Does anyone here happen to know the current status of ScreenFlow? There hasn’t been a bug fix for an unusually long time (over 8 months), and it’s been even longer since the last major release (over 3 years, compared to the usual 1 to 2 years). On Reddit and Facebook, there are indications that support inquiries are not being answered.
I work quite a lot with the app (and others here do as well). It would be a great shame if it didn’t continue…
They are still selling it. They may be just focusing on the new release “rebuilt from the ground up that will involve a subscription”. This is usually the way these things happen. I love screenflow and keep upgrading even though I rarely use it. Its one of those apps, I always want in my toolbox. I didn’t realize it had been 3 years since v10… time flies.
Ok I did some digging. There are people in the Screenflow Support group on FB that paid the support subscription, and all of their support requests for the past 8 months have gone unanswered. Others are saying the the entire support staff was laid off.
No, nothing broken. But is it a good idea to create content with an app that might not work properly in a future version of macOS? What I especially appreciate about ScreenFlow is the video editor, which is, in my opinion, easy to use and yet powerful. I would prefer not to have to learn something completely new. Isn’t @MacSparky also a heavy ScreenFlow user?
I guess it depends on what you mean by “create content”. If you are likely to have to go back and reference things and/or rework them, then yeah. You might want to look into something else.
Typically when I finish something in Screenflow, I am done with it. Being able to go back later is a nice bonus, but not required.
I’ve use iShowU (in various versions) since 2007 for screen recording lectures that I then edit with camera video using FCP. Admittedly I’ve only infrequently used it in the past 8 years since retiring. It’s solid and well maintained. Now either per year or perpetual licenses. iShowU V6 | The most awesome screen recorder for macOS
Screenflow (and competitors) fill an interesting niche.
I don’t use it, but considered it a while back.
But anyone needing an all-in-one screen recording and light editing/production tool, I think Screenflow and similar fill a great need.
On the other hand, if you really just need a screen recorder, lots of free or inexpensive tools that will do that nicely and then hand-off to any other tools you want for editing and publishing.
I found myself using macOS QuickTime to record iOS device screens, as ScreenFlow wasn’t reliable enough for me.
Gone through several editing suites, but have been using Adobe Premiere Pro for a few years now. I think if I was starting over, I would give DaVinci Resolve a serious look - free, or almost free, and giving both Adobe and Apple’s Final Cut Pro very strong competition.
After trying many, I settled on (edit): CleanShot X as a more capable screen capture tool than QuickTime; it does a great job at video capture, but I think is more widely known as a replacement for macOS built-in static screen captures.
I am definitely keeping track of Screenflow. It’s the best tool, in my opinion, for what I’m doing, but it also doesn’t seem to be getting much love. I’m thinking about that.
I used Camtasia a long time ago when it was reasonably priced. A few years ago, when I decided to start doing some screencasting again, I looked around and was shocked; Camtasia was about double the price of Screenflow. I decided to go with ScreenFlow.
I watched the SCO video earlier today; @mikeschmitz provided an excellent overview of Screen Studio. It won’t replace ScreenFlow for me (assuming ScreenFlow continues to be developed and supported moving forward). Still, I could see Screen Studio being a handy tool for quick, high-quality videos.
p.s. You can install Screen Studio and put it through its paces. Without a license, everything works except the export feature.
Screenflow may have more than a dev problem. People are complaining that they paid for the stock footage subscription and no longer have access to it even though their subscription is still valid.