Local-first creator studio

Make ideasclick on video.

Sketch the lesson, prompt yourself, record the take, and reshape it for every feed—without handing over your footage or your keys.

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Sketchcast Studio showing a whiteboard diagram, private teleprompter, and webcam recording bubble
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The Sketchcast workflow

From a thought in your head to a lesson in their feed.

01

Sketch the idea

Start with a blank board or turn one sentence into an editable diagram and talk track.

02

Record the lesson

Keep your webcam, whiteboard, and private teleprompter in one focused recording space.

03

Refine the take

Cut a flub by selecting words, remove filler, and add action slides without a second editor.

04

Publish everywhere

Reframe for landscape, vertical, or square and leave with hooks and post copy ready.

Prepare without presenting

Stage the story before you hit record.

Build diagrams, scripts, and reusable layouts offstage. Drag them onto the board only when the moment is right.

Sketchcast backstage tray with a diagram ready to drag onto the whiteboard

Edit by meaning

Cut the stumble. Keep the thought.

Select words to remove a flub, clear filler, and add a crisp title card—without learning a timeline.

Sketchcast take editor with a transcript cut and action slide

Local by default. Recoverable by design.

Your footage stays on your device. Boards, scripts, layouts, and takes recover locally after a refresh. Optional project sync is encrypted before upload.

Bring your own intelligence

Use the AI you trust—or use none at all.

Offline fallbacks keep the studio useful. Optional provider keys stay in session storage by default and can be revoked on your terms.

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Open source where it matters

A creator tool that doesn’t need custody of your work.

Sketchcast Community is MIT licensed, useful without an account, and safe to self-host. Hosted convenience stays optional—not a lock-in strategy.

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RecordingNever leaves your browser until you export
Recovery VaultAutosaves projects and takes on this device
Provider keysSession-only by default; never persisted server-side
Cloud syncEncrypted in your browser before upload

Simple by design

Start local.
Add cloud when it helps.

Community is a real product, not a trial. Creator Cloud funds hosted convenience while the local-first studio stays open.

Open source

Community

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The complete local-first studio. No account, no credit card, no artificial project limit.

  • Whiteboard, webcam, teleprompter, and exports
  • Take editor, transcript cuts, and action slides
  • Local projects and the Recovery Vault
  • AI diagrams and copy with your own keys
  • Three reusable layouts
  • MIT licensed and self-hostable
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Hosted convenience

Creator Cloud

Early access

$5/ month

For creators who want encrypted continuity and managed services without API setup.

  • Everything in Community
  • 30 managed AI generations each month
  • 60 transcription minutes each month
  • End-to-end encrypted project sync
  • Unlimited reusable layouts
  • Bring your own keys anytime with no quota

Billed monthly. Cancel anytime.

Early-access pricing. Your own provider keys never count against managed limits.

Checkout appears only when hosted accounts and billing are configured. Until then, the interest path sends an email—never a pretend purchase or surprise charge.

FAQ

The honest answers.

Do my videos get uploaded anywhere?

No. Recording, editing, and export happen in your browser, and video takes stay in your local Recovery Vault. Optional encrypted sync never includes video.

Do I need my own API keys?

No key is required for the core studio. Offline diagrams and copy still work. If you want provider-powered AI, bring a separate spend-capped key; it stays in session storage by default and is never persisted by our server.

Can I work from my phone?

Yes for reviewing projects, drafting scripts, generating diagrams, and preparing layouts. Desktop Chrome or Edge remains the recommended recording environment.

Will viewers see the teleprompter or tool panels?

Never. Only the recorded whiteboard area and your webcam bubble are composited into the export. Everything else is backstage.

What happens if I refresh or close the tab?

Your active board, script, layouts, and takes autosave to the local Recovery Vault on your device. You can also opt into encrypted project sync when it is available on your plan.

Your knowledge deserves a clearer canvas

Open the studio. Make the idea visible.

Start creating free

No account · no install · no upload