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Night Calibre vs SmoothCapture

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Night Calibre compared with SmoothCapture
DetailNight Calibre logo Night CalibreSmoothCapture logo SmoothCapture
What it doesFree Windows video editor with timeline, colour, sound, and AI-powered moment detection for short-form video 3D app mockups and screen recording for Mac
StageStartup Not given
Founded2023 Not given
Based inCZ Not given
Pricing modelFreemium Paid
PricingFree: $0 per editor/year. Creator: $199.99 per editor/year (monthly $19.99, perpetual licence available). Ultimate: $299.99 per editor/year (monthly $29.99, perpetual licence available). Basic $49 (1 Mac, 1 year of updates), Personal $79 (2 Macs, 1 year of updates), Lifetime $149 (3 Macs, all future updates), or Monthly $10/month (3 Macs, cancel anytime). Free to record and edit with no time limit; licence required to export.
Key features
  • Multi-track timeline with mixed frame rates, resolutions and codecs
  • Automatic best-moment detection from long videos
  • Auto captions with transcript editing
  • Silence and filler removal
  • Native vertical timelines for 9:16, 1:1 and 4:5 formats
  • Auto reframe for phone formats
  • Professional colour grading and HDR support
  • Cloud media import from Dropbox, Drive, OneDrive, pCloud
  • Real-time effects and customizable titles
  • Multi-track audio mixing with professional formats
  • 3D device frames with real iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple Watch models
  • Automatic zoom following mouse clicks and typing
  • Screen, window or area recording with system audio capture
  • Animated titles and motion graphics on separate tracks
  • Automatic transcription and word-by-word captions
  • Multi-track audio editing with separate system audio and microphone tracks
  • Export to MP4, ProRes with transparency or GIF up to 4K at 60fps
  • AI agent control through built-in MCP server for Claude Code and Cursor
What makes it different
  • Extracts short-form videos from long recordings with AI-powered moment detection
  • No account or trial clock required, even for the free version
  • Professional timeline, colour and audio tools in a free tier
  • Tier-based pricing that adds real capabilities instead of locking basics
  • Native Windows desktop application optimized for performance
  • All features included in every plan with pay-once pricing, no subscription required
  • Records real iPhone and iPad devices over USB or wirelessly with clean status bar for App Store videos
  • System audio capture natively without BlackHole or virtual audio devices
  • AI agents can edit videos inside the open project with full undo support
  • Everything works offline on your Mac with no network requirements for recording and editing
Community votes00
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)Not checked yet no change since last check35 no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)015
Citation Flow (Majestic)033
Referring domains (Majestic)0157

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