Captist: a screen recorder that auto-zooms with your cursor — no keyframes
TL;DR
Captist is a screen recorder with built-in automatic post-production: it generates cursor-following zooms, keeps redaction boxes locked to sensitive areas, shows the shortcuts you press and processes video on your machine instead of uploading it.
Highlights
| Feature | Benefit |
|---|---|
| Auto-zoom | Generates smooth zooms (with motion blur) from your cursor activity — no manual keyframes. |
| Sticky redaction | Blur boxes over API keys or emails stay in place even when the frame zooms or tilts. |
| Keystroke overlay | Displays the shortcuts you press — ideal for dev-tool tutorials. |
| Local processing | Encodes on your machine; nothing goes to the cloud — good for recordings with internal code. |
How to put it to work
- Developers / Tech Leads: Record PR demos or short onboarding walkthroughs instead of long docs.
- PMs: Send sprint demo videos to clients or stakeholders who missed the review.
- Good habit: Always enable redaction before recording screens with tokens or customer data.
Links: Captist on Product Hunt