Built a ShadowPlay alternative for macOS in Rust+ Swift
A rolling ring buffer keeps the last N seconds ready to save with one hotkey. Light on CPU and battery
github.com/abhinavkale-dev/r…
Here's the architecture behind it :
@Abhinavstwt (published 2026-07-16) built a ShadowPlay-style screen recorder for…
Brief
A macOS ShadowPlay alternative by @Abhinavstwt (published 2026-07-16) combines Rust and Swift to implement a low-power, low-CPU screen recorder. The system maintains a rolling ring buffer that holds the last N seconds of video so a single hotkey can save recent footage; the project, including an architecture overview, is hosted on GitHub (github.com/abhinavkale-dev/r…).
Why it matters
@Abhinavstwt (published 2026-07-16) built a ShadowPlay-style screen recorder for macOS using Rust and Swift.
Key details
- It uses a rolling ring buffer to keep the last N seconds of video ready to save with a single hotkey, designed to be light on CPU and battery.
- Source code and architecture details are available on GitHub: github.com/abhinavkale-dev/r…