Ocelo vs Screen Studio

Polished product videos, native architecture and lifetime ownership.

Screen Studio popularized automatic zoom for product demos, but transitioned to a mandatory recurring subscription model and runs on an Electron web runtime. Ocelo was engineered from day one as a 5.5 MB native macOS app (SwiftUI, ScreenCaptureKit, Core Image) with an outright lifetime purchase option and a headless CLI for AI coding agents.

Download for macOS See pricing

macOS 15 (Sequoia)+ · Apple silicon · 5.5 MB download · Every feature. Clean 720p exports up to 60 seconds.

$79 once to own, or $24/year

You keep the software you paid for. One license covers up to 3 of your Macs and every update to version 1. No recurring bill required to keep exporting.

5.5 MB native binary vs 300MB+ Electron runtime

Ocelo uses macOS hardware video encoders, Apple’s SpeechAnalyzer for captions, and Core Image shaders. There is no bundled Chromium, no node process, and no bloated memory footprint.

Headless CLI & AI Agent automation

Ocelo ships a complete headless command line (`--record --json`, `--zooms`, `--captions`) and a documented agent skill (`/skills.md`), enabling Claude Code, Cursor, and CI scripts to record polished product demos automatically.

Direct Comparison

Ocelo vs Screen Studio at a glance.

Capability	Ocelo	Screen Studio
License & pricing model	$79 once to keep (or $24/yr)	Subscription-only pricing
Free tier	Every feature unlocked, clean 720p exports up to 60s with no watermark	Watermarked exports or limited trial
Architecture & runtime	5.5 MB native SwiftUI + ScreenCaptureKit	Electron web runtime bundle
AI agent & CLI automation	Native headless CLI (`--record --json`) & published Agent Skill	Manual GUI interaction only
Privacy & redaction	Vision-powered content tracking follows elements as the page scrolls	Manual blur boxes
Offline operation	100% offline — transcription, voice isolation, and rendering stay on-device	Requires account checks and online services

Pricing

Pay once, or pay a little each year.

Both give you the same app with nothing held back. Tax is handled by Polar, our merchant of record, and shown before you pay.

Best value

$79once

Yours to keep. No renewal.

Buy it outright

Every feature — there is no upper tier
Up to 3 Macs
Captions generated on your Mac, no per-minute charge
Full-resolution exports with no duration limit
Works offline
Every update to version 1

$24a year

Cancel whenever you like.

Subscribe yearly

Every feature — there is no upper tier
Up to 3 Macs
Captions generated on your Mac, no per-minute charge
Full-resolution exports with no duration limit
Works offline
Updates for as long as you subscribe

Free, and it doesn't expire

Every feature, on your real work, for as long as you like. Export clean 720p videos up to 60 seconds — record as long as you want and cut it down. Nothing else is held back: no feature is greyed out and there is nothing to sign up for.

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Common Questions

Clear comparisons, no marketing fluff.

How does Ocelo’s automatic zoom compare to Screen Studio?

Both apps detect clicks and cluster them into camera moves. Ocelo calculates camera motion using the step response of a critically damped spring in logarithmic zoom space with physical shutter motion blur, and samples the source footage at native Retina resolution rather than scaling pre-rendered pixels.

Can I script Ocelo from my terminal or an AI agent?

Yes. Ocelo includes a headless CLI (`/Applications/Ocelo.app/Contents/MacOS/Ocelo --record --window "Safari" --zooms ... --json`) and a turnkey website demo script. You can install the agent skill in one line with `curl -fsSL https://ocelo.app/install-skill.sh | sh`.

Can I try Ocelo before purchasing?

Yes. Ocelo is free to download with every single feature unlocked. You can record as long as you want and export clean 720p videos up to 60 seconds with zero watermarks.

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