Focra
The facts below are what the maker publishes about Focra, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From Focra's own pricing page, checked 12 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | Free and open-source screen recorder |
The facts
Each one read from Focra's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Auto-zoom
- It generates smooth zoom keyframes automatically when the cursor dwells in one place for at least 500 ms.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Editing
- The editor supports local Whisper auto-captioning, zoom keyframes, text and arrow annotations, trimming, backgrounds, and cropping.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Export
- Exports support 720p, 1080p, 1440p, or 4K; 16:9, 4:3, 1:1, or 9:16; 30 or 60 fps; and WebM or MP4.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Intended users
- The project lists developers, educators, makers, and teams creating internal screencasts or documentation as intended users.checked 12 Oct 2026
- License
- Focra is released under the MIT License and is described as free to use, modify, and distribute.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Maximum video quality
- 4kchecked 21 Sep 2026
- Microphone recording
- Yeschecked 21 Sep 2026
- Notable limits
- The README lists custom zoom easing curves, cursor highlight and click effects, project save/load, plugins or themes, and GIF export on its roadmap.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Product
- Focra is a free, open-source screen recording application built with Electron and React.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Recording
- It can capture screens or windows, mix microphone and system audio, and pause and resume recording.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Security
- The README describes export as using a native save dialog with secure, token-based file writes.checked 12 Oct 2026
- System audio
- Yeschecked 21 Sep 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 21 Sep 2026
Where it runs
- Platforms
- The README lists installers for macOS, Windows, and Linux.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Supported platforms
- windows,macos,linuxchecked 21 Sep 2026
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