Make your screen recordings easy to follow
Limelight is a dedicated tutorial screen recorder for macOS that combines automatic zoom, smooth cursor tracking, and on-screen keystroke display into a single native application. Designed for educators, content creators, and professionals who need to produce clear product demos, walkthroughs, and social media videos, Limelight eliminates the need for post-processing. Its core value lies in making every action obvious to viewers — both live during presentations and in recorded videos. By baking cursor visibility and keyboard shortcuts directly into the output, the app ensures that audience members never lose track of what the presenter is doing.
A common frustration in screen sharing and recordings is the tiny, easy-to-lose cursor and invisible keyboard shortcuts. On a typical 1080p recording or video call, the cursor is only about 12 pixels wide, forcing viewers to spend valuable time hunting for where the presenter is pointing. Meanwhile, keyboard shortcuts like ⌘⇧P execute actions that remain completely invisible to the audience, leading to repeated questions such as 'What did you just press?' Without a way to draw attention to specific elements, presenters resort to waving the cursor in circles, which fails to convey precise information. Limelight directly addresses these pain points by making cursor movement, keystrokes, and annotations prominent and persistent.
The Recorder Pro feature of Limelight automatically zooms into every click and smooths cursor movement, ensuring that viewers always see the exact area of interest. This automatic zoom eliminates the need for manual post-production zoom effects in traditional video editors. Combined with a cursor spotlight — which glows around the pointer using a configurable color and size — the cursor becomes unmistakable even on large shared screens. This spotlight follows the mouse with buttery smooth tracking, so attention stays locked on the presenter's actions. The spotlight is available for free forever, allowing anyone to enhance live demos without any cost.
Limelight’s keystroke display shows every shortcut you press as a clean, large badge on screen, making tutorials and walkthroughs self-explanatory. For example, pressing ⌃⌥2 activates the keystroke overlay, which captures all modifier keys and letters. Additionally, the draw on screen tool (activated by ⌃⌥3) lets you circle, underline, or annotate any part of the screen in real time. These annotations are perfect for design reviews and live demonstrations where you need to point out specific UI elements. Both features toggle on/off via global hotkeys without leaving your current app.
Limelight includes a built-in editor that allows users to trim footage, speed up sections, and export to mp4 or 9:16 format for social media clips. It integrates seamlessly with popular apps like Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, OBS, QuickTime, Keynote, and Loom, working as a live overlay. The app is fully offline — no account, no cloud uploads, and no subscription required. All recording happens locally on your Mac, ensuring maximum privacy. The application is notarized by Apple and runs natively on both Apple Silicon and Intel Macs, providing consistent performance.
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Launch Date2026-06-10
Pricingfree
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