Frame exactly what matters
Choose a region, a full display, or a window. Vello remembers the last region and offers practical presets from 800 × 600 through 1920 × 1080.
Vello for Mac
Open source · MITRecord your Mac.Keep it native.
An open-source macOS screen recorder written in Swift. Capture a region, refine the recording, and export to MP4, HEVC, GIF, or APNG without Electron or a bundled ffmpeg.
- Platform
- macOS 15+
- Built with
- Swift
- License
- MIT
Vello00:12
1280 × 72060 fps
00:12
100%60 fps1280 × 720MP4Export
Native SwiftLocal recordingsNo analytics SDKsNo bundled ffmpeg
A complete recording loop
From selection to export, without leaving the Mac.
Vello keeps capture, review, and export in one focused native workflow.
Record from the menu bar
Start with a global shortcut, keep an eye on elapsed time, then pause, resume, or stop without leaving the workflow you are capturing.
Trim before you export
Preview the recording, tighten its start and end, mute audio, resize the output, and choose 30 or 60 fps in one native editor.
Pick the useful format
Export MP4 or HEVC video, or create a looping GIF or APNG using Apple media frameworks built into macOS.
Native by construction
No web shell. No bundled transcoder.
Vello uses the media and interface frameworks already built into macOS. The source is organized as a small app plus testable capture, export, settings, and UI packages.
Explore the repositoryNative app and testable Swift packages
Region, display, window, and microphone capture
H.264 recording plus MP4 and HEVC export
GIF and APNG rendering without a bundled encoder
Local-first privacy
Your recording stays on your Mac.
Core capture and export do not require a network connection. Temporary recordings, preferences, and chosen export locations stay inside the app sandbox or folders you authorize. Vello includes no analytics or crash-reporting SDKs.
Read the Vello Privacy PolicyOpen source for macOS