A macOS screen recorder that hands back a finished video rather than raw footage, with zooms, camera framing and backgrounds applied automatically, exported as one MP4 at up to 4K.

What are the system requirements?

An Apple Silicon Mac running macOS 14 or later, plus Screen Recording permission. Typing-driven zooms also require Accessibility permission.

Does my recording leave my machine?

No. Recording, editing and export all happen locally on your Mac's media engine, with no upload or cloud render step.

What can Prequel export?

A single MP4 in H.264 or HEVC at up to 4K and 120 fps at constant frame rate, with presets for 16:9, vertical 9:16, square, 4:5 and common social sizes.

Is there a free trial?

Yes, Prequel is free for 14 days with no watermark on exports.

Prequel

Create cinematic screen recordings on your Mac

Listing details

HiCyou directory record

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Listed website: prequel.sh
Directory record created: Aug 31, 2026
Last record update: Aug 31, 2026

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Overview
8 key features
4 use cases

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What is Prequel

Prequel is a macOS screen recorder that delivers a finished video instead of raw footage. It records your screen, webcam, microphone and system audio, then automatically places zooms on clicks and typing, frames the camera, and applies a background. Everything is edited and exported locally on your Mac's media engine as a single MP4 at up to 4K and 120 fps.

Key Features

Automatic zooms placed on every click and typing burst, fully editable on the timeline

Webcam framing decided after recording — circle, squircle, rounded or wide, in any corner or size

Backgrounds with padding, radius, border and shadow, including your own wallpaper and bundled presets

Timeline editing with trimming, waveform audio, and mid-take layout, background and audio changes

Hardware-accelerated export via VideoToolbox and Metal: up to 4K, 120 fps, H.264 or HEVC MP4

Aspect-ratio presets for landscape, vertical, square and social formats, with framing stored in proportions

Separate microphone and system audio tracks with independent gain control

Local-only processing — no upload or cloud render required

Use Cases

Product demos and walkthroughs with cinematic zooms
Social media videos shaped for YouTube, Shorts, TikTok, Reels, X and LinkedIn
Software tutorials and bug reports with cursor-following zooms
Marketing content recorded once and reframed for multiple formats

Why do startups need this tool?

Startups need polished product videos without hiring an editor. Prequel automates the post-production pass — zooms, camera framing, backgrounds and cuts — and exports platform-ready MP4s locally, so a single recording can be reframed for demos, docs and social channels.

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