Bottom line: ScreenToVideo is a desktop screen recorder with its own timeline editor. It captures a window, an area or the whole screen, plus webcam, microphone and system sound, then lets you cut, annotate, zoom, caption and export to MP4, WMV, GIF or MP3. On AppSumo it is one plan: $59 once, shown against a struck-through $119, read on 29 October 2026. Two details decide it. First, it runs on Windows only; the co-founder said so on the listing. Second, ScreenToVideo’s own pricing page sells the same lifetime licence for $59.50 with a public coupon, so the AppSumo case rests on the 60-day refund window rather than the price. The listing carries this line: “No “We Got Your Back” guarantee.”
Best for: Windows users who make tutorials, course lessons or recorded walkthroughs and want a recorder and editor in one app, with no subscription.
Think twice if: you’re on a Mac, you mainly record long live webinars, or you already edit in another tool and only need a recorder.
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Updated 29 October 2026. This ScreenToVideo review rests on what we read that day: the ScreenToVideo listing on AppSumo, including its one plan, the deal terms, questions and reviews, and ScreenToVideo’s own pricing page, with its feature list, system requirements and changelog. We haven’t installed or recorded with it, so we describe the plan, the limits and what buyers report, not recording quality or export speed.
ScreenToVideo review at a glance
| What we checked | What the pages say |
|---|---|
| AppSumo plan | One plan, $59 once (struck-through $119), 1 code |
| Stacking | “Please note: This deal is not stackable” |
| Platform | Windows only; 64-bit Windows 11, 10, 8 or 7 |
| Vendor’s own price | $119 once, or $59.50 with its posted 50% coupon |
| Refund | 60 days on AppSumo; 30 days on ScreenToVideo’s own site |
| AppSumo guarantee | “No “We Got Your Back” guarantee.” |
| Free trial | 15 days from the vendor, exports watermarked |
| Listing rating | 4.70 stars from 112 reviews |
What ScreenToVideo does
ScreenToVideo is two tools in one window. The recorder captures “an application window, a chosen area, or your entire screen,” with your webcam, microphone and system sound. You can draw on the screen and take screenshots while you record, and a quick mode records “directly to mp4/gif with no export time,” according to the features page.
The editor is where most of the feature list lives. ScreenToVideo’s own site lists annotations, animated sketches, blur and pixelate effects, cursor effects, zoom and pan, keystroke annotations, transitions, text animations, 3D transformations, chroma-key, an AI virtual background, media speed changes, closed captions you can create, import and export, a progress bar, and interactive buttons for an HTML player. On the audio side it lists automatic silence removal, loudness normalisation, narration while editing, and text-to-speech “with Google TTS.”
The AppSumo plan card itself is short. It reads:
- “Full-featured recorder and editor”
- “Lifetime access”
- “Free lifetime upgrades and support”
- “In-app and website support”
- “Windows compatibility”
- “Upload and share videos from Google Drive”
Google Drive is the only integration the listing names. Sharing works by uploading to Drive and getting a link; there’s no hosted video library of the kind Loom offers.
The one thing most people miss: it’s Windows only
The listing tags the operating system as Windows, but it’s easy to scroll past. In October 2025 a buyer asked whether it works “on Apple products and through safari.” The co-founder, Alex Tatomir, answered on 20 October 2025 that the app “uses components that are specific to the Windows environment, so it currently runs only on Windows,” and apologised that there’s no macOS or Linux version.
That thread has kept growing. Buyers added requests for a Mac version in November 2025 and February 2026, and a verified buyer wrote on 30 September 2026 that “The creative digital community is predominantly Mac users.” We found no answer promising one. If you’ve got a MacBook or a Chromebook, skip the deal; the code won’t help you.
The system requirements page narrows it further. It asks for “64 Bit versions only” of Windows 11, 10, 8 or 7, an Intel Core i-series or AMD Phenom II processor or newer, a 1280 x 720 screen, 500 MB of disk space and at least 2 GB of RAM. Those are modest numbers, but the 64-bit line rules out some older office machines.
The plan
AppSumo sells a single plan: $59 once for one code, against a struck-through $119 and a “50% off” label, read on 29 October 2026. Treat the $119 as the listing’s reference price, not a saving, because the vendor’s own site has a cheaper route (more on that below). Because the deal isn’t stackable, there are no bigger tiers and no way to buy extra seats on one account.
| Plan | Price |
|---|---|
| ScreenToVideo Windows tutorial makers |
$59 once |
One-time price on AppSumo for a single, non-stackable code, read on 29 October 2026 (struck-through $119 on the listing). ScreenToVideo's own site sells a Regular licence at $119 once ($59.50 with its posted SV50OFF coupon) and an Educational licence at $79 once, with a 30-day money-back guarantee and multi-licence discounts of 20-36%.
