Free guide · Sep 10, 2026
Free Screen Studio-style auto-zoom recording on Windows
Set up Recordly, the open source recorder that zooms in and follows your cursor.
The short version
Read it top to bottom once, it takes about eight minutes. Then keep the two checklists open while you record: the Quick start for your first recording, and the Settings to copy for every recording after that. Section 7 lists the four jobs this tool is best at and how to set up each one. Section 8 is the troubleshooting list, built from the project's own limitations page and the most common open issues, so check it before you file a bug.
What's in the full guide
- 011. What Recordly is
- 022. Quick start, five steps
- 033. Install on Windows
- 044. Install on Mac and Linux
- 055. Record
- 066. Settings to copy
- 077. The four jobs it is best at, and how to set up each
- 088. Troubleshooting
- 099. Things to know before you rely on it
- 1010. Links