Limelight

Make your screencasts easy to watch

Viewers drop off when they can not follow your cursor or see which keys you pressed. Limelight records your Mac screencast with a cursor spotlight, on-screen keystrokes, and live drawing baked right into the video.

For tutorial and course content, clarity is retention. A glowing cursor keeps viewers oriented, an on-screen keystroke display teaches the shortcut as you use it, and drawing lets you point at exactly what matters.

Hit record and Limelight bakes the cursor spotlight, keystrokes, and your annotations straight into the video, then auto-zooms into each click — no second recorder and no post-editing pass. Prefer your existing setup? It also runs as a live overlay that OBS, QuickTime, or Screen Studio can capture.

One-time purchase, free to start, native and notarized.

Why Limelight

  • ▸Records cursor spotlight, on-screen keystrokes & drawing into the video
  • ▸Auto-zoom into every click — no post-editing
  • ▸Or run it as a live overlay over your own recorder
  • ▸One-time purchase, free tier, 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

Do I need OBS or Screen Studio too?
No — Limelight records the screen itself, with your cursor and keystrokes baked in. If you prefer your own recorder, it also works as a live overlay OBS or Screen Studio can capture.
Will the keystroke display clutter my video?
No — it only shows shortcuts and special keys, not normal typing, and badges fade quickly.
Is it a subscription?
No, a one-time purchase free to start.

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