Prices checked Oct 29, 2026 on ScreenToVideo’s own pricing page. Lifetime deals are listings that can end or change, so check the live listing before you buy.
Picking how to buy: four worked examples
Turns out the right way to buy depends less on features, which are the same everywhere, and more on who you are and how many people need it.
A solo tutorial maker. On AppSumo you pay $59. On ScreenToVideo’s site, the regular licence is $119, and the pricing page says to “Use coupon code SV50OFF at checkout to get 50% OFF!”, with a button reading “Buy Now ($59.50).” That’s a difference of 50 cents. The real difference is the refund: 60 days through AppSumo against a “30-day money-back guarantee” direct.
A teacher or student. The vendor sells an educational licence for $79 once. The AppSumo plan at $59 is $20 less, and the plan card doesn’t limit who can buy it. We couldn’t see whether the SV50OFF coupon also applies to the educational licence, so the $59 figure is the safe comparison.
A small team of four. The AppSumo code is one per account and not stackable, so four people would each buy their own: 4 x $59 = $236. The vendor’s multi-licence table gives 20% off for 2 to 5 licences, so four regular licences come to 4 x $119 x 0.8 = $380.80. The page doesn’t say whether the coupon combines with the volume discount. Honestly, at four seats the AppSumo route looks cheaper, but each person has to redeem their own code within 60 days.
One person, several PCs. ScreenToVideo’s own licence page says it’s “licensed on a per-user basis,” which “allows the registered user to install the software on as many machines as he/she owns.” The AppSumo listing doesn’t repeat that line. If you work on a desktop and a laptop, ask support whether the AppSumo code follows the same per-user rule before day 60.
The deal vs ScreenToVideo’s own pricing
Here’s the vendor’s pricing page, read on 29 October 2026:
| ScreenToVideo’s own licence | Price | Guarantee |
|---|---|---|
| Regular licence | $119 once | 30 days |
| Regular licence with SV50OFF coupon | $59.50 once | 30 days |
| Educational licence | $79 once | 30 days |
| Multi-licence discounts | 20% off (2-5) up to 36% off (21+) | 30 days |
Both routes are lifetime licences. The vendor page says the licence “is perpetual and never expires,” with “FREE lifetime upgrades and support.” The AppSumo terms say “All future plan updates,” and since there’s only one plan, there’s no tier mismatch to worry about.
So the AppSumo price isn’t a special discount; it’s within 50 cents of the coupon price anyone can use on the vendor’s site. In practice, you’re choosing between a 60-day refund through AppSumo and a 30-day refund direct. You can also try first: the vendor offers a “15-day Free Trial Version” where “All of ScrenToVideo’s features are available, but your exported videos are watermarked.” On 27 October 2026 the co-founder confirmed on the listing that you can install the trial first and buy the AppSumo deal later; once you register with your code, “the same installed application becomes the fully functional lifetime version.” Trial projects carry over too, per the download page.
How current is it?
The changelog’s latest entry is dated 11 February 2026, Version 2026.1, which fixed scaling on dual monitors and improved AI background blur. The site footer reads “Version 2026.2,” so there may be a newer build than the changelog lists. Before that, Version 2025.1 in January 2025 added AI blur and AI virtual backgrounds for webcam recording and advanced silence removal, and 2025.2 in May 2025 added crop and eyedropper tools. The co-founder posted an update on the listing on 11 September 2025 summarising those AI additions. So the app is maintained, with a few releases a year rather than weekly ones.
What buyers report
The listing shows 4.70 stars from 112 reviews. Of those, 101 are five stars, one is four, three are three, one is two and six are one star. The listing doesn’t show a “bought” count.
Fast to start. A buyer on 9 September 2026 titled their review “From purchase to ready in under five minutes,” adding that the interface “is not especially elegant” but needed no tutorial. In April 2026 another buyer said it took “a couple of minutes to set it up” for recording Zoom workshops.
The interface draws complaints. A four-star review from January 2026 said navigation “is confusing” and the workflow “feels unnecessarily difficult,” while praising the core functions. The co-founder replied within days, thanking them for the feedback.
The editor has a learning curve. A three-star review on 12 April 2026 listed editing problems: closing gaps after cuts by hand, adjusting the project end by hand, a project size that changed, and a volume issue. That buyer now records in ScreenToVideo and edits in CapCut. On 16 April the co-founder pointed to existing tools: “Ripple Delete” to close gaps, “Trim End (project)” for the length, and an “Original Size” preset for the canvas. Most people miss these; skim the how-to guide before deciding the editor can’t do something.
Long live recordings went wrong for one buyer. A one-star review on 19 March 2026 described a 90-minute Zoom webinar recording that froze with no sound, twice. The co-founder’s reply said there are two capture modes and that “The Video Capture Mode is designed specifically for longer recordings such as webinars or Zoom sessions,” and that playback problems can appear if a recording “has not been properly rendered yet.”
