OpenScreen

OpenScreen is an open-source software for screen recording and video editing, ideal for creating product demonstrations and tutorial videos. It adheres to the MIT License, and installation packages are available for Mac, Windows, and Linux systems. The current version is being developed by the community after the original project was archived; it has now reached its second generation.

There are many things you can do after finishing the recording: automatically apply scaling to the selected areas; record the cursor separately, and then adjust its size and click effects later on; easily change the background, round corners, and shadows; the timeline supports speed adjustment and trimming. If you delete a sentence from the transcribed text, the corresponding section in the timeline will also be automatically removed. The video editing involving keying out the camera image can be done locally, and the final video can be exported in MP4 or GIF format, with options for both horizontal and vertical screen ratios.

Subtitles can be recognized locally using the whisper.cpp tool, which supports approximately 100 languages. Once the model is downloaded, it can be used offline. The AI proxy feature added in this version is disabled by default; if you decide to use it, you will need to enter your own model service provider’s API Key. This feature will then read the transcript and timeline, providing editing suggestions that include time stamps. If you make any mistakes, you can easily undo your changes.

There are no watermarks, no need to register, and there are also no paid versions available. A small reminder: The Windows.exe files do not have code signing enabled, so SmartScreen will display a warning message. If you find this annoying, you can install the software through the Microsoft Store instead.

If you want to use it to create AI-generated short dramas, you can first search for scripts and storyboards on TVLab. There, you will find analyses of the plots of popular overseas short dramas, rhythm charts for these dramas, as well as inspiration boards with pre-made storyboards. You can simply copy these materials and use them as references when writing your own content.