Limelight

A ScreenFlow alternative for live screen presenting

ScreenFlow is a well-known macOS screen recorder and editor from Telestream. Limelight is the lightweight live overlay you run alongside it.

ScreenFlow is great at recording your Mac screen and editing it into polished videos — a full recording-and-editing suite built natively for macOS, with a timeline, effects, and export options.

Limelight is a macOS menu-bar overlay, not a recorder or editor. It adds a glowing cursor spotlight (⌃⌥1), live shortcut-key badges (⌃⌥2), and freehand drawing (⌃⌥3, clear with ⌃⌥C) on top of any app, and records or uploads nothing.

Reach for ScreenFlow when you need to record and edit a finished video on Mac. Reach for Limelight when the clarity has to be live — during a ScreenFlow recording so it's captured in the footage, or in a live call where there's no editing step. They work well together.

Why Limelight

  • ▸Lightweight live overlay that complements ScreenFlow's record-and-edit workflow
  • ▸Cursor spotlight and keystroke badges appear live, on top of any app you record
  • ▸Freehand drawing to highlight and annotate in the moment (⌃⌥3, clear ⌃⌥C)
  • ▸One-time purchase (free to start), lifetime updates — native SwiftUI, Apple-notarized
Try it free — download

Cursor spotlight free · from $2.99/mo or $34 lifetime · macOS 14+

Or get Pro — from $2.99/mo · See how it works →

free to start, then go Pro from $2.99/mo or a $34 one-time lifetime license. macOS 14+, notarized by Apple.

FAQ

Does Limelight record and edit like ScreenFlow?
No. ScreenFlow records and edits on Mac; Limelight is a live on-screen overlay only. It runs on top of ScreenFlow or any recorder to add cursor, keystroke, and drawing clarity.
Is Limelight a good companion for ScreenFlow users?
Yes. Run Limelight while recording in ScreenFlow so the spotlight, keystrokes, and annotations are part of the footage — and use it for live calls where you wouldn't open an editor.

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