Stop paying to record your screen. Onyx is a privacy-first, studio-quality recorder that runs entirely in your browser. No servers, no uploads, and no "5-minute limits." Why I built it: Most tools force cloud subscriptions or downgrade quality. Onyx respects your privacy, giving you raw, high-bitrate 4K video instantly. Free forever. Built for creators to share work without friction.
Hey Product Hunt! 👋
I’m Suleyman, the maker of Onyx.
I needed to show my editor how to edit a specific video, which meant recording a 30-minute+ walkthrough with my face, audio, and screen. When I searched Google, everything required a new account, monthly subscriptions, and annoying time limits.
I realized I only really need a screen recorder a few times a month, and I didn't want to be locked into a subscription just for that.
So I spent November 19-20th making Onyx, a forever-free screen recorder.
Onyx is my answer to subscription fatigue:
- No Account: Record right away.
- Privacy: It uses your computer's storage, not a cloud server's.
- No Limits: Record for 5 minutes or 5 hours.
- No Watermarks: Just clean 4K video.
- Quick Edits: Trim the video to cut out the "millennial pause" at the start.
I’d love to hear what you think! If you find any bugs or have a feature request, let me know in the comments. I'm shipping updates all day. 🚀
Happy recording! Suleyman
What is an advantege over the built-in macos feature with a single shortcut and 2 sec to start recording?
Can I move the position of the recorder or maybe do a resize?
This is really great, by the way. Bookmarking for future use.
Hey Saleyman. When I started recording, my computer froze for a moment. It probably uses quite a lot of memory in the browser on a regular computer.
About Onyx on Product Hunt
“Free, local-first 4K screen recorder”
Onyx launched on Product Hunt on November 22nd, 2025 and earned 128 upvotes and 12 comments, placing #8 on the daily leaderboard. Stop paying to record your screen. Onyx is a privacy-first, studio-quality recorder that runs entirely in your browser. No servers, no uploads, and no "5-minute limits." Why I built it: Most tools force cloud subscriptions or downgrade quality. Onyx respects your privacy, giving you raw, high-bitrate 4K video instantly. Free forever. Built for creators to share work without friction.
Onyx was featured in Productivity (652.1k followers) and Developer Tools (512.7k followers) on Product Hunt. Together, these topics include over 203.2k products, making this a competitive space to launch in.
Who hunted Onyx?
Onyx was hunted by Suleyman Dolaev. 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.
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