{"slug": "show-hn-rackast-a-screen-recorder-with-a-built-in-editor-made-with-tauri", "title": "Show HN: Rackast, a screen recorder with a built in editor, made with Tauri", "summary": "Rackast, a screen recorder with a built-in editor built with Tauri, launches for Windows 10 and 11, featuring automatic zoom, smooth cursor, and local AI captions, with exports up to 4K at 120 fps. The app is paid, with Rackast Pro priced at $19.99 per month or $7.99 per month billed yearly at $95.88, and all processing runs offline on the user's machine.", "body_md": "# Beautiful screen recordingson Windows in minutes\n\nAutomatic zoom, smooth cursor and local AI captions on every recording. No editing skills needed.\n\n[Download](https://updates.dropsite.hu/Rackast-Setup.exe)Windows 10 and 11\n\n## One recording, four upgrades on autopilot\n\nRackast follows your clicks and zooms in on what matters. Small screens still look sharp.\n\n## Record. Polish. Export.\n\n### Record\n\nRecord your screen, webcam and audio\n\n### Polish\n\nLet automatic zoom, smooth cursor and captions do the work\n\n### Export\n\nExport a crisp MP4 ready for YouTube, socials or your docs\n\n## Export up to 4K at 120 fps\n\nFrame-accurate offline rendering. Ship anywhere without a second pass in another editor.\n\n### Up to 4K\n\n720p, 1080p, 1440p or 4K. Auto-drops to 60 fps at 4K to keep files sane.\n\n### 120 fps\n\nButter-smooth zoom and cursor motion on high-refresh displays.\n\n### MP4 · WebM · GIF\n\nH.264 for universal playback, VP9 for the web, GIF for chat.\n\n### Balanced · High · Maximum\n\nPick a preset or fine-tune bitrate. What you see is what you ship.\n\n### 100% offline\n\nRendering runs on your machine. No cloud upload, no queue, no waiting.\n\n3840×2160 · 120 fps · MP4 · 0:21.6 · 60.0 Mbps · ~162 MB\n\n## How Rackast compares\n\n- Runs natively on WindowsYesYes\n- Automatic zoom on clicksYesNo\n- Smooth cursor motionYesNo\n- Local AI captionsYesCloud only\n- Webcam bubble overlayYesYes\n- Background styling and wallpapersYesNo\n- One clean MP4 exportYesYes\n- Simple learning curveYesYes\n\nRead the full comparisons: [Rackast vs Loom](/compare/loom), [vs Screen Studio](/compare/screen-studio), [vs OBS](/compare/obs), [vs Camtasia](/compare/camtasia)\n\n## Simple pricing for Rackast Pro\n\n- All features included\n- 2 device activations per license\n- Local AI captions\n- Free updates\n- License key delivered instantly\n\n- All features included\n- 2 device activations per license\n- Local AI captions\n- Free updates\n- License key delivered instantly\n\nPayments and taxes are handled by Polar as Merchant of Record. You can manage or cancel your subscription anytime in the Polar customer portal.\n\n## Frequently asked questions\n\nYes. Rackast is a native Windows app for Windows 10 and Windows 11.\n\nRackast is a paid app. There is no free tier. You get every feature with a Rackast Pro subscription.\n\nRackast Pro is 19.99 dollars per month, or 7.99 dollars per month billed yearly at 95.88 dollars, a saving of 60 percent.\n\nEach license allows two device activations. You can deactivate a device yourself in the Polar customer portal.\n\nPayments, taxes and invoices are handled by Polar as Merchant of Record. Rackast provides the software and support.\n\nYes. Recording, editing and AI caption transcription all run locally on your computer. Your video and audio are not uploaded to us.\n\nYes. You can cancel in the Polar customer portal at any time. Your subscription stays active until the end of the paid period.\n\nUpdates are included with your subscription and delivered inside the app.\n\n## Start recording like a pro today\n\nDownload Rackast, record your first demo, and export a polished video in minutes.\n\n- Windows 10 & 11\n- Offline rendering\n- 7-day money-back", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/show-hn-rackast-a-screen-recorder-with-a-built-in-editor-made-with-tauri", "canonical_source": "https://rackast.com/", "published_at": "2026-08-22 17:44:20+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-08-22 18:13:58.419147+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-products", "ai-tools", "artificial-intelligence"], "entities": ["Rackast", "Tauri", "Polar", "Windows 10", "Windows 11", "Loom", "Screen Studio", "OBS"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/show-hn-rackast-a-screen-recorder-with-a-built-in-editor-made-with-tauri", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/show-hn-rackast-a-screen-recorder-with-a-built-in-editor-made-with-tauri.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/show-hn-rackast-a-screen-recorder-with-a-built-in-editor-made-with-tauri.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/show-hn-rackast-a-screen-recorder-with-a-built-in-editor-made-with-tauri.jsonld"}}