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Screen Records vs Soundtool

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Screen Records compared with Soundtool
DetailScreen Records logo Screen RecordsSoundtool logo Soundtool
What it doesFree Mac screen recorder with built-in editor and AI-assisted editing Free online audio tools, virtual instruments and AI voice cloning
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Pricing modelFreemium Free
PricingFree version with full recording and editing, small badge on exports. One Mac license: $29 one-time. Three Macs license: $49 one-time. Next batch: $39 for One Mac, $59 for Three Macs. Not given
Key features
  • Record full display, window or region with outline
  • Separate audio tracks for screen, camera, microphone, system audio and voiceover
  • Cut and split on timeline, remove pauses automatically
  • Zooms with depth choice and eased motion
  • Push-to-talk voiceover re-recording
  • Captions transcribed locally on Mac
  • AI editing through Claude, ChatGPT, Codex or Cursor via MCP
  • Export as MP4 in five aspect ratios, GIF, audio-only or captions
  • Non-destructive edits with raw capture never overwritten
  • Camera in multiple shapes with blur and resize after recording
  • 15 playable virtual instruments including piano, guitar, drums, violin, cello, saxophone, trumpet, flute, clarinet, ukulele, harmonica, harp, kalimba, xylophone, and bass guitar
  • AI voice cloning with 10-second voice sample recording for Chinese and English
  • Speech-to-text transcription with support for 90+ languages and SRT subtitle export
  • Stem splitter separating songs into vocals, drums, bass and other stems using Demucs model
  • AI noise removal using deep neural network to clean audio from hiss, hum, wind and background noise
  • Audio format conversion supporting MP3, WAV, M4A and WebM
  • Audio effects including reverb, 8D audio, distortion, delay, echo, chorus, flanger, fade in/out and equalizer
  • Signal generators for binaural beats, white noise, tone generation and metronome
  • Audio editing with trimming, cutting, merging, reversing, normalization and compression
  • Text-to-speech with 30+ AI voices in American and British English
What makes it different
  • 12.1 MB installed, native Swift app with no browser engine
  • One-time $29 lifetime license instead of monthly subscription
  • Recordings and projects stay local on your Mac, never uploaded
  • AI can edit projects through MCP server integration
  • Full app free to use with small badge on exports
  • All processing happens entirely in your browser with no server uploads and no registration required
  • Complete audio workflow from raw recording to finished export with 67 free tools
  • Fully translated into 14 languages with every interface element localized
  • All AI tools run entirely on-device with no server cost, no upload queues, and unlimited use
  • Instant access to tools with no downloads, plugins or installation required
Community votes00
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)11 −1 (down) since last checkNot checked yet no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)40
Citation Flow (Majestic)2419
Referring domains (Majestic)316

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