FocalaneRecorder

Why I built it

Screen recordings are hard to reuse or trust when the cursor, audio, and effects are baked into one file, and when a crash can lose the take.

What exists

Version 0.4.0 is Developer ID signed, Apple-notarized, and installed after attended acceptance. It took the FocalaneRecorder name on 20 September 2026 and remains a private preview that is not publicly distributed.

How it works

A native macOS capture engine behind a local studio interface. It records cursor-free MP4 segments with a separate 125 Hz pointer track, independent system-audio, microphone, and camera tracks, and non-destructive effects, and it keeps takes in a crash-safe local library. Focalane can request a capture only through an approved grant, and finished takes reach it as candidates.

• Screen, window, and camera capture
• Cursor-free MP4 segments with a separate pointer track
• Independent system-audio and microphone tracks
• Replacement cursors, layouts, and non-destructive effects
• Crash-safe local take library with intent-gated delete

My role

Defined the capture model, take durability and recovery rules, and the grant boundary with Focalane; directed and reviewed the implementation and ran the attended acceptance.

What I checked

• attendedSigned build installed and attended-accepted2026-09-09
• namingRenamed FocalaneRecorder across the app and its storage2026-09-20
• notarizationVersion 0.4.0 Developer ID signed, notarized, and stapled2026-09-22

What stays bounded

• Not publicly distributed
• Cameras and microphones are listed only after the owner asks
• Focalane needs an approved grant to request a capture
• Takes reach Focalane only as candidates

What is missing

• FocalaneRecorder and FocalaneCapture takes are not combined yet; that waits on FocalaneCapture's filming-readiness check.
• Public release and distribution policy are deferred.

Next

Support Focalane's first planned production batch, with every take still a candidate.