Technical Specifications

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Technical
Specifications

Technical Specifications

Buy starting at $169Start your FREE trial
For Apple Silicon & Intel-based Macs running macOS Ventura and macOS Sonoma

Mac

  • Apple Silicon + Intel-based1 Mac with 64-bit processor – Core i3+ recommended
  • Operating Systems
    • macOS Sonoma 14
    • macOS Ventura 13
  • Minimum 4 GB RAM
  • 20 GB Hard Drive (HDD) or Solid State Drive (SSD)
  • Apple macOS approved graphics card2,3 required
  • Cameras using the DV and/or HDV codec are not supported. Click here to learn more.

1ScreenFlow does not support “Hackintosh” systems.
2ScreenFlow requires a GPU officially supported by Apple
3ScreenFlow does not support NVIDIA "Web Drivers".

Languages Supported

English

French

German

Japanese

Spanish

Supported UVC Capture Devices

The following UVC capture cards have been tested and are supported by ScreenFlow 9 and higher:

  • Magewell USB Capture
  • Epiphan AV.IO
  • AJA U-Tap
  • Elgato CamLink 4K

Differences between Telestream and Mac App Store versions

Please be aware that there are some limitations and differences between the Mac App Store version of ScreenFlow and the version we offer on Telestream’s webstore.

 

Telestream version

Mac App Store version
Access to virtual webcams Works with USB cameras using virtual cameras Sandbox Restrictions limit our ability to see some USB cameras using virtual camera drivers*
Dynamic Linking: automatic updates to linked images in your project ScreenFlow will recognize when you update linked images in your project, and update them Sandbox restrictions make dynamic linking impossible
Paid Upgrade discounts Typically, we offer discounts for Paid Upgrades for ~30% of total price No Paid Upgrade discounts. Users must pay full price for new major versions
Pricing USD pricing converted to local currencies daily ScreenFlow is on Pricing Tier 60, which is converted by the App Store
Releases New releases will be made available on our webstore immediately The App Store approval process may delay new release anywhere from a few days to a few weeks
Software Bundles & Discounts We have more flexibility on our website and may somtimes offer bundles for a discount The App store does not give us the flexibility of offering bundles
Licenses & Activation Allows for 1 activation Allows for install and activation on up to 5 Macs using an associated Apple ID
Update Notifications Update notifications will appear in the ScreenFlow application. Users will be able to access and download previous versions as well. Update notifications will appear in the App Store. Users will only be able to access and download the current version
*One simple way to check if your USB or virtual camera will be recognized in the Mac App Store version of ScreenFlow is to test it in QuickTime which is also sandboxed. If it doesn't work in QuickTime it won't work in MAS version. If it does work in Quicktime it should work in both MAS and Telestream versions.
 

Telestream version
Access to virtual webcams Works with USB cameras using virtual cameras
Dynamic Linking: automatic updates to linked images in your project ScreenFlow will recognize when you update linked images in your project, and update them
Paid Upgrade discounts Typically, we offer discounts for Paid Upgrades for ~30% of total price
Pricing USD pricing converted to local currencies daily
Releases New releases will be made available on our webstore immediately
Software Bundles & Discounts We have more flexibility on our website and may somtimes offer bundles for a discount
Licenses & Activation Allows for 1 activation
Update Notifications Update notifications will appear in the ScreenFlow application. Users will be able to access and download previous versions as well.
 

Mac App Store version
Access to virtual webcams Sandbox Restrictions limit our ability to see some USB cameras using virtual camera drivers*
Dynamic Linking: automatic updates to linked images in your project Sandbox restrictions make dynamic linking impossible
Paid Upgrade discounts No Paid Upgrade discounts. Users must pay full price for new major versions
Pricing ScreenFlow is on Pricing Tier 60, which is converted by the App Store
Releases The App Store approval process may delay new release anywhere from a few days to a few weeks
Software Bundles & Discounts The App store does not give us the flexibility of offering bundles
Licenses & Activation Allows for install and activation on up to 5 Macs using an associated Apple ID
Update Notifications Update notifications will appear in the App Store. Users will only be able to access and download the current version.
*One simple way to check if your USB or virtual camera will be recognized in the Mac App Store version of ScreenFlow is to test it in QuickTime which is also sandboxed. If it doesn't work in QuickTime it won't work in MAS version. If it does work in Quicktime it should work in both MAS and Telestream versions.