Limelight
Show your keystrokes while screen recording
A screen recording that hides your shortcuts leaves viewers guessing. Limelight shows your keystrokes on screen so every recording captures exactly which keys you pressed.
When you screen record a workflow, your shortcuts are invisible. The recording shows menus opening and things happening, but viewers cannot tell which keys triggered them, so they cannot follow the steps later.
Limelight runs in your menu bar and shows your keystrokes as a clean on-screen overlay. Press ⌃⌥2 to turn on keystroke display before you record, and every key and shortcut appears on screen. QuickTime, OBS, ScreenFlow, or any recorder captures the overlay as part of the video.
Useful for anyone recording tutorials, bug reports, documentation, or onboarding clips on a Mac. Keystroke display is a Pro feature.
Why Limelight
- ▸Keystroke display toggles with ⌃⌥2
- ▸Captured by QuickTime, OBS, ScreenFlow, or any recorder
- ▸Pro feature
- ▸Native macOS menu-bar app, fully offline
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
- Which recorders does it work with?
- Any of them. Limelight draws on top of your screen, so QuickTime, OBS, ScreenFlow, or any screen recorder captures the keystroke overlay automatically.
- Does it record anything itself?
- No. Limelight only draws a live overlay. Your screen recorder does the recording; Limelight just makes the keys visible.