SCREENGLIMPSE VS CURSORFUL
Past the browser tab.
The whole screen.
Cursorful's free tier is a Chrome, Edge, or Brave extension — great for a quick in-browser demo, limited to non-commercial use, and to what's inside that tab. ScreenGlimpse is a native app: any screen, any window, any app, with the same cursor highlight and auto-zoom.
▸ Nothing is uploaded — recording happens entirely on your device
Side by side
Where the two tools actually differ.
Cursorful is a genuinely good free tool for quick browser recordings. Here's what changes once you need to record outside the browser, or commercially.
| Cursorful | ScreenGlimpse | |
|---|---|---|
| Free tier is | A Chrome/Edge/Brave browser extension | A native app for Windows, macOS & Linux, plus Web |
| What it can record for free | Inside the browser tab | Whole screen or any window, any app |
| Commercial use, free tier | Not allowed — Pro required | Allowed |
| Account required | No | No, for the free tier |
| Pricing model | Free tier, or $79 one-time (Pro) | Free tier, or $5/mo, or $100 once |
| Mic & webcam recording | Pro only | Included in the free tier |
| Cloud dependency | Pro includes 1 year of cloud features | None — everything stays local, always |
| Cursor highlight & auto-zoom | Built in — the core feature | Built in (Focus tier) |
| Freeform whiteboard (Drawingboard) | Not built in | Built in — patterns, page colors, image import & eraser (Focus tier) |
Why people switch
Three reasons ScreenGlimpse ends up in the toolbox.
Reach
Not limited to a browser tab.
Cursorful's free tier only captures what's inside the browser. ScreenGlimpse records your full screen or any window — a native app, not an extension.
Commercial use
No license upgrade just to sell your work.
Cursorful's free plan is non-commercial only. ScreenGlimpse's free Glimpse tier carries no such restriction.
Privacy
No cloud features to depend on.
Cursorful Pro bundles a year of cloud features into its one-time price. ScreenGlimpse never needs the cloud for anything, so there's nothing to renew or lose access to later.
Pricing
From a quick glimpse to full focus.
Start free. Upgrade when the highlight-and-zoom becomes something you actually rely on.
- Unlimited local recordings
- Up to 720p export
- Mic, webcam & system audio
- Cursor highlight & zoom
- Cursor highlight & click-to-zoom
- Up to 4K export
- No watermark
- Everything in Focus
- One payment, yours to keep
Fine print, in plain words
Questions worth answering up front.
Can Cursorful record my whole screen, not just a browser tab?
Cursorful's free tier is a Chrome, Edge, or Brave extension, built around browser recording. ScreenGlimpse is a native desktop app that records your whole screen or any single window, in or out of the browser.
Can I use Cursorful's free tier commercially?
No — Cursorful's free plan is limited to non-commercial use; commercial use requires Cursorful Pro. ScreenGlimpse's free Glimpse tier has no such restriction.
Do I need to install anything for ScreenGlimpse, like the Cursorful extension?
You can start in the browser at screenglimpse.com/app with nothing to install, or grab a native installer for Windows, macOS, or Linux for full-screen recording.
Is ScreenGlimpse's one-time price comparable to Cursorful Pro?
Cursorful Pro is a $79 one-time payment for one user, with mic/camera, 4K export, and a year of cloud features. ScreenGlimpse Forever is $100 one-time, covering every Focus feature with a year of updates and no cloud dependency at all.