# 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. Effects render directly on the screen, so they capture into any recorder (QuickTime, OBS, Screen Studio) with no post-editing. Built by Turings Co., Ltd. for presenters, developers, designers, and educators.

## Product

- [TuringShot landing page](https://www.turingshot.site/turingshot.html): Product overview, features, screenshots, and download link.
- [Mac App Store listing](https://apps.apple.com/app/id6758536367?mt=12): Official download, version 1.5.7 (Build 39), macOS 13.0+.
- [Privacy policy](https://www.turingshot.site/privacy_turingshot.html): What TuringShot does and does not collect.
- [Terms of use](https://www.turingshot.site/terms.html): License and terms.

## Features

- Live Screen Zoom (free): Real-time cursor-anchored zoom controlled with scroll wheel; the zoomed view captures into your recording.
- Focus Highlight (Premium): Dims everything around the pointer to guide viewer attention.
- Magnifier Lens (Premium): Local magnifier around the cursor without zooming the whole screen.
- Impact Animation (Premium): Smooth directional entry for focus and zoom transitions.
- Screen Drawing (Premium): Freehand, line, rectangle, and circle drawing directly on screen.
- Text On Screen (Premium): Floating text memos with adjustable styling and font hotkeys; native macOS text editing (select, copy, undo).
- Pointer Trail (Premium): Comet-like trail behind the cursor for emphasis.
- Key Display (Premium): Shortcut keycaps shown live during recordings; filters out normal typing.
- Memo Font Hotkeys: Resize memo font with Ctrl+= / Ctrl+- while editing.
- Auto-Expanding Memo: Memo width and height grow with content; switches to internal scroll at safe limits.
- Launch at Login: Auto-start after macOS restart, toggled from menubar or Settings.
- Onboarding and Guide: First-launch popup and in-app Guide tab show the current shortcuts and quick-start steps.
- Bilingual UI: Full English and Korean localization throughout app and site.

## Blog

  - [TuringShot 1.5.7 UI Refresh — Guide, Onboarding, About Redesigned](https://www.turingshot.site/blog/turingshot-157-ui-refresh.html): A calmer Settings window with bigger type, refined cards, and right-aligned shortcut pills throughout Guide, onboarding, and About.
  - [TuringShot 1.5.7: Key Display and Shortcut Stability](https://www.turingshot.site/blog/turingshot-157-key-display-shortcut-stability.html): Show shortcuts as polished keycaps during recordings, with typing filters and cleaner settings-window shortcut behavior.
  - [TuringShot 1.5.6: Text On Screen Editing Improved](https://www.turingshot.site/blog/turingshot-156-text-on-screen-editing.html): Drag-select text inside floating notes and use standard editing shortcuts.
  - [TuringShot 1.5.5: Input and Zoom Stability](https://www.turingshot.site/blog/turingshot-155-input-zoom-stability.html): Text On Screen font size persistence, zoom entry stable frames, Pointer Trail Always Show.
  - [Claude Code Can Make Videos — But Live Screen Recording Still Needs TuringShot](https://www.turingshot.site/blog/claude-code-videos-vs-live-screen-recording.html): AI generates polished animations with Manim and Remotion, but live tutorials still need a tool like TuringShot.
  - [TuringShot 1.5.1: Zoom Settings Redesigned](https://www.turingshot.site/blog/turingshot-151-zoom-redesign.html): Scroll Zoom / Snap Zoom split, Zoom Speed + Responsiveness, Sampling simplified.
  - [TuringShot 1.4.8–1.4.9: Focus Arrival, Aperture & Pointer Trail](https://www.turingshot.site/blog/turingshot-148-149-focus-arrival-pointer-trail.html): Directional focus entry, camera-iris opening, and a comet-like pointer trail.
  - [TuringShot Complete Feature Guide — 11 Live Screen Effects Explained](https://www.turingshot.site/blog/turingshot-complete-feature-guide.html): Every feature explained: zoom, focus, lens, animation, drawing, memo, styling, auto-expand, hotkeys, auto-launch, onboarding.
  - [TuringShot 1.4.5–1.4.7: Sharper Zoom, Smoother Drawing, Transparent Memos](https://www.turingshot.site/blog/turingshot-updates-145-to-147.html): Sampling sharpness, drawing smoothing, transparent memo backgrounds.
  - [TuringShot vs Screen Studio vs Presentify vs FocuSee](https://www.turingshot.site/blog/turingshot-vs-alternatives.html): Comparison of live-effect screen tools for macOS.
  - [Why We Renamed ZoomShot to TuringShot](https://www.turingshot.site/blog/why-we-renamed-to-turingshot.html): Brand story of the rename.
  - [Why I Built TuringShot — Born from 10 Years of Screen Recording](https://www.turingshot.site/blog/why-i-built-turingshot.html): Origin story.
  - [My 10-Year Screen Recording Journey on Mac — From Filmora to TuringShot](https://www.turingshot.site/blog/screen-recording-journey-mac.html): Personal essay on the screen recording journey.

## Optional

- [Sitemap](https://www.turingshot.site/sitemap_turingshot.xml): Full URL list for crawlers.
- [Blog RSS feed](https://www.turingshot.site/blog/rss.xml): Latest posts in RSS 2.0.
- [Full content for AI ingestion](https://www.turingshot.site/llms-full.txt): Concatenated overview, features, FAQ, release history.
- [Developer email](mailto:ceo@turingshot.site): Direct contact.