade-off is what lets it run anywhere Chrome runs. For SaaS demos, onboarding videos, website walkthroughs and bug reports, the browser is usually all you need. On Linux, the Screenix desktop app records the full screen with the same zoom and cursor.
Price
One payment instead of a subscription
Screen Studio is now subscription-only, at $29 a month or $108 a year, and you can't export without one. Screenix lets you record, edit and export for free with a small watermark, and $19 once removes it in your browser, with every future update.
What you get
Every detail of a good demo,
handled for you.
System cursorScreenix cursor
The cursor, rebuilt
A cursor that looks animated by hand
Screenix records the page without your system cursor, then draws a crisp macOS-style one in its place, with spring smoothing, click bumps, motion blur and a soft fade when you stop moving. Seven cursor themes, all adjustable.
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Zooms that follow your clicks
Screenix zooms in on every click and pans with the cursor, so viewers see what you did without squinting. Keep the automatic zooms or move, resize and add your own on the timeline.
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Switch tabs and the recording comes with you
Open a link, jump to another tab or reload the page. Screenix keeps recording whichever tab is in front in the same window, so a whole flow fits in one take.
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Your camera, exactly where it belongs
Add your webcam as a bubble you can drag anywhere, round or square, with your microphone and the sound of the tab you started on.
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Tabs only,
and it follows you between them.
Screenix for Chrome records the tab in front of you, so it can draw a perfect cursor over pure page pixels.
Records browser tabs
Screenix captures the page in the tab you're on, at full quality, without your system cursor.
Follows you between tabs
Switch tabs, open links or reload in the same window and the recording keeps going in one take.
Tab audio from the first tab
Your mic and camera record throughout. Page sound comes from the tab you started on.
Not your whole screen
It doesn't capture your desktop, other apps or other windows. On Linux, the Screenix desktop app does.
FAQ
You have questions.
We have answers.
No. Screen Studio is a macOS app with no Chrome extension. Screenix for Chrome is a Chrome extension with Screen Studio-style auto zoom and cursor smoothing for tab recordings.
Screen Studio says it has no near-term plans for Windows. In Chrome on Windows and Linux, Screenix for Chrome gives you auto zoom and a smooth cursor for browser recordings. On Linux, the Screenix desktop app records the full screen too.
No. Screenix for Chrome records browser tabs and follows you when you switch tabs in the same window. It doesn't capture desktop apps or other windows.
Yes. Recording, editing and exporting are free with a small watermark. Screen Studio requires a subscription to export. Screenix's $19 license is a one-time payment.
Screenix uses the zoom engine of the Screenix desktop editor: zooms start just before each click, nearby clicks merge, and the view pans with a spring when the cursor leaves the visible area. Every zoom is editable on the timeline.
Yes, in Chrome on macOS. If you need full-screen Mac recording with transcript editing, Screen Studio is the better fit.
Screen Studio polish. Any computer. One price.
Record a Chrome tab with auto zoom and a smooth cursor, on Windows, Mac or Linux.
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