ScreenPal — A screen recording, video editing, and hosting platform (formerly Screencast-O-Matic) with AI-generated captions and transcripts, free to start with paid plans from $3/month.
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Best for: educators, trainers, and support teams recording short tutorial videos who want AI captioning without a separate editor
Pricing: Free plan available (15-minute recording cap); paid plans from $3/month (Solo Deluxe, billed annually) up to $8/user/month (Team Business, 3-user minimum).
- ScreenPal's Free plan caps recordings at 15 minutes with 720p playback and 10 hosted videos.
- Solo Deluxe starts at $3/month billed annually (regular $4/month) with unlimited recording length and full editing.
- Team Business costs $8/user/month billed annually with a 3-user minimum, adding SSO and LMS integration.
- ScreenPal holds a 4.4/5 rating from 102 reviews on Capterra.
- ScreenPal reports use by 98 of the top 100 US universities and runs on Windows, macOS, iOS, Android, and the web.
Limitations: Free tier caps recordings at 15 minutes and 720p playback.; SSO and LMS integration require the Team Business tier with a 3-user minimum.; Some reviewers report clunky bulk-upload workflows for large files.
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What is ScreenPal?
ScreenPal is a screen and webcam recording platform, formerly branded Screencast-O-Matic, that combines capture, video editing, AI-generated transcripts and captions, and cloud video hosting into one product. Beyond basic screen capture, ScreenPal adds AI tools that auto-generate transcripts, captions, chapters, and video summaries, plus interactive elements — quizzes, polls, clickable buttons — that can be embedded directly into hosted videos, useful for the education and corporate-training customers that make up a large share of its user base. The platform ships apps for Windows, macOS, iOS, and Android alongside a web recorder, and also offers an API/SDK for developers who want to embed recording functionality into their own products. Pricing runs from a permanently free plan (15-minute recording cap, 720p, 10 hosted videos) through Solo and Team tiers that unlock unlimited recording length, AI captioning, cloud backup, and — on the Team Business tier — SSO and LMS integration for institutional rollouts.
ScreenPal, previously known as Screencast-O-Matic, is a screen and webcam recording platform that bundles capture, video editing, AI-powered transcripts/captions/chapters/summaries, and cloud hosting in one product for Windows, macOS, iOS, Android, and the web. The permanently free plan caps recordings at 15 minutes with 720p playback and 10 hosted videos; paid tiers start at Solo Deluxe ($3/month billed annually) for unlimited recording and full editing, move up to Solo Max ($7.50/month annually) for AI captioning and unlimited premium stock assets, and top out at Team Business ($8/user/month annually, 3-user minimum) for SSO, LMS integration, and priority phone support. ScreenPal reports use by 98 of the top 100 US universities and holds a 4.4/5 rating from 102 reviews on Capterra. The platform serves three main segments — education, business training/support, and developers integrating recording via API/SDK — with reviewers citing responsive support against complaints about bulk-upload limits and occasionally clunky editing steps.
Standout feature: AI-generated transcripts, captions, chapters, and video summaries built directly into the recorder and editor, alongside interactive quizzes and polls embedded in hosted videos.
Biggest weakness: The free plan caps every recording at 15 minutes and 720p playback, and SSO or LMS integration for institutional rollouts require the $8/user Team Business tier with a 3-user minimum.
Pros
- Permanently free plan supports real recording and editing, not just a trial.
- AI-generated captions, transcripts, chapters, and summaries are built into the paid tiers.
- Runs on Windows, macOS, iOS, Android, and the web from one account.
- Used by 98 of the top 100 US universities, per the vendor, with reviewers praising responsive support.
Cons
- Free tier caps individual recordings at 15 minutes and limits playback to 720p.
- SSO and LMS integration require the Team Business tier, which has a 3-user minimum.
- Some reviewers report cumbersome bulk-upload workflows and limits on large video files.
- AI captioning and unlimited premium stock assets require the Solo Max tier or above, not included on Solo Deluxe.
ScreenPal pricing
Free tier · paid from $3/mo · verified from the vendor's pricing page
| Plan | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | Recordings capped at 15 minutes, 10 hosted videos, 50 music tracks, 720p playback, up to 5 video quizzes. |
| Solo Deluxe | $3/mo | Billed annually (regular $4/month); unlimited recording length, full video editor, audio editing, storyboards, unlimited standard stock assets, AI speech-to-text captions. |
| Solo Max | $7.50/mo | Billed annually (regular $10/month); adds AI auto-captions, AI text-to-speech, custom branding, unlimited premium stock, unlimited quizzes, cloud backup, live chat support. |
| Team Business | $8/mo | Per user, billed annually, 3-user minimum (20% discount applied); adds team collaboration and management tools, SAML SSO, custom domains, LMS integration, priority phone support. |
What reviewers say
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