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Lumen vs Screenity
Screenity is a free, open-source Chrome extension recorder with a paid web editor that turns clicks into zooms; Lumen is a paid desktop app for Windows, Linux and macOS that applies automatic cursor zooms while you record.
Details
Screenity records from Chrome. Its editor turns your clicks into zooms you can retime or replace with your own keyframes. The recorder is GPLv3; the editor and share links need a paid plan, according to its website.
Lumen is a native desktop recorder: capture a whole screen or a single window, with zooms following your cursor during the recording, a camera bubble and on-device captions, then export locally. Premium is from $9/month early bird.
If you want a free recorder that lives in Chrome, Screenity is a good fit. If you want zooms applied as you record and captions processed on your machine in a desktop app, Lumen covers that.
Comparison
| Feature | Lumen | Screenity |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Desktop app (Windows, Linux, macOS) | Chrome extension plus web editor |
| Automatic zoom | Automatic - follows cursor and clicks while you record | Clicks become zooms in the editor |
| Open source | No | Recorder is GPLv3 |
| Captions | On-device (local ASR + Whisper Flow), burned into the export | See screenity.io |
| Pricing | Premium from $9/month early bird (not free) | Free recorder; paid editor plan |
Sources
Facts about other tools come from their official sites, checked . Pricing and platforms change, so confirm with each vendor.
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