ScreenKite 1.8

New Features

• Share your finished videos straight to Google Drive without leaving the app
• Continue Recording lets you add a new take to your open project without starting over
• Scene transitions add smooth animated cuts between clips on your timeline
• Explore with AI opens curated web AI chats and how-to guides right inside ScreenKite
• Import reference images and videos to guide your edits
• New high-quality editing-master export formats for handing off to professional editors
• See an estimated file size before you export
• Turn HTML and code into animated video clips with the new HyperFrames engine (experimental)
• Follow Cursor now uses smarter comfort-zone tracking to keep your canvas naturally centered as you move
• HEVC export with adjustable quality tiers for smaller, high-quality video files
• Manual zoom is always shown as a toggle in the recording pill for instant access during a take
• Advanced layout editor now opens in its own resizable window

Improvements

• Redesigned Settings with a clean left sidebar that no longer overflows
• Alignment guides and snapping when positioning overlays on the canvas
• A visible snap guide line while you drag or trim on the timeline
• Scrub numeric values directly on inspector sliders for fine adjustments
• Rename your project right from the editor title bar
• New Show Camera toggle in the inspector to quickly hide or reveal your camera
• A friendlier first-run welcome that explains features before asking for permissions
• The share dialog now appears as a native macOS sheet for a cleaner experience
• Default recording layout now adapts automatically to your recording's orientation
• Preview canvas can now be zoomed in for more precise editing

Bug Fixes

• Fixed area recording sometimes starting with frozen or missing first seconds
• Fixed the area recording spotlight overlay not appearing
• Fixed timeline trimming being unreliable in some cases
• Fixed the preview not refreshing correctly after certain edits
• Fixed click sounds drifting out of sync after deleting clips
• Fixed auto-zoom staying aligned when you move recordings on the timeline
• Fixed exports failing partway by recovering gracefully from playback errors
• Fixed dark corners showing in the share preview
• Fixed keyboard shortcut overlay text getting cut off
• Fixed preview dropping out on certain recording segments
• Fixed cursor rendering on high-resolution displays
• Fixed keyboard focus in the AI chat panel
• Fixed camera not rendering correctly when its track is hidden
• Fixed camera layout for portrait-oriented side cameras