Kadr
A Mac app for screenshots and screen recordings that stays quiet until you need it.
- Role Product, design direction, AI orchestration.
- Stack Swift, ScreenCaptureKit, Sparkle, Cloudflare.
- Year 2026
A popular screen tool made files of about 800 MB for a 3-minute video. Kadr is a native Mac tool that looks good, stays light, and sends small files that still look sharp.
Half the controls
Every screen was redrawn on canvas first. The main editor went from 31 controls to 16.
31 Controls, before 16 After
Wipe. Capture.
Kadr means “frame” in Russian. The landing page is the brand idea: breath on a cold window, and the shot underneath.
Small, sharp files
On a 22-second test clip, a recording went from 88 MB to 12-14 MB and scored higher on quality.
88 MB 22-second clip, before 12-14 MB After
Brand
- Aa Plus Jakarta Sans Wordmark
- #EEF2F5
- #C9D3DC
- #6FB6FF
- #FFB86B
- #22303C
Fog, mist, clear sky, amber and ink. Inside the app, menus and editors use smoked glass with white text.
Result
- Signed and notarized, on its own update feed.
- 2,028 tests.
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