Clowd vs Tella.

Tella is a cloud recorder and browser editor. Clowd records and edits on your own machine, for free.

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ClowdScreen capture, recording and editing

Price: FreeFree. No trial, no tiers, no watermark.
Status: Very active4.10.0 released Oct 19, 2026. In development since 2015.
Best for: Free and local-firstPer-segment speedCapture and OCR too

TellaCloud screen recorder and browser editor

Price: From $13/user/moPro $13 and Premium $19 per user per month, billed annually. No free plan; every workspace gets a 7-day trial.
Status: ActiveShips weekly. A new multi-track editor became the default in September 2026.
Best for: Creator demos and tutorialsTranscript editingEditing together

Feature by feature.

Every Tella verdict comes from its own documentation.

Clowd vs Tella: feature comparison
Feature	Clowd	Tella
Capture
Region capture	YesPress PrtScn and drag. Edges can be placed to the pixel while zoomed.	NoNo desktop screenshot tool.
Scrolling capture	YesRewinds to the top first, and sticky headers appear once. Scrolls whole windows, not panes inside them. Needs Accessibility permission on macOS.	PartialCan turn a web page or social-post URL into an image or scrolling video. Not desktop capture.
Text recognition (OCR)	YesOn-device. The text lifts off the capture so you can check it, then copy, search or share it. OCR and the AI effects need Windows or a Mac with Apple Silicon. Latin, Greek, Chinese and Japanese kana. Cyrillic and Korean aren’t supported yet.	No
Annotate
Image editor	YesEvery capture opens in the image editor. Objects stay editable and sessions autosave.	No
Record
Screen recording	YesRegion, window or screen, with a live frame-rate meter.	YesScreen and camera as separate tracks, up to 4K (the Windows app is beta and records a display or a single window).
GIF	YesAny recording converts to a GIF in one click from Recents.	PartialGenerates an animated GIF thumbnail (up to 30 s) from a video.
System audio	YesRecorded as its own track.	Yes
Microphone	YesRecorded as its own track, with a live level meter.	Yes
Webcam	YesRecorded as a separate track you place in the editor.	YesLayouts can be changed after recording.
Click effects	YesRipple, Pulse, Ring and Pressure effects, chosen after recording.	YesAnimated cursor with click spring and ripple effects (Mac and Windows app recordings only).
Keystroke overlay	Yes3D keycaps with a Shortcuts-only filter.	NoTella's docs recommend running a separate keystroke visualizer.
Edit
Trim and cut	YesTrim, split, ripple delete and Ctrl+K to split every track.	YesPlus transcript-based cuts and automatic silence removal.
Multi-track timeline	YesVideo, audio, text, image, zoom, speed, cursor and keyboard rows on one timeline.	YesZooms, effects, and overlays stack on separate timeline tracks.
Zoom effects	Yes1× to 5× with eased ramps. Zoom rows stack. Zooms are placed by hand with a fixed focus. There is no auto-zoom or cursor-follow.	YesZooms and screen effects, with motion blur.
Speed changes	Yes0.25× to 10× per segment, with pitch-corrected audio.	PartialOne export speed (0.5x to 2.5x) or a timelapse for the whole video on paid plans. No per-segment speed ramps documented.
AI background removal	YesBackground blur or removal behind a person. OCR and the AI effects need Windows or a Mac with Apple Silicon. The part that runs text recognition and the AI effects is GPL-3.0.	YesCamera cut-out and background blur or replace after recording. Live effects work in the web and extension recorders (the Mac app uses macOS effects, and the Windows app and Safari have none).
AI noise removal	YesSpeech Enhancer with a live strength dial. OCR and the AI effects need Windows or a Mac with Apple Silicon. The part that runs text recognition and the AI effects is GPL-3.0.	YesStudio Voice audio enhancement (Low or High).
Voice-over recording	YesCountdown, record against playback, takes land on their own Voice row.	PartialYou can add an audio file or re-record individual clips. Tella's FAQ says it can't record a voiceover onto an existing video or generate AI narration.
Cursor smoothing	NoNo cursor path smoothing.	YesPath smoothing, size, and 5 cursor styles (Mac and Windows app recordings only).
Backgrounds	Yes10 background styles, including animated ones.	YesBackgrounds and layouts.
Present
Draw on screen	Yes9 tools, click-through on Esc, an eraser and one undo history across monitors.	No
Share a region	YesAny rectangle, in any meeting app that can share a window. Blur or black it out live. Viewer frame rate is limited by the meeting app.	No
Share
Instant link	YesThe link is copied automatically. With accelerated uploads, the moment the upload starts.	YesShare links render instantly.
Your own storage	YesAmazon S3 and S3-compatible, Azure Blob, Cloudflare R2, Backblaze B2 and more.	PartialDirect social and YouTube publishing and a custom share-page domain (Premium), but no S3, FTP, or arbitrary host targets.
Platform & price
Windows	YesWindows 10 and later, x64 and ARM64.	YesWindows app (beta).
macOS	YesmacOS 13 and later, Apple Silicon and Intel. OCR and the AI effects need Windows or a Mac with Apple Silicon. Default hotkeys use PrtScn. Rebind them in Settings → Hotkeys on a Mac keyboard.	Yes
Linux	NoNot available yet.	PartialOnly through the browser recorder or Chrome extension.
Free	YesFree. No trial, no tiers, no watermark.	NoPaid plans only, with a 7-day trial.
Open source	YesMIT licensed. The part that runs text recognition and the AI effects is GPL-3.0.	No
Local-first	YesCaptures, OCR, AI effects and rendering run on your computer. Uploading is opt-in.	NoCloud-first editing and storage (raw exports are available).