The Tella alternative for Windows.
Tella: Record in the browser, polish in the cloud. 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.
Tella records screen and camera in the browser or its Mac app, then lets you arrange clips, layouts and backgrounds online and share a link. It is made for demos and social clips that live on the web. Sceed is a native Windows app that keeps everything on your disk.
Why people switch
- You work on Windows and want a native, offline app.
- The cursor should be redrawn, smoothed and restyled after the fact.
- You want captions, sections and effects without an upload.
What you would give up
- You want to record and publish from a browser tab.
- Your videos live on a share page with comments and views.
- You work on a Mac or a Chromebook.
Sceed and Tella, feature by feature
| Sceed | Tella | |
|---|---|---|
| Basics | ||
| Runs on | Windows 10 and 11 | Browser, Mac |
| Price | Free plan; Pro monthly or yearly | Subscription |
| Recordings live | On your disk | Tella cloud |
| Works without an account | Free account | |
| Capture | ||
| Window, area or monitor | ||
| System audio and mic | ||
| Webcam | ||
| Live streaming | ||
| Editing | ||
| Editor built in | Clips and layouts | |
| Cursor redrawn after recording | ||
| Cursor smoothing and looks | ||
| Zooms | Numbered points, eased | Automatic |
| Camera looks | Many looks | |
| Frames and backgrounds | Frames and backgrounds | |
| Region effects | Many kinds | |
| Sections between clips | Many styles | Clips and slides |
| Text and lower thirds | Basic | |
| Captions made on the machine | In the cloud | |
| Privacy blur | ||
| Keystroke overlay | ||
| Output | ||
| 4K export | 4K at 60 fps | |
| GIF export | Planned | |
| Share link | ||
Compiled from each product's public pages, checked September 2026. Read the full Sceed vs Tella comparison →
Moving from Tella
- 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
- Can Sceed record in the browser?
- No. Sceed is a Windows app that captures through Windows Graphics Capture, which is what keeps the recording sharp and the cursor separate.
- Does Tella keep recordings local?
- Tella recordings are uploaded and edited in the cloud. Sceed never uploads anything.
- Which is better for a social clip?
- Both handle vertical and square. Tella publishes straight to a share page; Sceed exports a file you post yourself.
Sceed and Tella as a list
- Runs on: Sceed Windows 10 and 11; Tella Browser, Mac.
- Price: Sceed Free plan; Pro monthly or yearly; Tella Subscription.
- Recordings live: Sceed On your disk; Tella Tella cloud.
- Works without an account: Sceed Free account; Tella No.
- Window, area or monitor: Sceed Yes; Tella Yes.
- System audio and mic: Sceed Yes; Tella Yes.
- Webcam: Sceed Yes; Tella Yes.
- Live streaming: Sceed No; Tella No.
- Editor built in: Sceed Yes; Tella Clips and layouts.
- Cursor redrawn after recording: Sceed Yes; Tella No.
- Cursor smoothing and looks: Sceed Yes; Tella No.
- Zooms: Sceed Numbered points, eased; Tella Automatic.
- Camera looks: Sceed Many looks; Tella Yes.
- Frames and backgrounds: Sceed Frames and backgrounds; Tella Yes.
- Region effects: Sceed Many kinds; Tella No.
- Sections between clips: Sceed Many styles; Tella Clips and slides.
- Text and lower thirds: Sceed Yes; Tella Basic.
- Captions made on the machine: Sceed No; Tella In the cloud.
- Privacy blur: Sceed Yes; Tella No.
- Keystroke overlay: Sceed Yes; Tella No.
- 4K export: Sceed 4K at 60 fps; Tella Yes.
- GIF export: Sceed Planned; Tella No.
- Share link: Sceed No; Tella Yes.