The Movavi Screen Recorder alternative for Windows.
Movavi Screen Recorder: Capture with cursor effects and a scheduler. Sceed is a screen recorder and editor for Windows 10 and 11 that finishes the video for you. It records without the cursor and draws a smooth one back, eases zooms in and out where you place them, adds a camera look, a frame and a background, and exports 4K at 60 fps straight to disk. Nothing is uploaded.
Movavi Screen Recorder captures the screen and webcam on Windows and Mac, shows keystrokes and cursor clicks, records on a schedule and trims the result. Deeper editing is in Movavi Video Editor, sold separately. Sceed folds the recording and the finished look into one app.
Why people switch
- You want zooms, camera looks and frames without another editor.
- The cursor should be smoothed and restyled after the fact.
- Preview and export must match exactly.
What you would give up
- You want scheduled recordings and a simple cutter.
- You already use Movavi Video Editor.
- Windows and Mac both matter.
Sceed and Movavi Screen Recorder, feature by feature
| Sceed | Movavi Screen Recorder | |
|---|---|---|
| Basics | ||
| Runs on | Windows 10 and 11 | Windows, Mac |
| Price | Free plan; Pro monthly or yearly | Subscription or one-time |
| Recordings live | On your disk | On your disk |
| Works without an account | Free account | |
| Capture | ||
| Window, area or monitor | ||
| System audio and mic | ||
| Webcam | ||
| Live streaming | ||
| Editing | ||
| Editor built in | Trim; full editor sold separately | |
| Cursor redrawn after recording | ||
| Cursor smoothing and looks | Highlight and click effects | |
| Zooms | Numbered points, eased | |
| Camera looks | Many looks | |
| Frames and backgrounds | Frames and backgrounds | |
| Region effects | Many kinds | Drawing while recording |
| Sections between clips | Many styles | |
| Text and lower thirds | ||
| Captions made on the machine | ||
| Privacy blur | ||
| Keystroke overlay | ||
| Output | ||
| 4K export | 4K at 60 fps | |
| GIF export | Planned | |
| Share link | Upload to YouTube, Drive | |
Compiled from each product's public pages, checked September 2026. Read the full Sceed vs Movavi Screen Recorder comparison →
Moving from Movavi Screen Recorder
- 01
Download Sceed
Free, with a free account and no card. Windows 10 and 11.
- 02
Record one take
Pick a window, an area or a monitor. The cursor is not recorded, so it can be fixed later.
- 03
Let the defaults work
Frame, background, cursor smoothing and a camera look are already on. Drop a zoom point where it matters.
- 04
Export
4K at 60 fps, straight to disk. What you scrubbed is what you ship.
Questions
- Does Movavi Screen Recorder zoom?
- No. Zoom and pan live in Movavi Video Editor. Sceed adds zoom points in the same app.
- Does Sceed show keystrokes?
- Yes, as a keystroke overlay you can style and time.
- Which is cheaper?
- Movavi sells yearly and lifetime licenses per app. Sceed has a free plan, and Pro is $25 a month or $115 a year.
Sceed and Movavi Screen Recorder as a list
- Runs on: Sceed Windows 10 and 11; Movavi Screen Recorder Windows, Mac.
- Price: Sceed Free plan; Pro monthly or yearly; Movavi Screen Recorder Subscription or one-time.
- Recordings live: Sceed On your disk; Movavi Screen Recorder On your disk.
- Works without an account: Sceed Free account; Movavi Screen Recorder Yes.
- Window, area or monitor: Sceed Yes; Movavi Screen Recorder Yes.
- System audio and mic: Sceed Yes; Movavi Screen Recorder Yes.
- Webcam: Sceed Yes; Movavi Screen Recorder Yes.
- Live streaming: Sceed No; Movavi Screen Recorder No.
- Editor built in: Sceed Yes; Movavi Screen Recorder Trim; full editor sold separately.
- Cursor redrawn after recording: Sceed Yes; Movavi Screen Recorder No.
- Cursor smoothing and looks: Sceed Yes; Movavi Screen Recorder Highlight and click effects.
- Zooms: Sceed Numbered points, eased; Movavi Screen Recorder No.
- Camera looks: Sceed Many looks; Movavi Screen Recorder No.
- Frames and backgrounds: Sceed Frames and backgrounds; Movavi Screen Recorder No.
- Region effects: Sceed Many kinds; Movavi Screen Recorder Drawing while recording.
- Sections between clips: Sceed Many styles; Movavi Screen Recorder No.
- Text and lower thirds: Sceed Yes; Movavi Screen Recorder No.
- Captions made on the machine: Sceed No; Movavi Screen Recorder No.
- Privacy blur: Sceed Yes; Movavi Screen Recorder No.
- Keystroke overlay: Sceed Yes; Movavi Screen Recorder Yes.
- 4K export: Sceed 4K at 60 fps; Movavi Screen Recorder Yes.
- GIF export: Sceed Planned; Movavi Screen Recorder Yes.
- Share link: Sceed No; Movavi Screen Recorder Upload to YouTube, Drive.