OPEN SOURCE. MADE FOR MAC.

Screen recordings.
That look edited.

Record a demo, explain a feature, or show someone a bug.
Take One adds the zooms, smooths your cursor,
and gets your recording ready to share.

Download for MacView on GitHub

macOS 15+ · Apple Silicon · MIT licensed

Here’s what a finished recording looks like.
Recorded and exported with Take OneReal recording. Fictional demo app.
Everything stays on your Mac.No account or watermark.Free and open source.
HOW IT WORKS

Hit record.
We’ll take it from there.

Show what you’re working on without spending the afternoon editing a video.

01

Hit record.

Your display, a window, or just an area. Add your camera and mic on their own tracks.

02

Make a few adjustments.

The zooms and cursor smoothing are automatic. You can also shorten pauses and speed up typing.

03

Export and share.

Export an MP4 up to 4K 60 fps, a GIF, or a shareable link from your own server.

WHAT’S INCLUDED

The edits you’d make.
Already done.

Spend less time fixing your recording
and more time showing what matters.

AUTOMATIC ZOOM

Zoom in on what matters.

The view zooms in when you click, so people can follow along. Adjust any zoom on the timeline.

SMOOTH CURSOR

A cursor that’s easy to follow.

Smooth out shaky movements and keep your cursor sharp at any size. Pick the style you like.

A frame that fits.

Choose a wallpaper or gradient, then adjust the padding, rounded corners, and shadow.

BACKGROUNDS

Put yourself in the picture.

Overlay, split screen, or a shaped cutout. Face tracking keeps you in the frame.

CAMERA LAYOUTS

Edit by deleting words.

Create captions on your Mac. Remove a word from the transcript to cut it from the video.

CAPTIONS & TEXT EDITING

Add a voiceover.

Turn your script into an AI voiceover without uploading it to another service.

ON-DEVICE AI VOICES

Export the way you need.

Save an MP4 in H.264, HEVC, or AV1. You can also export a GIF or a single frame.

FAST, FLEXIBLE EXPORT

Keep your recordings private.

Record and edit entirely on your Mac. There’s no account to create and no telemetry.

PRIVATE BY DEFAULT
THE EDITOR

Want to change something?
Go right ahead.

Move a zoom, try a different background, or change your cursor. You can see each adjustment as the video plays.

Take One editor showing 27 cursor styles, a live Northwind demo preview, and editable zoom segments on the timeline
Every setting is live. Change the background, cursor, or zoom
and the preview updates as it plays.
OPEN SOURCE

Free to use.
Yours to change.

The code is on GitHub under the MIT license. Use it for your work, see how it’s built, or help make it better.

Explore the source
$0All features included.
No watermark.
Run it on your Mac.
git clone https://github.com/Rupam-Shil/TakeOne.git
cd TakeOne
npm install
npm run dev
Built to run locally.

BEFORE YOU DOWNLOAD

Glad you
asked.

Something else on your mind?

Let’s talk on GitHub
Actually free?

Yes. MIT licensed, no paid tier, and no watermark. Use Take One for your personal projects, your work, or anything in between.

Does anything get uploaded?

No. Recording, editing, transcription, and voices all run on your Mac. If you choose to create shareable links, those files only go to a server you host yourself.

Why does macOS warn me when I open it?

Builds are not notarised yet. Open the app once, then go to System Settings → Privacy & Security and click Open Anyway. You only do this once.

What kind of Mac do I need?

Take One requires macOS 15 or later and an Apple Silicon Mac (M1 or newer).

What about Windows or Linux?

Not yet. Take One is built on macOS capture APIs and is currently available for Mac only.

READY WHEN YOU ARE

Show us what
you’re working on.

Download Take One and make your first recording.

Download for MacFree to use. No sign-up needed.