A Lighter Camtasia Alternative for Screen Recordings
Published 1 November 2026
Camtasia is a full desktop video editor. If what you make is screen recordings and tutorials, Cool Easy Cut does that job in your browser, with a one-time price.
Who this is for
If you need a general-purpose video editor with a large effects library, a desktop editor such as Camtasia is built for that. If you mostly make software tutorials, demos and how-to videos, Cool Easy Cut covers that narrower job and gets you to a draft quickly.
What Cool Easy Cut offers
| Cool Easy Cut | |
|---|---|
| Where it runs | In Chrome, as an extension. Chrome 116 or later; MP4 export needs 130 or later. |
| First draft of the edit | Click log for tab recordings, or AI for uploaded videos. You accept or reject each suggestion. |
| Price | £99 + tax, once. No subscription, no renewal. Ten free exports first. |
| Account | None. You paste a licence key. |
| Rendering | In your browser, in real time. Nothing is uploaded. |
| Editing style | Non-destructive: cuts, camera moves, annotations, captions, narration and a webcam bubble, all layered over an untouched recording. |
Limits to know about
- Chrome on desktop only.
- Export runs in real time, so long videos take as long as they last.
- Takes live in that browser profile and do not sync between machines.
- Uploaded videos need an AI model, and you supply your own key.
Compare current features and pricing for any tool on its own site before you decide. Details here are about Cool Easy Cut only.
Try it first
Ten exports are free, at 720p with a small watermark, so you can test it on real work. See pricing or the guide.
Make your next screencast in Cool Easy Cut
Record or upload, review the draft, export an MP4. Ten free exports, then £99 + tax, once.
Buy Cool Easy Cut — £99 + tax