Introducing ShipClip: Screen Recording That Ships
I’ve been freelancing for years, and one thing never got easier: sending polished screen recordings to clients. I’d finish a feature, want to show it off, and then spend longer fighting recording tools than I spent building the thing.
So I built ShipClip.
The Problem
You just finished a feature for a client. You want to record a quick demo — show the UI, explain your decisions, send it over. Simple, right?
Except QuickTime gives you a raw dump with no editing. Loom is an Electron app that phones home for everything. OBS needs a PhD in settings. And none of them give you separate audio tracks, so when a Slack notification dings during your explanation, it’s baked in forever.
I wanted something native, fast, and designed for one job: record a demo, polish it, ship it.
What ShipClip Does
ShipClip is a native macOS app. It records everything as separate stems — like a music studio records each instrument on its own track:
- Screen capture — your display at 60fps via ScreenCaptureKit
- System audio — app sounds on their own track
- Microphone — your voiceover, independently adjustable
- Camera — picture-in-picture with real-time background removal
After recording, you get a timeline. Each audio track has independent volume, mute, solo, and volume automation keyframes. Your raw stems stay intact — every edit is non-destructive.
Zoom-to-Click
This is the feature that makes demos actually watchable. ShipClip records every mouse movement and click during capture. On playback and export, it smoothly zooms the viewport to wherever you clicked — making small UI details crystal clear, even in a 1080p export from a 5K display.
You can tune the zoom scale, easing curves, and timing per click. There are optional click indicators and click sounds too, so viewers can follow along.
Screen Styling
Raw screen recordings look raw. ShipClip lets you add padding, rounded corners, and backgrounds (solid colors, gradients, or images) to your screen capture. The result looks like a polished product video instead of a bare desktop recording.
Camera PiP with Background Removal
The camera overlay supports real-time person segmentation — your background gets removed or blurred automatically. You can choose different shapes (circle, rounded rect, portrait), reposition the PiP anywhere on the frame, and style it with its own background.
Annotations
Draw on your recording after the fact. Arrows, rectangles, and text boxes — each with customizable colors, fill (including blur), and timing on the timeline. They zoom and pan with the screen content, so they stay anchored to what you’re pointing at.
Built for Freelancers
ShipClip isn’t trying to be a video editor. It’s built for one workflow: record a screen demo, polish it, ship it to your client. Record, review, export — all in one window.
ShipClip launched on March 8th, 2026. It’s available now on macOS 14+. Download ShipClip and start shipping better demos.