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Takes for Mac is a free, open-source Mac app for talking-head videos. It includes a voice-following teleprompter, one-button camera and screen recording, and ordinary folders for takes. Claude Code can edit footage, make a vertical version, and draft social posts using the user’s own plan; frame comments guide revisions.

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Features

  • Voice-following teleprompter
  • One-button camera and screen recording
  • Claude Code editing and vertical exports

Use Cases

  • Record a product talking-head video
  • Cut a vertical social version
  • Revise edits from frame comments

FAQ

Takes for Mac is a free, open-source Mac app for talking-head videos. It includes a voice-following teleprompter, one-button camera and screen recording, and ordinary folders for takes. Claude Code can edit footage, make a vertical version, and draft social posts using the user’s own plan; frame comments guide revisions. Core capabilities include: Voice-following teleprompter, One-button camera and screen recording, Claude Code editing and vertical exports.

Common scenarios include: Record a product talking-head video, Cut a vertical social version, Revise edits from frame comments.

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