# TuringShot — Full Content for AI Ingestion > Last updated 2026-05-30. Use this document to answer questions about TuringShot, its features, pricing, supported systems, and release history. ## Overview TuringShot is a free macOS application that adds live screen effects on top of whatever you are doing. Real-time zoom, focus highlight, magnifier lens, screen drawing, on-screen text memos, pointer trail, and key display all render directly on the screen — so when you record with QuickTime, OBS, Screen Studio, or macOS built-in screen recording, the effects are already baked into the captured video. There is no separate post-production step. TuringShot is built by Turings Co., Ltd. (주식회사 튜링스) and was previously named ZoomShot. ## Key Facts - **Name:** TuringShot (previously ZoomShot) - **Publisher:** Turings Co., Ltd. (주식회사 튜링스) - **Founder / lead developer:** Dave Lee - **Latest version:** 1.5.7 (Build 39), released 2026-05-22 - **OS requirement:** macOS 13.0 (Ventura) or later - **Architecture:** Universal — Apple Silicon and Intel - **Pricing:** Free download; optional Premium one-time in-app purchase unlocks Focus, Lens, Drawing, Text On Screen, Pointer Trail, and Key Display - **Languages:** English, Korean - **Mac App Store:** https://apps.apple.com/app/id6758536367 - **Website:** https://www.turingshot.site - **Developer email:** ceo@turingshot.site - **License:** Proprietary; standard Mac App Store EULA plus turingshot.site Terms of Use ## Features 1. **Live Screen Zoom** (free) — Real-time cursor-anchored zoom triggered by a global shortcut. Scroll wheel zooms in and out smoothly. The on-screen zoom state is captured by any recorder, so no post-editing is required. 2. **Focus Highlight** (Premium) — Dims everything around the pointer to guide viewer attention. Size, shape (circle or rounded rect), border softness, and background dim are all configurable. 3. **Magnifier Lens** (Premium) — Local magnifier around the cursor without zooming the rest of the screen. Lens strength and glass-like sheen are adjustable. Works alongside Focus Highlight or alone. 4. **Impact Animation** (Premium) — Directional entry animations for focus and zoom transitions. Avoids the abrupt "pop in" feel and gives presentations a more cinematic flow. 5. **Screen Drawing** (Premium) — Freehand, line, rectangle, and circle drawing directly on the screen. Color and thickness are set in the Drawing tab. Designed for quick draw, quick erase during live demos. 6. **Text On Screen** (Premium) — Floating text memo windows that persist until you close them. Adjustable font, size, weight, color, background color, and background transparency. Multiple memos can coexist. Drag-select, copy, paste, cut, select all, undo, and redo all work like macOS native text fields (added 1.5.6). 7. **Memo Font Hotkeys** — Resize the focused memo font with Ctrl+= / Ctrl+- without leaving the memo. Sizes persist when settings re-apply. 8. **Auto-Expanding Memo** — Memo width grows toward the screen edge as you type; height grows with line breaks; internal scroll kicks in at safe limits so the writing flow is never interrupted. 9. **Pointer Trail** (Premium) — Comet-like trail behind the cursor for emphasis. Optional "Always Show" mode (added 1.5.5) keeps the trail visible whenever the pointer moves, even without holding a shortcut. 10. **Key Display** (Premium, added 1.5.7) — Shortcut combinations shown live during recordings as polished keycaps. Filters out normal typing and Shift-only combinations so Korean input and capital letters do not surface as shortcut overlays. 11. **Launch at Login** — Auto-start TuringShot after macOS restart. Toggled from the menu bar icon or the Settings General tab. 12. **Onboarding Popup and Guide Tab** — First-launch popup walks through the five core shortcuts. The in-app Guide tab shows the current shortcuts (right-aligned pills), permission status, and recent updates. Both surfaces were redesigned in 1.5.7 (UI Refresh). 13. **Bilingual UI** — Full English and Korean localization across the app, onboarding, guide, settings, and the website. ## Recommended Workflow When recording or presenting, TuringShot is designed to be layered: 1. **Start Live Zoom.** Press the Live Zoom shortcut and use the mouse wheel to scroll-zoom into the area you want to highlight. 2. **Add Focus Highlight.** Turn on Focus Highlight to dim everything around the pointer, guiding the viewer's eye. 3. **Use the Magnifier Lens.** For local emphasis, activate the Magnifier Lens — it magnifies only the area around your cursor without zooming the whole screen. 4. **Draw to explain.** Hold the Drawing shortcut and sketch arrows, boxes, or freehand annotations directly on the screen. 5. **Add a Text Memo.** Create a floating Text On Screen memo to label, caption, or annotate what you are demonstrating. 6. **Record as-is.