Screenity

Tab, desktop, and camera capture Recording starts from a tab, the full desktop, or the camera alone, so a narrated walkthrough and a talking-head clip use the same tool. Each source is chosen up front rather than assembled from separate apps.[1]

Annotation while recording Arrows, lines, rectangles, ellipses, free drawing, text, highlights, and numbered steps can be drawn live during the recording. Explanations land on the video at the moment they are spoken instead of in a later edit.[1]

Blur and hide sensitive details On-screen areas can be blurred or hidden mid-recording, which matters for support walkthroughs that pass over personal data. Privacy becomes a recording action rather than a post-production chore.[1]

Virtual camera background The embedded camera view supports blur, dimming, and custom background images. Talking-head demos look deliberate without a physical setup.[1]

Per-source audio control Tab audio, microphone, and system sound each get individual controls with a live countdown before recording starts. Narration and app sound are balanced at capture time.[1]

Local MP4, GIF, and WebM export Finished recordings export to MP4, GIF, or WebM with format and quality settings, and files stay on the user's computer. Sharing is a file handoff, not a cloud link.[1][2]

Zoom and follow-mouse spotlight Zoom controls and a mouse-following spotlight keep the viewer's eye on the relevant control during guided walkthroughs. Dense interfaces stay followable without verbal cursor-chasing.[1]

Experimental AI backgrounds An experimental AI feature generates camera backgrounds, the one capability that contacts an external API. Everything else in the recording path stays local.[1]

Tutorial and demo authors in the browser Anyone producing short explanatory clips inside Chrome gets capture, annotation, and export without leaving the browser or paying. The workflow fits weekly how-tos, feature demos, and course snippets.[1][2]

Support teams redacting as they record The live blur tool suits support staff walking customers through screens with sensitive fields visible. One pass produces a shareable clip instead of a record-then-redact cycle.[1]

Privacy-conscious recorders Users who avoid cloud uploaders get a recorder with no account and local-only storage. The privacy story is architectural, not a policy promise.[1][2]

Chrome-family browsers only Screenity is a Chrome extension running on Chrome, Edge, and Brave. Firefox and Safari users, and anyone recording outside a browser, need a different tool.[1]

No cloud links or team workspace Export produces local files, so teams wanting instant share links, comments, and viewer analytics should evaluate a cloud recorder such as Loom instead. Screenity ends where the file is saved.[1][2]

No built-in video editor Annotation happens live; there is no timeline editor for trimming, captions, or stitching afterward. Clips needing post-production belong in an editor.[1]