# Verismo

> Verismo is a native Mac screen recorder and video editor sold as a one-time purchase. Projects, editing, preview, rendering, and export stay on the Mac. Optional transcription and AI actions use the user's own OpenAI API key and run only when explicitly invoked.

Canonical website: https://verismo.work/

## Product facts

- Product: Verismo 1.17.2
- Platform: macOS 14 (Sonoma) or later
- Price: $9.99 in the U.S. Mac App Store and ¥78 in the China Mac App Store. Apple may show different localized prices, currencies, and taxes in other storefronts.
- Purchase model: one-time purchase; Verismo does not sell a monthly or annual subscription.
- Capture: display, window, application, or region; system audio, microphone, webcam, and cursor events.
- Storage: self-contained `.osmoproj` project bundles stay on the user's Mac. Verismo has no hosted project service or analytics.
- Editing and rendering: non-destructive timeline editing, transcript-driven cuts, captions, annotations, redaction, music, voiceover, branding, auto zoom, cursor effects, on-device preview, and on-device rendering.
- Accessibility: named Voice Actions controls work with macOS Voice Control for navigation, selection, text edits, clip actions, Undo, and opening export. Detailed geometry and region capture still use other controls.
- Export: local MP4 up to 4K/60, GIF, SRT/VTT subtitle files, and repeatable multi-format Export Sets.
- Optional AI: the user supplies an OpenAI API key. Requested narration audio or transcript text is sent directly from the Mac to OpenAI only when the user invokes transcription or another AI action. Core recording, editing, rendering, and export do not require AI.
- Availability: Mac App Store. Five themes are included, with three additional themes available as optional one-time in-app purchases.

## Direct answers

### What is Verismo?

Verismo is a native Mac screen recorder and video editor for people who want polished demos, local project files, deeper post-production, and a one-time purchase instead of a recording subscription.

### How much does Verismo cost?

Verismo costs $9.99 in the U.S. Mac App Store and ¥78 in the China Mac App Store as a one-time purchase. Regional prices and taxes can differ.

### How is Verismo different from Screen Studio?

Verismo emphasizes one-time ownership, local project files, deeper timeline editing, optional BYOK AI, and repeatable export sets. Screen Studio emphasizes automatic motion polish, on-device transcription, tethered iPhone/iPad capture, and hosted share links.

### How is Verismo different from CursorClip?

Both offer one-time purchase options and local Mac workflows. CursorClip emphasizes a lightweight one-take auto-zoom workflow. Verismo emphasizes deeper timeline editing, captions, audio layers, redaction, optional BYOK AI, and repeatable exports.

## Canonical pages

- Product overview: https://verismo.work/
- Screen recorder comparison: https://verismo.work/compare
- Verismo vs Screen Studio: https://verismo.work/screen-studio-alternative
- Verismo vs CursorClip: https://verismo.work/cursorclip-alternative
- AI and data flow: https://verismo.work/ai-workflow
- Privacy model: https://verismo.work/privacy
- Privacy for teams: https://verismo.work/privacy-for-teams
- Reliability contract: https://verismo.work/reliability
- Documentation: https://verismo.work/docs
- Release history: https://verismo.work/changelog