Open Source Loom + Screen Studio alternative for Mac
Reelbird is a free, open-source Mac screen recorder. The share link is on your clipboard when you stop. Later, add auto-zoom, a smooth cursor and captions, then update the same link. Native Swift, no account, your own S3/R2 bucket. Signed and notarized.
Hey Product Hunt! I was making a launch video for another project and kept hitting Loom's 5 minute limit. Then I found out the free plan won't even let you download your own video. That was it for me, so I built my own and open sourced it.
The idea is you get the quick Loom link and the nice Screen Studio polish from the same recording. Hit stop and the link's already on your clipboard. Later you can open it back up, and it's already zoomed in on your clicks and cleaned up your cursor and audio. Add captions or a background if you want, hit Update Link, and the same link now shows the polished version.
Some stuff I cared about:
- Free and MIT licensed, written in native Swift
- Signed and notarized, so it opens like any other Mac app
- No account and no tracking. Share links go to your own storage bucket (Cloudflare R2's free tier works fine)
- Records system audio, mic and camera on separate tracks
- Has a CLI and an MCP server if you want Claude Code or Cursor to record demos for you
It's Mac only, and share links need a bucket you set up once (takes about 10 minutes). Recording and exporting work without it.
Would love any feedback, especially if something's confusing or broken!
About Reelbird on Product Hunt
“Open Source Loom + Screen Studio alternative for Mac”
Reelbird launched on Product Hunt on October 15th, 2026 and earned 80 upvotes and 1 comments, placing #13 on the daily leaderboard. Reelbird is a free, open-source Mac screen recorder. The share link is on your clipboard when you stop. Later, add auto-zoom, a smooth cursor and captions, then update the same link. Native Swift, no account, your own S3/R2 bucket. Signed and notarized.
On the analytics side, Reelbird competes within Productivity, Marketing, GitHub and Video — topics that collectively have 1.2M followers on Product Hunt. The dashboard above tracks how Reelbird performed against the three products that launched closest to it on the same day.
Who hunted Reelbird?
Reelbird was hunted by Bilal Tahir. A “hunter” on Product Hunt is the community member who submits a product to the platform — uploading the images, the link, and tagging the makers behind it. Hunters typically write the first comment explaining why a product is worth attention, and their followers are notified the moment they post. Around 79% of featured launches on Product Hunt are self-hunted by their makers, but a well-known hunter still acts as a signal of quality to the rest of the community. See the full all-time top hunters leaderboard to discover who is shaping the Product Hunt ecosystem.
For a complete overview of Reelbird including community comment highlights and product details, visit the product overview.
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