ooml.io is a a lightweight, offline-first video recording app for macOS. It lives in the menu bar, starts recording in one click, and saves everything locally on your Mac by default. Offline by default — no automatic uploads or cloud storage No accounts or onboarding — open it and record immediately Menu bar–native design that runs quietly in the background Instead of asking you to adapt to a platform, ooml.io adapts to how you already work — fast, private, and out of the way.
Hey Product Hunt 👋
I’m Emory, the maker of ooml.io.
I built ooml.io because I wanted a faster, more private way to record video messages using my screen and face — without accounts, uploads, or cloud platforms.
Most video tools today feel like full platforms: dashboards, links, processing time, and workflows you didn’t really ask for. I wanted something that felt more like a native Mac utility — open it from the menu bar, hit record, explain what you need to explain, and you’re done. Your file is saved locally on your Mac, ready immediately.
ooml.io is lightweight, runs quietly in the background, and is designed to stay out of your way while you work.
I’d love to hear your thoughts — especially from people who use video for walkthroughs, feedback, teaching, or quick updates.
Thanks so much for checking it out 🙌
Congrats on the launch! @emoryfinn Just curious to know, whether you would extend this for windows as well? Looks like a promising tool, would love to give it a try.
Menu bar integration is smart. Everything I need is just a click away without opening another app.
running quietly in background feels seamless. I barely notice it until I need it.
Wow. its so much better than loom. I just wish the front cam video wasnt a mirror image. Sometime to make videos I use Microsoft's clickchamp, it does have this feature but it doesnt have this much feature either. Hope it remains free, or at least some of the videos. Congrats on the launch.
Sometimes I find a product on Product Hunt, and I speak to myself: why aren't all other products like this?
And Ooml is this kind of product.
Why have we forgotten that we can make local software to record video with my local camera? Why involve the cloud in this operation? Never was a bright idea. We already have cloud storage if we need to back up videos.
Nice product. Thanks, @emoryfinn for reminding me that my computer is mine. I don’t need anybody’s cloud computer to record a video.
Congrats
EmoryFinn