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Toads vs Gradients Studio

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Toads compared with Gradients Studio
DetailToads logo ToadsGradients Studio logo Gradients Studio
What it doesA better Mac screen recorder. Mesh gradient generator with real grain
StageEstablished Not given
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Pricing modelPaid Freemium
Pricing$29.99 one-time purchase on the Mac App Store Free: $0 with 5 4K exports per month and 3 saved palettes. Pro: $39 for 12 months with unlimited 4K exports and 50 saved palettes, one-time payment. Week Pass: $9 for 7 days with unlimited 4K exports, one-time payment.
Key features
  • Screen recording
  • Video editing and trimming
  • Automatic captions
  • Video export
  • Camera and audio capture
  • Local storage
  • Three gradient styles: blobs, stripes, and clouds
  • Real grain rendering at export resolution
  • Pixel and dither finishes
  • 4K JPEG export with no watermark
  • Color, blur, contrast and saturation controls
  • Palette saving and reuse
  • MCP server integration for coding agents
  • Free and unmetered previews in MCP clients
  • Commercial use on all plans
  • Figma integration via export and background image
What makes it different
  • No account or subscription required
  • Native macOS experience
  • Files stay local and private
  • Grain is rendered into the image at full resolution, not pasted on top, so it survives JPEG compression, scaling and print
  • Preview matches the 4K export exactly; what you tune on a laptop is what lands on the monitor
  • Pay once, never auto-renews; no subscription required
  • Free tier is genuinely useful with 5 full-resolution 4K exports monthly
Free planNot given Not given
Open sourceNot given Not given
PlatformsNot given Not given
Public APINot given Not given
Community votes00
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)2 +1 (up) since last check2 +2 (up) since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)78
Citation Flow (Majestic)1919
Referring domains (Majestic)1413

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