Pick Screenix for Chrome if
- You record product demos, tutorials or walkthroughs in the browser
- You're tired of deleting videos to stay under a cap
- You want MP4 files without export credits
- You prefer paying once
The Screencastify alternative without the counters.
Screencastify, now Castify, counts your videos and your MP4 exports. Screenix for Chrome records as much as you want, exports unlimited MP4s up to 4K, and adds auto zoom and a smooth cursor, for a one-time price.
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The short answer
No video cap, no export credits, no subscription.
Updated October 2026
- Screencastify Free allows 10 videos, 30 minutes each, with a watermark, and 5 MP4 or GIF exports. Starter is capped at 5 exports too.
- Screenix has no video or export limits. Free exports carry a small watermark.
- Screencastify Starter is $7 a month billed yearly, Pro $10. Screenix is $19 once per browser.
- Screencastify can record your full screen and has classroom tools. Screenix records Chrome tabs only.
Side by side
Screenix for Chrome vs Screencastify
| Feature | Screenix for Chrome | Screencastify (Castify) |
|---|---|---|
| What it records | Chrome tabs, following tab switches | Tab, full screen or webcam |
| Free video limit | None | 10 videos |
| Free recording length | No limit | 30 minutes |
| MP4 exports | Unlimited | 5 on Free and Starter |
| Max quality | 4K, up to 120 fps | 1080p, 4K on Pro |
| Auto zoom on clicks | ||
| Smooth redrawn cursor | Mouse emphasis only | |
| Watermark on free | Small, removable once | Yes |
| Interactive questions and LMS sync | ||
| Paid price | $19 once | $7–10/user/month, billed yearly |
Screencastify details from screencastify.com/pricing, checked October 2026.
Which one fits
Which one fits
Pick Screencastify if
- You're a teacher who needs interactive questions, Google Classroom and LMS grade sync
- You record your whole screen or desktop apps
- Your school already pays for an EDU plan
Why people switch
Limits on the things you use most
Screencastify's free plan stops at 10 videos and 5 MP4 exports, and the Starter plan keeps the 5-export limit. Long-time users have also reported being moved to the free plan when the pricing changed.
Screenix has no counters. Recordings live on your computer, and every export is an MP4 or WebM file up to 4K. The only limit on the free version is a small watermark, and a single purchase removes it.
Polish
Zooms and a cursor students can follow
Tutorials fail when viewers can't see what you clicked. Screenix zooms in on every click and redraws a larger, smoothed cursor with click effects, so a lesson recorded on a big monitor stays readable on a phone or a classroom projector.
What you get
Every detail of a good demo,
handled for you.
Auto zoom
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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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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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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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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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.
Yes. Screenix for Chrome is free with no video or export limits. Free exports include a small watermark, removed by a one-time license.
Yes, as often as you like: MP4 with AV1 or H.264, or WebM, up to 4K and 120 fps.
No. It records Chrome tabs and follows you when you switch tabs in the same window. Screencastify can record the full screen.
Screenix is built for Chrome on Windows, macOS and Linux and hasn't been tested on ChromeOS yet. Managed school Chromebooks may also block extensions that use Chrome's debugger access, which Screenix needs to hide the system cursor.
No. Screenix focuses on recording and editing polished videos. For quizzes, Classroom and LMS integrations, Screencastify is the better fit.
Record without counting.
Unlimited recordings and MP4 exports with auto zoom and a smooth cursor. Pay once if you love it.
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