Limelight
Record confidential software demos offline
If you demo internal, unreleased, or client-confidential software, the recording can’t touch a cloud server. Limelight records your Mac screen 100% locally and fully offline — nothing is ever uploaded — while still making the demo easy to follow.
For most product videos, a cloud recorder is fine. For a demo of software that has not shipped, an internal admin tool, a customer’s data, or anything under NDA, it is a liability. Browser-based and cloud recorders upload your capture to their servers to process and host it, which means confidential frames leave your machine — a problem for security reviews, data-residency rules, and simple common sense. The safe default for sensitive demos is a recorder that never sends the footage anywhere.
Limelight is a native macOS screen recorder that runs entirely on your Mac. It records, styles, edits, and exports the video locally — there is no account, no login, and no network round-trip. You can pull the ethernet cable and airplane-mode the machine and it works exactly the same. Because the file is created and stays on disk, it satisfies the strictest "data never leaves the device" requirement without you configuring anything.
Offline does not mean bare-bones. As you record, Limelight auto-zooms into every click so a dense internal UI is readable, smooths the cursor, and bakes your keystrokes and a cursor spotlight into the video — exactly what a complex tool needs so the viewer follows each step. Drop a freehand annotation to point at a specific field. Then trim, speed up the slow parts, and export to mp4, all without opening a separate editor and without anything syncing to a cloud.
It is a native app, notarized by Apple, running on Apple Silicon and Intel. It is free to start with the cursor spotlight; the full recorder is a $34 one-time lifetime license (or $2.99/month) — a one-time, offline tool rather than a per-seat SaaS subscription, which is often easier to get approved for confidential work than a cloud service that stores your recordings.
Why Limelight
- ▸Records 100% locally and fully offline — nothing is uploaded, no account required
- ▸Works with the network disabled, so confidential and unreleased software stays on-device
- ▸Auto-zoom, on-screen keystrokes, and a cursor spotlight make a complex internal UI easy to follow
- ▸Trim, speed up, and export to mp4 or 9:16 in the built-in editor — still all local
- ▸Native, notarized macOS app; $34 one-time (or $2.99/mo), not a cloud subscription
Cursor spotlight free · from $2.99/mo or $34 lifetime · macOS 14+
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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 upload my screen recording anywhere?
- No. Limelight records, edits, and exports entirely on your Mac. There is no account, no login, and no upload — you can record with the network fully disabled, which is what makes it safe for confidential, internal, or unreleased software.
- Is an offline recorder better for confidential demos than Loom?
- For sensitive material, yes. Cloud recorders like Loom upload and host your capture on their servers. Limelight keeps every frame on your device, so confidential demos satisfy data-residency and "nothing leaves the machine" requirements by default.
- Can I still make the demo look clear if everything is local?
- Yes. Offline does not reduce features. Limelight auto-zooms into clicks, smooths the cursor, shows your keystrokes, and lets you annotate and edit — all locally — so even a dense internal tool is easy to follow. free to start, then go Pro from $2.99/mo or a $34 one-time lifetime license. macOS 14+, notarized by Apple.
- Is it a subscription?
- No. Limelight is free to start, and Pro is a $34 one-time lifetime license or $2.99/month. A one-time offline tool is often simpler to get approved for confidential work than a cloud service.