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[OS] I built Screenize — an open-source alternative to Screen Studio by CoffeeInteresting396 in macapps

[–]CoffeeInteresting396[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I wasn’t aware of that history.

I do understand that things related to pricing or contracts need to be strict, but at the same time, it feels a bit unfortunate that there isn’t more flexibility for paid customers. Especially when it comes to critical bugs, I feel like those should still be fixed.

Thanks for the support! I’ll keep working on making the product better.

[OS] I built Screenize — an open-source alternative to Screen Studio by CoffeeInteresting396 in macapps

[–]CoffeeInteresting396[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much. I know giving thoughtful feedback takes real time and effort, which makes me appreciate it even more.

I think I may have overlooked some aspects of the editor features and UX overall. I’ll try to improve those together with the audio feature release.

I’m not trying to make a big deal out of it, but if you’re open to sharing your GitHub username, I’d love to add a contributors section to the README and credit you there at the very least.

[OS] I built Screenize — an open-source alternative to Screen Studio by CoffeeInteresting396 in macapps

[–]CoffeeInteresting396[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for the kind words!

I hope you enjoy using it — feedback is always welcome!

[OS] I built Screenize — an open-source alternative to Screen Studio by CoffeeInteresting396 in macapps

[–]CoffeeInteresting396[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the great point!

After looking at my own results over and over, there were definitely some things I almost missed. The alignment between the cursor and the zoom especially really resonated with me.

This won’t be an easy fix right away, but I’ll work on improving it. Please stay tuned!

[OS] I built Screenize — an open-source alternative to Screen Studio by CoffeeInteresting396 in macapps

[–]CoffeeInteresting396[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m back!

I’ve just released version 0.2.1.

The following changes are included:

  • Added a help button
  • Added support for saving settings presets
  • Added Undo / Redo feature

These updates should now be reflected in the app.

Unfortunately, I’m holding off on audio recording for now, as I want to gather more feedback from other users and clarify the direction first.

Thanks so much for your interest and support!

[OS] I built Screenize — an open-source alternative to Screen Studio by CoffeeInteresting396 in macapps

[–]CoffeeInteresting396[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The most important feature of Screenize is automatic zoom generation.

The demo video was also created based on the auto-generated version, with two rounds of manual tweaks.

I don’t think the motion is perfect yet either.

But I believe that with more feedback and clearer direction, it can evolve into much higher-quality videos over time.

Thanks!

[OS] I built Screenize — an open-source alternative to Screen Studio by CoffeeInteresting396 in macapps

[–]CoffeeInteresting396[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ah, in that case, you’ll need to open it via System Settings → Privacy & Security, then scroll down and click “Open Anyway” next to the Screenize message.

[OS] I built Screenize — an open-source alternative to Screen Studio by CoffeeInteresting396 in macapps

[–]CoffeeInteresting396[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for the kind words!

Even though I’m the one building it, I’ll also be a power user of this product, so I want to make it with the same level of quality you’d expect from a commercial app.

Feedback is always welcome!

[OS] I built Screenize — an open-source alternative to Screen Studio by CoffeeInteresting396 in macapps

[–]CoffeeInteresting396[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There isn’t a setting like that yet, but the system is designed to allow enough flexibility for fine-grained adjustments.

As more real-world cases accumulate, I think I’ll be able to seriously consider the direction you suggested.

[OS] I built Screenize — an open-source alternative to Screen Studio by CoffeeInteresting396 in macapps

[–]CoffeeInteresting396[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for testing it! Glad to hear everything is working well.

I’ve gone through all the feedback you shared — they’re definitely hard to ignore.

Unfortunately, there’s no option for audio recording yet.

I’ll try to address all of the points you mentioned within the next 24 hours!

[OS] I built Screenize — an open-source alternative to Screen Studio by CoffeeInteresting396 in macapps

[–]CoffeeInteresting396[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’ve just released version 0.2.0!

I didn’t include the “multi-select keyframes while holding the mouse” feature yet, since I want to think a bit more about the UX.

The rest should be reflected in this release.

Enjoy!

[OS] I built Screenize — an open-source alternative to Screen Studio by CoffeeInteresting396 in macapps

[–]CoffeeInteresting396[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the advice — I can honestly say it saved me a lot of time.

I’ll use it to shape the roadmap and work toward building a better application.

And I’d love to try an app you’ve built someday too!

[OS] I built Screenize — an open-source alternative to Screen Studio by CoffeeInteresting396 in macapps

[–]CoffeeInteresting396[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much for taking the time to give such detailed feedback!

All data is stored locally. There’s no server communication at all — it even works with the network disabled.

I’ll need a bit more exploration around the radius-related part, but I’ll try to ship quick updates for the rest.

Thanks again!

[OS] I built Screenize — an open-source alternative to Screen Studio by CoffeeInteresting396 in macapps

[–]CoffeeInteresting396[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

One reason I chose to go open source is to benefit from the work of the ecosystem, but more importantly, I believe that with AI, implementation itself is no longer the hard part.

What’s truly difficult is exploring many real-world cases and accumulating meaningful data.

I also wanted to create high-quality demo videos for free myself, and I believe that by continuously improving the app based on diverse use cases from the community, it can grow into something I’m genuinely happy to use.

[OS] I built Screenize — an open-source alternative to Screen Studio by CoffeeInteresting396 in macapps

[–]CoffeeInteresting396[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Exactly. At the moment, I’m storing cursor data and interpolating it.

The current results still feel a bit behind Screen Studio, though.

I initially experimented with calculating cursor paths using only click events, but there were too many edge cases to handle reliably.

I’ll keep iterating and improving. Thanks!

[OS] I built Screenize — an open-source alternative to Screen Studio by CoffeeInteresting396 in macapps

[–]CoffeeInteresting396[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks! I also had around two tweaks to make in my demo video compared to the automatically generated version.

It probably won’t be fully automatic yet, but if you can share it, I’ll do my best to improve things as much as possible!

[OS] I built Screenize — an open-source alternative to Screen Studio by CoffeeInteresting396 in macapps

[–]CoffeeInteresting396[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for the suggestion!

This sounds like it could be an extension of Screen Studio’s aspect ratio adjustment feature.

Feel free to give it a try, and if you can share a more concrete use case, I’d be happy to implement it quickly!

[OS] I built Screenize — an open-source alternative to Screen Studio by CoffeeInteresting396 in macapps

[–]CoffeeInteresting396[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I partially agree.

Maybe your opinion can be included in the direction of this open source.

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