I only wanted to make one demo.

Screenix started because I wanted to record a demo for Arctic, an old project of mine. I really liked what Screen Studio could do, and I wanted that same kind of polished recording on Linux. I thought there had to be something similar already. There wasn't. Honestly, that shocked me.

So, because I needed it, I built it. That was really the whole plan. Screenix was supposed to be a hobby project, something I would use for one video, and maybe leave alone afterward. Obviously, that is not what happened.

I never expected to come this far with it. What started as a small tool I needed once became the heart of what I do today. Somehow, Screenix has now made 100 people happy, which still feels a little unreal when I think about where it started.

Making a paid, proprietary app for Linux is a very good way to learn that you cannot please everyone. I have been insulted multiple times because of it. That sucked, of course, but it never made me want to stop. If anything, it made me more certain that I wanted to keep building Screenix my way.

What I want Screenix to become

The goal is pretty simple. I want Screenix to be a screen recorder and editor that works at two speeds. You can make a polished, high-quality demo in a few minutes, or you can record a walkthrough, share it, and move on, all in a few seconds.

Basically, I want Screenix to feel like Screen Studio mixed with Loom, but simpler, cheaper, and made only for Linux. It should handle the polish for you, but still give you an editor when you actually need one. Great quality, without turning every recording into a whole project.

I am not going anywhere

I do not plan to sell Screenix, and I do not plan to give up on it. It is not a side project anymore, and it is definitely not something I am building just to flip later. Screenix is my main project, and I want to keep it that way.

Screenix pays for my freedom right now. I do not mean some huge, glamorous kind of freedom. I mean that it covers my costs, gives me time, and lets me wake up every day and work on something I actually care about. As long as it keeps making that possible, I do not plan to take a job. I would rather put that time back into Screenix.

I am only 20, I have plenty of time to keep learning, and there is so much more I want to build. I have no idea how far Screenix will go, but I know I am still at the beginning, and I am excited to find out.