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SmoothCapture vs FilmCraft

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SmoothCapture compared with FilmCraft
DetailSmoothCapture logo SmoothCaptureFilmCraft logo FilmCraft
What it does3D app mockups and screen recording for Mac A free, open-source Premiere Pro alternative
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Pricing modelPaid Open source
PricingBasic $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. Free forever with no subscription, watermark or export limit.
Key features
  • 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
  • Color grading with curves, wheels, HSL secondaries, LUTs and scopes
  • Three-point editing with ripple, roll, slip and slide trims
  • Over 90 video effects and about 30 transitions
  • Native codecs including H.264, HEVC, ProRes, VP9, AV1, AAC and Opus
  • Frame-exact timebase for 23.976 and 29.97 drop-frame accuracy
  • Broadcast audio with EBU R128 loudness meters and automation
  • Keyframes with value and velocity graphs
  • WebAssembly browser-based editing
  • Scriptable through CLI, JSON and MCP server
  • Export to H.264 MP4, ProRes 422 HQ, PNG and GIF
What makes it different
  • 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
  • Completely free with no subscription, watermark or export limits
  • Open source under MIT or Apache-2.0 license
  • Familiar Premiere Pro-style interface and keyboard shortcuts
  • Runs on Mac, Windows, Linux and in web browsers
  • Professional color grading tools and native codec support
Community votes00
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)35 no change since last checkNot checked yet no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)150
Citation Flow (Majestic)3315
Referring domains (Majestic)1574

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