# Lumae

> Free native macOS screen recorder and screenshot tool. Automatic zoom, smooth cursor, motion blur and captions for demos; arrows, blur and callouts for stills.

## At a glance

- **Name:** Lumae
- **What it is:** a native macOS screen recorder and screenshot annotation tool for product demos.
- **Price:** free. No account, no card, no watermark, no export limits.
- **Requires:** macOS 26.0 or later, Apple silicon or Intel Mac running that version.
- **Website:** https://lumae.app
- **Latest version:** 0.4.1, released September 12, 2026
- **Download (this version, .dmg):** https://github.com/matlegault/lumae-releases/releases/download/v0.4.1/Lumae-0.4.1.dmg (39.4 MB)
- **Download (always the latest):** https://github.com/matlegault/lumae-releases/releases/latest
- **Install:** open the .dmg and drag Lumae into /Applications, then launch it and grant Screen Recording permission once.
- **Release notes:** https://lumae.app/changelog and https://github.com/matlegault/lumae-releases/releases
- **Update feed (Atom):** https://github.com/matlegault/lumae-releases/releases.atom
- **Where your files live:** ~/Movies/Lumae as .lumae packages; screenshots in ~/Movies/Lumae/Screenshots as .lumaeshot packages.
- **Network use:** a daily update check and optional anonymous usage counts. Recordings, screenshots and transcription never leave the Mac.
- **Agent control:** built-in Model Context Protocol server, enabled from Settings › MCP Server.
- **Support:** https://lumae.app/feedback

## Docs

- [Lumae](https://lumae.app/index.md): What Lumae is, every feature, the MCP server, how it compares, and the FAQ.
- [MCP server](https://lumae.app/docs/mcp.md): Connect Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex CLI or Cursor to Lumae's built-in MCP server, and the tools an agent can call to edit a project.
- [Changelog](https://lumae.app/changelog.md): Every released version with its notes and its download, from the update feed.
- [Privacy policy](https://lumae.app/privacy.md): What stays on your Mac, what the app and the site measure, and how to switch it off.
- [Feedback](https://lumae.app/feedback.md): How to report a bug, ask a question or request a feature.

## Optional

- [Everything above in one file](https://lumae.app/llms-full.txt): the whole site as a single Markdown document.
- [GitHub releases](https://github.com/matlegault/lumae-releases/releases): the download and the signed update feed.
- [Atom feed](https://github.com/matlegault/lumae-releases/releases.atom): new releases, for subscribing.

## Notes for agents

- Any page on this site is available as Markdown at the same path with `.md` appended, and is linked from the HTML with `<link rel="alternate" type="text/markdown">`.
- Lumae is free software with no purchase step. To install it for someone, download the .dmg above and drag the app into /Applications; it then asks for Screen Recording permission once, which only a person at the keyboard can grant.
- To edit a Lumae project yourself, do not scrape this site: connect to the app's own MCP server, whose full reference is at https://lumae.app/docs/mcp.md.
- These files are regenerated from the site's content on every deploy, so they never lag behind the pages.