The First Screen Recorder Built for TikTok, Reels, and LinkedIn (On Desktop)

Most screen recorders lock you into 16:9 even when you're trying to make vertical or square content. That means black bars, awkward framing, and crop after the fact.

TimeBolt’s Smart Crop™ lets you record native 9:16, 1:1, or 16:9 video from your desktop — with screen and webcam — ready for TikTok, LinkedIn, Shorts, or Reels. Just hit record and export. Free. No watermark. 

Screen Recorders Are Stuck in 16:9

Most tools—Loom, OBS, ScreenFlow, Camtasia—default to widescreen. Even if they let you crop later, you’re still manually guessing framing and wasting time in post. That means:

• You have to manually drag a crop box to record vertical or square

• You risk recording too much desktop or browser space

• You still have to edit after recording to get the framing right

• On MacBooks (16:10 screen), you get black bars when exporting Keynote and PowerPoint Presentations to 16:9 platforms like YouTube

The Solution: Smart Crop™ in TimeBolt

With Smart Crop, you record your screen in the exact frame format your platform needs:

• 16:9 (Widescreen) – for YouTube, course platforms, and webinars

• 1:1 (Square) – for Instagram or LinkedIn feed

• 9:16 (Vertical) – for TikTok, Reels, YouTube Shorts

Who Smart Crop Is For:

• TikTok creators recording app demos, desktop how-tos, or tutorials

• Instagram and LinkedIn coaches posting square explainers

• YouTube Shorts editors making fast, clean desktop how-tos

• SaaS marketers recording UI in vertical or square format

• Course creators and solo founders who need to record PowerPoint and Keynote presentations without black bars

TimeBolt vs. Loom vs Screenflow vs OBS vs Descript

 We've shopped screen recording software for you:

 It’s the first screen recorder that creates content ready for TikTok, Reels, LinkedIn, or YouTube Shorts without editing. No timeline. No crop tool. Just the good part.

TimeBolt’s Screen Recorder Is Free And Save Without Watermark

Smart Crop™ is built into TimeBolt’s free screen recorder for Mac and Windows.

Here’s what’s included:

• Webcam, mic, and multiple screen capture
• Record in HD or Quick File Size (Mac)
• Smart Crop (auto 16:9 framing on non-standard displays)
• Square (1:1) crop mode for LinkedIn and Instagram
• Vertical (9:16) crop mode for Reels, Shorts, and TikTok
• Toggle between full screen and thumbnail shots
• Live camera switching during recording
• Offline desktop recording
• No watermark

COMING SOON:

• Camera Only Source (camera resolution not bottlenecked by screen size)
• Sync Offset (Add a delay to fix any audio / video sync issues with external mic and DSLR)

Download

Simply download the free version of TimeBolt with Capture included. 

For smart video faster than you record there is only TimeBolt.