Changelog

Recording

• Record directly from a plugged-in iPhone or iPad — pick it from the source picker and capture the device screen alongside everything else
• Quick GIF export from the recording bar preview

Export

• New GIF export format with quality presets, lower resolutions, and lower frame rate options tuned for shareable file sizes
• Output aspect ratio control — pick "Fit content", 16:9, 9:16, 1:1, or 4:3 for the exported video
• Fixed corner radius preview not matching the actual exported result

Editing

• Cleaner crop editing flow — explicit Save and Cancel buttons; Enter saves, Escape cancels (no longer reverts changes accidentally)
• Right-clicking on the timeline playhead now opens the segment context menu underneath instead of doing nothing

Editing

• Added a "Show background" toggle — disable it to export your recording without any background, padding, or corner radius
• Layout section is hidden when background is disabled for a cleaner panel

Recording

• Fixed cursor disappearing or being offset on multi-monitor setups when recording a window
• Microphone permission prompt no longer appears during onboarding — it's deferred until the recorder is ready

Editing

• Added drag-to-scrub on the timeline — click and drag anywhere to scrub through the video
• The playhead is now a grabbable handle that stays reachable when crossing segments, voiceovers, and zooms
• Fixed slider clickable area — the thin 2px track was hard to click, so the hit area now matches the thumb size, with a pointer cursor for affordance

Onboarding

• Moved onboarding screens into their own dedicated window so they behave like a normal app surface instead of a floating always-on-top widget

Recording Bar

• Added a subtle border to recording bar screens for better visual separation

Recording

• Fixed Retina display capture using lower resolution than native — now uses ScreenCaptureKit's native scaling for full-resolution display recordings
• Fixed cursor position being offset on non-primary displays in multi-monitor setups

Updater

• Fixed the app not restarting after installing an update — the dialog previously got stuck on "Installing update..."
• Polished the update dialog with a cleaner layout and combined progress view

A round of stability fixes and polish across recording, editing, and export.

Recording

• Improved screen capture fidelity — uses native ScreenCaptureKit scaling for sharper recordings on Retina and external displays
• New recordings automatically trim to the first usable frame, skipping pre-countdown content

Editing

• Fixed sidebar going blank after splitting a clip or voiceover
• Updated default background corner radius to 20px

Export

• Fixed camera overlay drifting out of sync with the edited timeline (speed changes, cuts, hidden segments)
• Fixed preset background images not loading in the packaged app
• Smoother rounded corners on exported video and camera overlay
• Fixed "Reveal in Finder" not opening after export
• Upgraded bundled ffmpeg to 8.0.1

This is the first private beta release of Kibble. It includes a full working screen recorder, video editor, and export pipeline. Lots more to come!

Recording

• Record any screen or individual window
• Optional camera overlay, microphone, and system audio capture

Editing

• Clip and split segments on the timeline
• Adjust playback speed per segment
• Record voiceover narration directly in the editor
• Add zoom keyframes with adjustable magnification (1.2x–5x)
• Crop and reframe your video
• Customizable backgrounds — solid colors, gradients, or images
• Adjustable padding, corner radius, and shadow
• Camera overlay with configurable position, size, and rounding
• Cursor settings — smooth cursor, hide when idle, and spotlight mode

Transcription

• On-device transcription powered by Whisper — runs fully offline
• Upgrade to the Whisper Small model in settings for better accuracy

Export

• Export to MP4 with configurable resolution (up to 4K), frame rate, and quality
• Quick copy to clipboard or save the original recording