A native macOS screen recorder that zooms in on every click, smooths your cursor and frames it all on a beautiful background, automatically.

brew install mohitkyadav/tap/scope

_{Made with Scope. Every zoom here was added automatically.}

Features

Record	Display, window or an area of the screen · mic, system audio, camera · countdown · ⌘⇧2 to stop · 30/60 fps
Zoom	Auto zoom on clicks and typing · pick the area · per-zoom level, transition and animation · spotlight · motion blur
Cursor	Smooth glide from click to click · smoothed path · real cursor shapes · click ripples · hides when still · glides across cuts
Style	Gradient or image backgrounds · padding, corners, shadow · frame formats · webcam bubble
Edit	Split, delete, 0.25–4× speed · fade or blur across cuts · notes · per-track volume · music and voice-over · undo
Effects	Confetti · blur or pixelate private details · title cards · shortcut badges · click, zoom and confetti sounds
Export	MP4 at any size and quality · seamless looping GIFs
Agents	A built-in MCP server: agents can record, edit, preview and export, all on your Mac

Every recording is a project you can reopen and keep editing, saved to Downloads or a folder you choose.

How it works

Record, and the zooms are already there. Tweak anything you like on the timeline, then export.

Agents

Scope has a built-in MCP server, so AI agents can do everything the app does: record a display, window or area, trim and speed up the timeline, set zooms, notes and backgrounds, look at finished frames and export. To add it to Claude Code:

claude mcp add --scope user scope -- /Applications/Scope.app/Contents/MacOS/Scope mcp

Other MCP clients can run /Applications/Scope.app/Contents/MacOS/Scope mcp the same way. The server talks to the running app with Apple Events, so it stays on your Mac: macOS asks once whether your terminal may control Scope. Projects open in Scope change live as the agent works, and every change can be undone.

Private

Scope never connects to the internet: no analytics, no tracking, no update checks. It runs in Apple's App Sandbox without network access, so it couldn't even if it tried, and that includes its MCP server. For zooming on typing it notes when keys are pressed, never which. Check for yourself:

codesign -d --entitlements - /Applications/Scope.app   # no network.client entitlement

Install

brew install mohitkyadav/tap/scope

Needs macOS 15+. Update with brew upgrade scope, remove with brew uninstall --zap scope. Recordings are never touched.

Downloading the zip from Releases instead? Scope isn't notarized, so allow it once in System Settings → Privacy & Security → Open Anyway.

Permissions

Permission	Needed for
Screen & System Audio Recording	Recording (required, reopen Scope after allowing)
Microphone	Voice-over (optional)
Camera	Webcam bubble (optional)

Build from source

Open Scope.xcodeproj in Xcode and run, or:

xcodebuild -project Scope.xcodeproj -scheme Scope -configuration Release build

License

MIT