Changelog.

What's new in Notch.

v1.5.4

June 1, 2026

Style each segment independently. Multi-segment projects can now mix wallpapers, cursors, blur, padding, and shadow per clip — record a screencast with one look, then drop in an imported reference clip without forcing it through the same stage decoration. The right panel grows a segment header with prev/next navigation, inline rename, and a subtle outline that ties the open settings to the active segment.
Apply a preset to one segment or all of them. The Apply Preset dialog gains an "Active segment" / "All segments" scope picker on multi-segment projects, so you can re-style the whole project in one click. The Save Preset dialog also tells you which segment's style you're capturing — no more guessing.
Improved project recovery for cases when the app didn't close properly — unsaved changes are now harder to lose.
Region settings now take over the full sidebar. When you select a zoom, exclude, speed, annotation, camera, caption, or hotkey region, its editor expands to fill the right panel instead of squeezing into a narrow card.
Recording with system audio no longer crashes on macOS.
The audio mixer no longer claims you have audio when you don't.
Blur annotations export at the correct strength under zoom regions, render below the custom cursor instead of on top of it, and accept smaller region sizes.
Captions in exported video now match the preview — same font size, same vertical alignment, no more clipping. Webcam overlay no longer paints over the caption and hotkey layers.

May 26, 2026

Frame Rate selector in the Export modal. Pick 30 fps (default) or 60 fps — 30 fps is visually indistinguishable from 60 for screen content, while 60 stays available for motion-heavy captures.
Annotations no longer drift when you change the project aspect ratio. Shapes (rectangles, arrows, blur masks) and text now stay anchored to the underlying video frame as you toggle between 16:9, 1:1, 9:16 — instead of sliding off into the background.
Exported videos now end exactly when the source does, with no extra frozen frames tacked onto the tail.
The manual-focus indicator no longer lingers on a zoom region after switching it to Auto.

May 19, 2026

A cursor that knows what you're doing. Notch now detects when the system was showing a text caret or a pointing hand during your recording and renders the matching cursor in the final video — your styled cursor still applies everywhere else. Works on both macOS and Windows recordings, no manual setup.
Webcam as a side panel, not an overlay. Two new positions — Side-left and Side-right — render the webcam as a flush column next to your main video instead of floating on top of it, with a customizable enter/exit grow animation. Great for tutorials and talking-head walkthroughs where you don't want the cam covering content. Falls back gracefully to a corner overlay on vertical / square aspects.
In-app update prompt. The app now checks for new releases on launch and surfaces a one-click installer in the top bar when you've missed one.
Split recording no longer crashes when the webcam is enabled mid-take, and camera-region auto-seed now runs for every segment in a multi-segment recording — not just the first.

May 15, 2026

Auto-zoom that gives you room. On long cursor flicks across a zoomed-in view, the camera now briefly pulls out so the viewer can see where you're heading, then snaps back when you settle. Each Auto zoom region has its own Dynamic pullback toggle, on by default for new regions.
Custom cursor reacts to clicks. Whenever you click, the styled cursor briefly shrinks and rebounds — mimicking a physical button press, so interactions read as tactile instead of as floating overlays. Active for cursor-free recordings on both macOS and Windows.
Four new click animation styles. Pick from Ripple, Halo, Dot + ring, and Sonar alongside the original Ring — each visualizes a click as a different kind of expanding shape, with color and size tunable from the Cursor panel.

May 14, 2026

A cursor that fits your video. New custom cursor mode swaps the OS cursor in your recording for a styled one — control its size, shape, and look independent of system settings. Available natively on both macOS and Windows.
Custom cursor styles. Pick from pointer, arrow, Loom-style, or hand — and ship a clean pointer without the highlight ring, both together, or just the highlight. Smoothing and fade-when-still keep the cursor looking natural even when your hand isn't perfectly steady.

May 8, 2026

Pause, split, and reset during recording. Split a long recording into segments on the fly — each becomes its own clip in the editor. Reset bails out of a bad take with a 2-second countdown.
Always-visible recording HUD. The pill stays on screen during fullscreen recording (excluded from the captured video) and gains Pause/Resume, Split, and Reset buttons next to the existing system audio, mic, and camera mute toggles.
New recording hotkeys. Start instantly with ⌥⌘⇧R (no countdown), Pause/Resume ⌘⇧P, Split ⌘⇧S, Reset ⌘⇧⌫ — all listed in the launch panel's cheat-sheet so you don't have to memorize them.
Segment toggle. Exclude a segment from preview and export with one click, without deleting it. Disabled segments stay visible in the timeline (dimmed) so you can re-enable them at any moment.

May 5, 2026

Addons system. Power features now ship as on-demand downloads instead of bloating the installer — enable what you need, skip what you don't. Addons live in your local app data, can be swapped between variants, and uninstall cleanly.
Auto Captions, the first addon. Generate captions from your audio in one click — runs entirely on your device, so transcription stays private and works offline. 99 languages supported out of the box. Pick a model tier that fits your hardware: Fast (~31 MB), Standard (~57 MB, recommended), Enhanced (~181 MB), or Max (~1.5 GB) for highest accuracy on noisy mics or critical work.

April 29, 2026

Add a music track to any recording. Pick a song from the Assets gallery, trim it, set fade in / fade out, loop it, or position it anywhere along the project — perfect for soundtracks under silent screen captures or for layering background music over a voiceover.
New audio mixer. Per-source volume and mute for system audio, microphone, and music — dial each track independently in the editor and the same mix carries through to the exported video.
The Assets gallery now imports audio. Pick MP3, WAV, M4A, AAC, OGG, or WebM from the same library that already holds your images, and reuse the same track across projects.

April 24, 2026

Save images once, reuse across projects. The new Assets gallery keeps your custom backgrounds and annotation images in one place — pick from the library anywhere, or save your current one in a click. Images copy into the project, so removing from the library never breaks old work.
Save your current editor setup as a Preset and apply it instantly to future recordings. Captures aspect ratio, subtitles, appearance, cursor effects, background, and export settings. Pick exactly which groups to include when saving, and which to apply when loading.

April 15, 2026