A Descript alternative for screen recordings that zoom.
Descript is an AI editor where you edit video by editing its transcript, with a screen recorder built in. If you mostly record product demos, Zoomingscreen is quicker: the zooms on your clicks are placed while you record.
What is Descript?
Descript is an AI video and podcast editor for Mac and Windows where you edit by editing the transcript. It includes a screen recorder, filler word removal and AI voices, and keeps projects in its cloud. The free plan includes 60 media minutes a month and 720p exports.
Zoomingscreen and Descript, side by side.
| Zoomingscreen | Descript | |
|---|---|---|
| Runs on | Chrome extension, plus a desktop app for macOS, Windows and Linux | Mac and Windows apps, and recording in the browser |
| Auto zoom on clicks | Yes, on every click, while you record | No, zoom and pan by keyframes |
| Free option | Free to record and edit in 16:9. Exports start with a 2 day trial up to 1080p with a mark, then need Pro | 60 media minutes a month, 720p exports |
| Paid plan | $14.99 a month | From $16 a month billed yearly, or $24 monthly (Hobbyist) |
| Lifetime option | $49.99 once | None listed |
| Where recordings are kept | On your computer only, never uploaded | Cloud projects, with local export |
| Export | MP4, WebM and GIF, up to 4K on Pro | Up to 4K on Creator and Business |
Descript details from its own website, checked on . Prices and plans change, so check theirs before you decide. Sources: descript.com/pricing, descript.com/screen-recorder. Descript is a trademark of its owner, and Zoomingscreen is not connected with it.
Why people pick Zoomingscreen.
- Zooms without keyframes
- Every click gets a zoom while you record. In Descript, zoom and pan are keyframed by hand.
- No minute limits
- Record as much as you like. Recording and editing are free.
- Files on your computer
- Nothing is uploaded. You export an ordinary video file.
When Descript may suit you better. If you edit talking videos or podcasts and want transcript editing, filler word removal and AI voices, Descript is made for that.
Switching from Descript.
Add Zoomingscreen
Add the free Chrome extension to record a website, or get the desktop app for Windows, macOS or Linux to record any app.
Record as usual
Press record, use your product, and stop. Every click gets a zoom, placed for you.
Polish and export
Move or remove zooms, trim, add music and a background, then export an MP4, WebM or GIF. Your old Descript videos stay where they are.
Questions.
What is Descript?
Descript is an AI video and podcast editor for Mac and Windows where you edit by editing the transcript. It includes a screen recorder, filler word removal and AI voices, and keeps projects in its cloud. The free plan includes 60 media minutes a month and 720p exports.
Is there a free Descript alternative for screen recording?
Zoomingscreen is free to record and edit, and a free account gives you 2 days of exports up to 1080p with a small mark.
Does Descript zoom on clicks?
Descript lists keyframed zoom and pan, not automatic zoom on clicks. Zoomingscreen zooms on each click automatically.