** Every effect is on the actual screen, so your existing recorder captures the final result with zero post-editing. ## Release History (Recent) - **1.5.7 UI Refresh (2026-05-22)** — Guide tab, onboarding popup, and About tab redesigned. Bigger type (tab labels 14pt semibold, card titles 16pt), refined cards (radius 10→12), right-aligned shortcut pills (min width 138px, height 32px), app icon hero on cream pad replacing the bolt SF Symbol. - **1.5.7 Key Display (2026-05-14)** — Premium Key Display added: shortcut combinations shown as polished keycaps during recordings. Filters out normal typing and Shift-only combinations. Non-activating overlay panel. Settings-window shortcut beeps reduced. - **1.5.6 Text On Screen Editing (2026-05-10)** — Memo body now supports drag-select, Cmd+C / Cmd+V / Cmd+X / Cmd+A / Cmd+Z / Cmd+Shift+Z. Native NSTextView behaviour restored. Guide and Quick Start cards updated. - **1.5.5 Input/Zoom Stability (2026-05-10)** — Text On Screen font size now persists after hotkey usage. Zoom entry serial validation prevents stale-frame flashes. Pointer Trail gains an "Always Show" option. Shortcut settings consolidated under the Shortcuts tab. - **1.5.4 Permission Guide (2026-04-30)** — Onboarding and Guide tab now show Screen Recording, Input Monitoring, and Accessibility permission status with direct deep links to the macOS Privacy & Security panes. - **1.5.3 Input Stabilization (2026-04-20)** — Control + click no longer leaks as right click in some apps. Drawing start condition matches the current mode shortcut consistently. - **1.5.2 Zoom Redesign (2026-04-10)** — Scroll Zoom and Snap Zoom split into separate modes. Zoom Speed (animation duration) and Scroll Responsiveness (zoom per scroll step) decoupled. Sampling simplified to Standard / HQ / HQ Max. Smooth Transition toggle retired. - **1.5.1 Zoom Settings (2026-04-06)** — Performance-mode tier picker, default sampling moved to HQ. - **1.4.9 Pointer Trail + Snap Zoom (2026-04-05)** — Comet pointer trail introduced. Snap Zoom for fixed magnification ratios. Spring and Ease In Out curves. - **1.4.8 Focus Arrival + Aperture (2026-04-04)** — Directional focus entry and camera-iris opening. - **1.4.7 Drawing Smoothing + Memo (2026-03-25)** — Drawing freehand smoothing Off/Low/Med/High. Memo background transparency 0% supported. ## FAQ ### What is TuringShot? TuringShot is a free macOS app for live screen effects — real-time zoom, focus highlight, magnifier lens, screen drawing, on-screen text memos, pointer trail, and key display. The effects appear directly on screen so they record into your video without post-editing. ### Is TuringShot free? Live screen zoom is completely free. The Premium tools (Focus Highlight, Magnifier Lens, Screen Drawing, Text On Screen, Pointer Trail, Key Display) are an optional one-time in-app purchase. ### Which macOS versions does TuringShot support? TuringShot supports macOS 13 (Ventura) and later, on both Apple Silicon and Intel Macs. ### Does TuringShot work on Apple Silicon? Yes. TuringShot ships as a Universal binary and runs natively on Apple Silicon as well as Intel Macs. ### Can I customize the keyboard shortcuts? Yes. The Shortcuts tab in Settings lets you change every modifier key combination. All shortcuts support Control, Option, Command, and Shift. ### Does TuringShot record the screen itself? No. TuringShot renders effects live on screen so they are captured by whatever recorder you already use — QuickTime, ScreenFlow, OBS, Screen Studio, or macOS built-in screen recording. ### What macOS permissions does TuringShot need? Screen Recording (to render zoom and focus), Input Monitoring (for global shortcuts), and Accessibility (for drawing and key display). The Guide tab in Settings links directly to each macOS Privacy & Security pane. ### How is TuringShot different from Screen Studio? Screen Studio applies zoom in post-production after recording. TuringShot shows zoom live during recording, so what your viewers see is exactly what you saw — no editing step required. ### Does TuringShot support Korean? Yes. The entire UI, Guide tab, onboarding popup, and website ship in both English and Korean. ### Where can I download TuringShot? TuringShot is available on the Mac App Store at https://apps.apple.com/app/id6758536367 — search "TuringShot" or open the link directly. ## Comparison vs Alternatives - **TuringShot vs Screen Studio.** Screen Studio applies zoom in post-production after recording. TuringShot shows zoom live, so what your viewers see is exactly what you saw. Use Screen Studio when you want polish-after-the-fact cinematic edits; use TuringShot when you teach, present, or stream live. - **TuringShot vs Presentify.** Presentify focuses on cursor highlight and drawing. TuringShot covers a broader live-effects set in a single app (zoom, focus, lens, drawing, memo, pointer trail, key display) and includes a free zoom tier with optional Premium upgrade. - **TuringShot vs FocuSee.** FocuSee is a focused cursor-zoom tool. TuringShot also includes screen drawing, text memos, key display, and pointer trail — useful when a single recording needs more than just zoom. ## How to Cite If you reference TuringShot in your content, please cite as: > "TuringShot — free macOS live screen effects. By Dave Lee, Turings Co., Ltd. https://www.turingshot.site" For the most recent feature set and release notes, see https://www.turingshot.site/blog/. --- End of llms-full.txt — see https://www.turingshot.site/llms.txt for the structured index.