Notes from the studio
Recording how-tos, product updates, and stories from creators who shoot in one take.
What's new in OneTake 2.1.0: record straight into 9:16
Draw a region, pick the shape your platform wants, and the file comes out ready to upload — with your camera pinned inside it. Here's everything that shipped in 2.1.0, in the release's own words.
Why OneTake has no refund policy — and a full live demo instead
Most software hides behind a trial and a refund form. OneTake puts the entire app in your browser before you pay a cent. Here's the reasoning.
I hate video editing, so I built OneTake
The founder's story: two weeks of planning, two days of hitting record, zero finished videos — and the coffee-break idea that turned into an anti-post-production app.
What's next for OneTake: recording without OBS, local AI editing, share links
A look at what we're building: standalone recording with zero setup, camera picture-in-picture, on-device AI auto-snip, transcript editing, and opt-in share links.
How to record a tutorial video without editing (step by step)
The complete workflow for recording a polished tutorial in a single session — no timeline, no cutting-room hours, no re-takes.
OneTake vs Loom: which screen recorder fits the way you work?
An honest comparison: cloud-first convenience with a monthly bill, or local-first ownership with live mistake snipping. Where each one wins.
The best OBS settings for screen recording (sharp text, small files, cool laptop)
A practical OBS Studio recording setup for tutorials and demos: the right encoder, bitrate, resolution and FPS — and why your laptop fans spin.
Ums, ahs and dead air: a practical guide to cleaner recordings
Where filler words come from, how to record around them today, and how local AI will soon snip them for you — without your audio ever leaving your machine.
Introducing OneTake: record once, snip mistakes, never re-take
Why we built an always-on-top overlay recorder for OBS — and how snipping mistakes as they happen changes the way you record.
Bug repros, PR walkthroughs, demo days: screen recording for developers
A developer's guide to recording repros and walkthroughs that people actually watch — fast to make, clean to share, no editor involved.
Snip, don't stop: a faster way to record talking-head clips
A repeatable workflow for capturing clean talking-head and short-form clips without ever pausing the take.
Why "one take" beats endless retakes
The psychology of capturing in a single pass — and how a small constraint makes creators faster and more confident.
Ghost mode: visible to you, invisible to your capture
How Ghost Mode keeps the OneTake overlay on your screen while hiding it from OBS, recordings and screen shares.