{
  "slug": "screen-studio",
  "category": "screen-recording",
  "name": "Screen Studio",
  "description": "Screen recorder for macOS that adds automatic zoom, smooth cursor movement and styling to recordings for product demos and tutorials. Recordings are edited locally, with optional shareable links.",
  "website": "https://screen.studio",
  "license": null,
  "platforms": [
    "macos"
  ],
  "jurisdiction": {
    "code": "PL",
    "name": "Poland",
    "eyes": null,
    "eu": true,
    "gdpr": true,
    "cloud_act": null
  },
  "pick": false,
  "pick_reason": null,
  "disclosure": null,
  "grade": "F",
  "score": 31,
  "coverage": 100,
  "summary": "Screen Studio scores 31 out of 100 (grade F) on the screenshots and screen recording criteria. It meets 2 of 6 criteria: no ads or data sales and saved locally by default. It does not meet open source, no trackers or telemetry, independent audit and no account needed. It is based in Poland: Not in the Five, Nine or Fourteen Eyes; EU member (GDPR).",
  "url": "https://privacyratings.com/screen-recording/screen-studio/",
  "markdown": "https://privacyratings.com/screen-recording/screen-studio/index.md",
  "answers": {
    "open_source": {
      "title": "Open source",
      "weight": 3,
      "answer": "no",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "Closed source."
    },
    "no_trackers": {
      "title": "No trackers or telemetry",
      "weight": 3,
      "answer": "no",
      "evidence": "https://screen.studio/legal/privacy-and-cookie-policy",
      "note": "The privacy policy lists PostHog product analytics and Sentry error reporting in the app, and Plausible analytics on the website."
    },
    "no_ads": {
      "title": "No ads or data sales",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://screen.studio/legal/privacy-and-cookie-policy",
      "note": "Funded by paid subscriptions and licenses. The policy states that data of identifiable users is never shared."
    },
    "independent_audit": {
      "title": "Independent audit",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "no",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "No independent audit is published."
    },
    "transparency_report": {
      "title": "Transparency report",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "n/a",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "Only applies to hosted services with a website to test."
    },
    "user_notice": {
      "title": "Tells users about requests",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "n/a",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "Only applies to hosted services with a website to test."
    },
    "tls": {
      "title": "TLS configuration",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "n/a",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "Only applies to hosted services with a website to test."
    },
    "security_headers": {
      "title": "Security headers",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "n/a",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "Only applies to hosted services with a website to test."
    },
    "web_standards": {
      "title": "Modern web standards",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "n/a",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "Only applies to hosted services with a website to test."
    },
    "local_by_default": {
      "title": "Saved locally by default",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://screen.studio/legal/privacy-and-cookie-policy",
      "note": "Recordings are processed locally and only uploaded when you create a shareable link."
    },
    "no_account_needed": {
      "title": "No account needed",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "no",
      "evidence": "https://screen.studio/guide/activating-screen-studio",
      "note": "Subscriptions are activated by signing in with the purchase email address. Only legacy one-time licenses use a license key."
    }
  },
  "tests": {
    "ssllabs": null,
    "observatory": null,
    "internetnl_web": null,
    "internetnl_mail": null,
    "trackers": [
      {
        "name": "Google Fonts",
        "host": "fonts.googleapis.com",
        "effect": "none"
      },
      {
        "name": "Plausible",
        "host": "plausible.io",
        "effect": "partial"
      }
    ],
    "tested_at": "2026-10-01T07:02:32.067Z"
  },
  "last_modified": "2026-10-01T07:44:20Z"
}