# SmoothCapture pricing

> Pay once from $49 for the Macs you use, or $10/month. Every plan includes every feature and commercial use.

Canonical: https://www.smoothcapture.app/pricing

Recording and editing are free with no time limit. Exporting videos and publishing share links need a licence. Prices are in USD.

## Plans

| Plan | Price | Macs | Updates |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Basic | $49 once | 1 Mac | 1 year of updates included |
| Personal | $79 once | up to 2 Macs | 1 year of updates included |
| Lifetime | $149 once | up to 3 Macs | Lifetime updates included |
| Monthly | $10/month | up to 3 Macs | Updates included while subscribed |

### Basic

Every feature on one Mac. Pay once, no subscription.

- All features included
- Use on 1 Mac
- Commercial use for teams of any size
- 1 year of updates included
- Keep your version forever
- 30-day money-back guarantee

### Personal

Your desktop and laptop. Pay once, no subscription.

- All features included
- Use on up to 2 Macs
- Commercial use for teams of any size
- 1 year of updates included
- Keep your version forever
- 30-day money-back guarantee

### Lifetime

Pay once. Use SmoothCapture forever on up to 3 Macs, with every future update.

- All features included
- Lifetime license
- Lifetime updates included
- Use on up to 3 Macs
- Commercial use for teams of any size
- Priority support
- Use forever
- 30-day money-back guarantee

### Monthly

All features on up to 3 Macs, billed monthly. Cancel anytime.

- All features included
- Use on up to 3 Macs
- Commercial use for teams of any size
- Updates included while subscribed
- Priority support
- Cancel anytime
- 30-day money-back guarantee

In some countries the one-time plans are offered at a regional discount of 20% to 50%, shown on the pricing page.

## Bundle with Chronoid

$199 once instead of $298. [Chronoid](https://chronoid.app) is our automatic time tracker for the Mac. The bundle is the top tier of both apps: lifetime licenses for 3 Macs each, two license keys by email.

## Payment and support

- Payments are handled by Creem, the merchant of record, which issues invoices and handles tax.
- 30-day money-back guarantee
- Support: support@smoothcapture.app, within 24 hours on business days.

## Common questions

### Can I try SmoothCapture before buying?

Yes. Download the app and record, edit and try every effect for free, with no time limit. Exporting videos and publishing share links need a licence.

### How does pricing work?

Pay once from $49 for 1 Mac or $79 for 2 Macs, each with 1 year of updates and yours to keep forever. $149 once covers 3 Macs with every future update. Or pay $10/month for 3 Macs with updates while subscribed. Every plan includes every feature and commercial use.

### What is the difference between Basic, Personal and Lifetime?

Only the number of Macs and how long updates last. Basic ($49) covers 1 Mac and Personal ($79) covers 2; both include a year of updates and you keep that version forever. Lifetime ($149) covers 3 Macs and includes every future update.

### What happens when my year of updates ends?

Your licence keeps working and so does every version released during your year. You just stop receiving newer versions. Upgrade to Lifetime to get updates again.

### Can I upgrade later?

Yes. Moving to a bigger plan costs only the difference between the two prices. Email support@smoothcapture.app with your licence key.

### How does the monthly subscription work?

$10 USD a month for every feature on up to 3 Macs, including commercial use and updates while subscribed. It renews automatically. Cancel anytime; access continues until the end of the period you paid for.

### Can I use my licence on more than one Mac?

Basic covers 1 Mac, Personal 2, and Lifetime and Monthly up to 3. To move a licence to a new Mac, click Deactivate in Settings → License on the old one.

### Can I use SmoothCapture for commercial and client work?

Yes. Every plan includes commercial use, for freelancers, agencies and teams of any size. The videos you make are yours.

### Do you offer refunds?

Yes. Email support@smoothcapture.app within 30 days of buying and we will refund you, no questions asked.

### How do I pay?

Major credit and debit cards and PayPal, through Creem, which is the merchant of record and handles invoices and tax.

### Is there a watermark on the free version?

Exporting from the app needs a licence, so there is nothing to watermark there. Previews show a small watermark, and exports made from the CLI or by an AI agent without a licence carry one.

### I lost my licence key. What do I do?

Email support@smoothcapture.app from the address you bought with and we will send it again.

## Related

- [FAQ](https://www.smoothcapture.app/faq)
- [All comparisons](https://www.smoothcapture.app/compare)