ScreenKite 1.18

Tint cursor style with a single pointer that turns to follow your movement and springs back when it stops
Filmstrip thumbnails on video clips in the timeline, with a toggle in Editor Settings
AI setup offers on device Apple speech recognition first on macOS 26 and no longer repeats the language and install steps

Timeline playhead knob can be dragged from anywhere and stays inside the timeline while scrubbing
Voice ducking is now off by default; turn it on in Editor Settings when you want background music to dip while you speak
Fast quality exports still work when the hardware encoder is unavailable
Simpler AI Agent panel with just Core Agent and Terminal
Redesigned Account settings with a clear Sign In button
Watermark and ending screen toggles now live together in Output settings
First run setup asks for Accessibility first and lands you on the recording bar

Fixed 10x speed exports that could stall or fail
Fixed Deactivate this Mac not releasing the license for another device
Fixed deleting a short piece of a screen recording erasing the audio at the end of the clip
Fixed the preview drifting out of line with the timeline when the Library is closed
Fixed the Recording Hub being clipped at both ends and asking for screen recording and system audio permission again and again
Fixed hangs on first launch while ScreenKite discovered cameras and microphones
Fixed a crash when recording from a microphone with more than two channels
Fixed merged recordings piling up at the start after a recovery
Fixed clips overflowing the frame in advanced layouts on export
Fixed the first run panel staying behind the browser after sign in
Fixed crashes in on device AI transcription when the graphics card reports an error

Tint cursor style with a single pointer that turns to follow your movement and springs back when it stops
Filmstrip thumbnails on video clips in the timeline, with a toggle in Editor Settings
AI setup offers on device Apple speech recognition first on macOS 26 and no longer repeats the language and install steps

Timeline playhead knob can be dragged from anywhere and stays inside the timeline while scrubbing
Voice ducking is now off by default; turn it on in Editor Settings when you want background music to dip while you speak
Fast quality exports still work when the hardware encoder is unavailable
Simpler AI Agent panel with just Core Agent and Terminal
Redesigned Account settings with a clear Sign In button
Watermark and ending screen toggles now live together in Output settings
First run setup asks for Accessibility first and lands you on the recording bar

Fixed 10x speed exports that could stall or fail
Fixed Deactivate this Mac not releasing the license for another device
Fixed deleting a short piece of a screen recording erasing the audio at the end of the clip
Fixed the preview drifting out of line with the timeline when the Library is closed
Fixed the Recording Hub being clipped at both ends and asking for screen recording and system audio permission again and again
Fixed hangs on first launch while ScreenKite discovered cameras and microphones
Fixed a crash when recording from a microphone with more than two channels
Fixed merged recordings piling up at the start after a recovery
Fixed clips overflowing the frame in advanced layouts on export
Fixed the first run panel staying behind the browser after sign in
Fixed crashes in on device AI transcription when the graphics card reports an error