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Screen Recordings That Show Your Code Clearly

Stop recording tiny text on a full-screen IDE. Zumie's zoom keeps code readable for your teammates and reviewers — auto-zoom for browser-based editors, manual zoom for desktop IDEs.

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Recording Challenges for Developers

Common frustrations developers face when trying to create clear screen recordings.

Code Is Unreadable in Recordings

Full-screen recordings of your IDE turn code into a blur. Reviewers squint at 12px font rendered at 1080p and miss the details that matter.

Too Much Context Switching to Explain

Jumping between terminal, browser, and editor during a recording makes it hard for viewers to follow which window you're actually working in.

Bug Reports Need Visual Proof

Describing a bug in text takes forever. Recording it should be quick, but standard recordings don't highlight what you clicked or where the issue appeared.

Pull Request Walkthroughs Are Tedious

Walking someone through a PR in a video call wastes everyone's time. Async recordings should work, but they're hard to make clear without manual editing.

How Zumie Helps Developers

Zumie features that make screen recording effortless for developers.

Zoom on Active Code

Zumie zooms into the file, function, or terminal output you're interacting with — automatically for browser-based editors, or manually in the editor for desktop IDE recordings.

Click Highlights for Navigation

Every click is visually highlighted so viewers can follow along as you navigate between files, tabs, and panels in your IDE.

Instant Share Links

Get a shareable link the moment you stop recording. Paste it into a PR comment, Slack thread, or issue tracker in seconds.

No Signup, No Overhead

Install the Chrome extension and start recording. No accounts, no configuration, no friction slowing down your dev workflow.

When Developers Use Zumie

Real scenarios where Zumie's auto-zoom makes recordings dramatically more useful for developers.

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PR Code Walkthroughs

Record yourself stepping through the changes in a pull request. Zumie zooms into each file diff so reviewers see exactly what changed and why.

2

Bug Reproduction Videos

Capture the exact steps to reproduce a bug with click highlights showing every interaction. Attach the link to the issue and move on.

3

Technical Onboarding

Create recordings that walk new team members through the codebase, architecture decisions, and local setup steps with clear, zoomed-in visuals.

Typical Recording Workflow

How developers use Zumie in their day-to-day work.

1

Open Your IDE

Start working in VS Code, your terminal, or any browser-based dev tool as you normally would.

2

Hit Record

Click the Zumie extension icon and start recording your screen or current tab.

3

Work Naturally

Code, debug, navigate files. Zumie's zoom keeps the action readable — automatically in tab recordings, or add zoom in the editor for screen recordings.

4

Share Instantly

Stop recording and get a shareable link. Paste it into GitHub, Slack, or Jira.

Tools Developers Record With Zumie

See how Zumie enhances recordings for the tools developers use every day.

Frequently Asked Questions

Does Zumie work with VS Code and other desktop IDEs?

Zumie is a Chrome extension that records your screen or any tab. It works with browser-based editors like VS Code for the Web, GitHub Codespaces, and any web app. For desktop IDEs, use full-screen recording mode.

Will the auto-zoom handle fast scrolling through code?

Yes. Zumie's zoom follows your cursor and clicks, so even rapid scrolling stays focused on the area you're interacting with.

Can I embed recordings in GitHub pull requests?

Absolutely. Zumie gives you an instant share link you can paste directly into PR descriptions or comments.

Is there a recording time limit?

There's no hard time limit on recordings. Record as long as you need for detailed code walkthroughs.

Simple Pricing for Developers

At $39 one-time, Zumie costs less than one hour of developer time. Remove the watermark and record unlimited PR walkthroughs and bug reports forever.

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Common Use Cases for Developers

See how developers use screen recordings in their workflow.

Guides for Developers

Step-by-step tutorials to level up your recordings.

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