Smooth Recorder
Strong signalMac screen recordings that look edited when you hit stop
Launched 8h ago
Signal
72
Velocity
0
What this means
2.4×Growing 2.4× faster than the typical Design Tools launch.
Compared to 6 Design Tools launches at the same age.
37%Mid-tier finish likely.
Projecting attention of 152 by end of day-1.
21Founder Conviction Index: 21 — low signal.
Few of the conviction sub-signals (reputation, velocity, buyer-intent, tagline clarity) are firing yet.
Prediction
Top-5 finish probability
37%
today
Projected end-of-day votes
152range 114–205
Trajectory
stable
Not enough snapshots yet to detect trajectory.
Speed vs peers
2.4×
6 Design Tools launches
About
Smooth Recorder is a native Mac app for demos and tutorials. It zooms in where you click, smooths your cursor, adds captions on your Mac and puts it all on a nice background. Screenshots get the same features.
AI Summary
Smooth Recorder is a native Mac application designed for creating polished demos and tutorials by enhancing screen recordings with cursor smoothing, zoom effects, and captions. It also applies similar features to screenshots for a cohesive presentation.
Attention & discussion velocity
Performance
Velocity0
Vote pace vs average
Momentum0
Sustained over 6h
Virality0
Spread × engagement
Engagement12
Discussion per unit of attention
Editorial read
Scored deterministically. Only candidates that fire a story trigger are sent to a model, so this one has no written angle.
InvestigateRanks high on little evidence. Worth a look, but verify before committing.
155/8
Timeliness5%100
carried 7%
Novelty15%47
carried 20%
Trend20%35
carried 27%
Business15%20
carried 20%
Story20%0
carried 27%
Not measured · 3 of 8
Revenue10%—
Founder10%—
Cross-platform5%—
Gaps in our data, not findings about the product. Their weight is redistributed across the 5 we did measure.
measuredmeasured, zeronot measured
Full audit →Signal sources
3 of 6 active- Launch tracking2 readings since we picked it up
- AI analysisDesign Tools
- Comment intelligencethread not yet analysed
- Outside discussionnot checked — domain is a storefront or shared
- Revenue signalsno match on this domain
- Editorial scoring23% evidence coverage
A source that found nothing is a measurement. A source that has not run is a gap. Neither means the launch lacks the thing.
