vs Screen Studio. The polish, everywhere.
Screen Studio set the bar for good-looking recordings on the Mac. ScreenLab clears it on Mac, Windows, and Linux, for one payment.
Side by side. ScreenLab and Screen Studio.
| Feature | ScreenLab | Screen Studio |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $39 once | $108 a year, or $29 a month |
| Pay once, keep it | No longer sold | |
| Mac | ||
| Windows | – | |
| Linux | – | |
| Zooms from your clicks | ||
| Smoothed, redrawn cursor | ||
| Camera with background removal | ||
| Wide, vertical, and square | ||
| Captions and noise reduction | ||
| Live shader backdrops | Images and gradients | |
| Transparent ProRes and WebM | MP4 and GIF |
From Screen Studio's public pricing and feature pages, checked October 2026. Something out of date? Tell us.
Where Screen Studio shines. Credit due.
If these matter most to you, Screen Studio may be the better fit.
- Edit by transcript and cut filler words
- Share links and shared projects
- Record an iPhone or iPad over USB
Good questions. Short answers.
I own a Screen Studio license. Why switch?
If you only record on a Mac and love it, keep it. ScreenLab is for when you also work on Windows or Linux, or want live backdrops and 3D camera moves.
Does ScreenLab feel as smooth?
The camera runs on springs that land on the exact pixel you clicked, and the cursor is redrawn, so it stays sharp at 4K.
Is it really one payment?
Yes. $39 once for one computer, with every ScreenLab update included.
Pay once. Keep it.
No subscription and no watermark. Every feature in every license.
One license
For your computer.
$39once
Two licenses
Desk and laptop, or you and a teammate.
$59once, $29.50 each
Three licenses
For a small studio.
$69once, $23 each
Every license
- Every feature, no watermark
- Mac, Windows, and Linux, mixed as you like
- Up to 4K at 60 fps, ProRes 4444, WebM, and GIF
- Captions and voice cleanup on your machine
- Free updates for ScreenLab