Some questions wait. A June 2026 question about custom webcam backgrounds got a buyer’s nudge in September and no team answer that we could see. An August 2026 question about webcam-only recording also had no team reply. A September 2026 question asked for good example videos made with the app; we found no answer to it either.
The terms
The deal terms read:
- “Lifetime access to ScreenToVideo”
- “You must redeem your code within 60 days of purchase”
- “All future plan updates”
- “Please note: This deal is not stackable”
The listing also says “Refundable up to 60 days from your purchase date,” and carries the line “No “We Got Your Back” guarantee.” It explains that the listing is managed by the partner, and “we haven’t vetted it, so this guarantee doesn’t apply.” AppSumo marks all of its deals as time-limited, so don’t assume this listing stays up. A separate AppSumo Plus-exclusive ScreenToVideo listing already shows “Sold out.”
ScreenToVideo vs Camtasia and Loom
The listing names Camtasia and Loom as the tools it replaces, and says it “Does the same job for a one-time $59 instead of a subscription.” We didn’t price Camtasia or Loom for this review, so we can’t confirm that comparison. What we can say from ScreenToVideo’s own pages: it’s a desktop recorder and editor for Windows, closer in shape to Camtasia than to Loom. Loom is built around instant sharing links; ScreenToVideo shares by uploading to Google Drive. If you need Mac support or a hosted library with viewer tracking, look elsewhere and check those tools’ own pages. And if you’ve already paid for another editor, as the April 2026 reviewer had with CapCut, skip the editor question entirely and judge ScreenToVideo as a recorder alone; at $59 that’s a narrower but fair test.
Common mistakes with the ScreenToVideo deal
Buying on a Mac. It runs only on Windows, and only 64-bit versions.
Thinking $59 is a rare price. The vendor’s site posts a coupon that brings its licence to $59.50. Buy on AppSumo for the 60-day refund, not the price.
Recording a long webinar in the wrong mode. The co-founder says Video Capture Mode is the one for long sessions. Test a full-length recording early.
Giving up on the editor too soon. Ripple Delete, Trim End and the Original Size preset answer the most common editing complaints on the listing.
Expecting a team account. The code isn’t stackable. Each person buys and redeems their own.
Missing the 60-day redemption window. Don’t forget to redeem the code straight after buying, even if you’re still on the trial.
Who ScreenToVideo suits
A Windows-based course creator. One app records lessons, adds captions, zooms and annotations, and exports MP4.
A trainer making short how-to clips. When you only need a quick walkthrough, the record-to-MP4 mode skips export time.
A teacher on a budget. The $59 plan costs less than the vendor’s $79 educational licence.
A Mac user, or anyone who needs instant share links. Skip it.
How to test it inside the refund window
- Install the free trial first, and only buy once it runs well on your PC.
- Record a full-length session in Video Capture Mode, as long as your longest real recording, and check the sound when you play it back after rendering.
- Edit one real tutorial end to end, using Ripple Delete and Trim End, and export it to MP4.
- Try the AI tools you’re buying for, such as silence removal, background blur and text-to-speech.
- Ask support whether your AppSumo code covers more than one PC, and note how long the answer takes.
What we couldn’t check
We didn’t install ScreenToVideo, record anything or time exports. We couldn’t confirm whether the AppSumo code carries the vendor’s “install on multiple devices” rule, whether the SV50OFF coupon stacks with multi-licence or educational pricing, or what “Version 2026.2” in the site footer adds over the changelog’s 2026.1. If you’ve got a desktop and a laptop, ask support about the device question before day 60.
FAQ: ScreenToVideo questions
Is ScreenToVideo a one-time payment on AppSumo?
Yes. One plan at $59 once for a single code, read on 29 October 2026. The deal isn’t stackable.
Does ScreenToVideo work on Mac?
No. The co-founder said in October 2025 that it runs only on Windows, and the system requirements list 64-bit Windows 11, 10, 8 or 7.
Is the AppSumo deal cheaper than buying direct?
Barely. ScreenToVideo’s own site lists $119, or $59.50 with its posted SV50OFF coupon. AppSumo is $59 with a 60-day refund instead of 30.
Can I try ScreenToVideo before buying?
Yes. The vendor offers a 15-day trial with every feature and watermarked exports, and the co-founder confirmed the AppSumo code upgrades the same installation.
The verdict
ScreenToVideo is a capable, plain-looking Windows recorder and editor with a long feature list: captions, zoom, cursor effects, silence removal and Google text-to-speech, for a one-time price. The AppSumo deal is fair rather than special. It matches the vendor’s own coupon price within 50 cents, and what it really adds is a 60-day refund instead of 30. Mac users should skip it. Windows users should run the free trial first, test a long recording, and then decide. The missing AppSumo guarantee, the interface complaints and a few unanswered questions keep the score in the middle of our range.
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