v1.5.0

inboundemail/inboundv1.5.0Jun 6, 2026by siddharthvaddem

AI Summary

The final release of OpenScreen, announcing the project's upcoming archival, followed by a comprehensive list of features including native capture and auto-captions.

Key Highlights

  • Native Capture support for MacOS and Windows
  • Improved camera animation with auto-focus cursor tracking
  • Auto Captioning for voiceovers
  • Custom cursors with effects
  • New and improved UI

New Features

  • Native Capture
  • Auto-focus cursor tracking
  • Custom cursors
  • Auto Captioning
  • New UI
  • Improved stability
  • Disable webcam post-processing
  • Timeline Snapping
  • Annotation animations
  • Multi-language support
  • Audio waveform
  • Vertical HUD layout
  • Deprecation of Blurs

Full Release Notes

## Final Release (v1.5.0)

** this project wil be archived soon **

when i started this project 9 months ago, it was really just a side project to help indie devs make better demos and share what they were building. i never expected it to get anywhere close to where it is today. somehow it ended up at 120k+ downloads and almost 40k stars, which is still kind of crazy to me.

i've genuinely enjoyed building it, but i also feel like i've achieved everything i originally set out to do with the project. i guess that's also part of why i'm comfortable ending it.

there are already plenty of successors and forks carrying the torch in their own way and I highly encourage you to check [them](https://github.com/webadderallorg/Recordly) out. 

thanks to **everyone** who contributed 🙏 , used the app and helped maintain the project, making it truly community first.

even though i'm stepping away, i'd still love to see what people continue building with OpenScreen. if you're using it for your demos, products, walkthroughs, feel free to tag me on X and share what you've made. seeing how people used OpenScreen was always one of the most rewarding parts of working on it.

### Changes

- Native Capture in MacOS & Windows (sorry Linux folks 😢)
- Much improved camera animation (Auto-focus cursor tracking) - [check video here](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_fJvf_V9W226ivo4BeQQGTe1-932AMRf/view?usp=sharing); manual is still an option 
- Custom Cursors (size, type, effects, post recording path smoothening)
- Auto Captioning for voiceovers.
- New and improved UI.
- Improved stability for longer recordings. 
- Disable webcam post processing. 
- Timeline Snapping guides.
- Annotation text animations.
- Language support: English, Arabic, Spanish, French, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Turkish, Vietnamese, Portuguese (Brazil), Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional)
- Audio waveform for easier hinting.
- deprecated Blurs. 
- Vertical HUD layout (toggle)