COMPARISON

Lumiko vs Screen Studio

Screen Studio is a well-regarded macOS app known for cinematic auto-zoom and cursor smoothing, aimed at product marketers and founders. Lumiko takes the same auto-zoom idea into a free, cross-platform browser extension.

Feature	Lumiko	Screen Studio
Sign-up required		Account required for license activation
Platform	Any Chromium browser (Windows, macOS, Linux)	macOS only
Automatic zoom & cursor smoothing
Free tier available
Pricing	Free forever + $9 one-time lifetime Pro	$89–229/yr or higher one-time license tiers
Local, on-device processing
Smart privacy blur		Not listed
Webcam overlay
Built-in timeline editor (trim/split/reorder)		Zoom/keyframe editing; bulk zoom removal
AI captions / transcripts
Max free export resolution	1440p	Not applicable (no free tier)

Bottom line

Screen Studio is a mature, feature-rich option if you are on macOS and want AI captions and fine-grained keyframe control, and the ongoing cost does not concern you. Lumiko is the better fit if you want a free, cross-platform tool with no OS restriction and a much lower one-time cost to unlock Pro features.

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