Screenshots and screen recording
Screen Studio privacy rating
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.
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).
Score 31 out of 100. How scoring works
Criteria
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No
No trackers or telemetry Weight 3 of 3
Are the website and apps free of third-party trackers, with any analytics anonymous and any telemetry off by default?
The privacy policy lists PostHog product analytics and Sentry error reporting in the app, and Plausible analytics on the website.
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Yes
No ads or data sales Weight 2 of 3
Is the product funded without advertising, ad targeting or selling user data?
Funded by paid subscriptions and licenses. The policy states that data of identifiable users is never shared.
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No
Independent audit Weight 2 of 3
Has an independent security or privacy audit been published within the last three years?
No independent audit is published.
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Yes
Saved locally by default Weight 2 of 3
Are screenshots and recordings saved on the device unless you choose to upload them?
Recordings are processed locally and only uploaded when you create a shareable link.
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No
No account needed Weight 1 of 3
Can the app be used without an account?
Subscriptions are activated by signing in with the purchase email address. Only legacy one-time licenses use a license key.