I built a free alternative to Screen Studio and Focusee

I was fascinated by the auto zoom effects offered by Screen Studio and Focusee. If you’ve seen modern tutorial videos, product demos, or coding videos on YouTube, you’ve probably noticed the smooth zoom-in effect that follows the cursor or highlights specific areas of the screen. It makes videos look professional and keeps viewers focused. I wanted to use this feature for YouTube tutorials, presentations, and product demo videos. But I didn’t really like the pricing structure of existing tools. The idea of paying every month for a screen recorder and video editor, when I wasn’t even sure how often I would use it, didn’t feel right. So I decided to build a video editor of my own. Introducing RookieClip – A browser-based video editor I built RookieClip , a browser-based video editor designed specifically for tutorial videos, product demos, and screen recordings. It sits somewhere between Screen Studio / Focusee and traditional editors like Clipchamp. The goal was to combine auto zoom eff