Reelbird

Reelbird: Screen recorder for macOS that copies a share link upon stopping and allows editing the take without changing the link.

Reelbird is a free, open-source screen recorder for macOS designed for recording displays, windows, or areas with camera, microphone, and system audio. It streams takes to a user-owned storage bucket like Cloudflare R2 and copies a share link the moment recording stops. Users can polish takes later with auto-zoom, a smoothed cursor, captions, and speed adjustments without changing the original share URL. The native Swift app runs on macOS 15 or later with Apple silicon and includes a command-line tool and an MCP server for coding agents. It records tracks separately, supports automatic blurs for sensitive information, and exports in MP4, HEVC, ProRes, or GIF formats.

Reelbird at a glance

Best for: Software engineer, Product manager
Runs on: macOS, CLI, self-hosted, open source
Pricing: Free
Released: October 2026
Category: AI video tool
Website: github.com/btahir/reelbird

Key features

Records separate tracks for screen, camera, and audio
Copies share link instantly upon stopping
Applies auto-zoom and smooths cursor movement
Recognizes and blurs sensitive text on screen
Adds captions using on-device speech recognition
Trims, cuts silences, and adjusts playback speeds
Includes command-line tool and MCP server

Use it for

Recording software product demos for coding agents
Creating tutorial videos with automated zooms and pans
Sharing screen recordings via direct links to personal storage
Editing video takes after recording without breaking share URLs

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