OpenScreen
io.github.getopenscreen/openscreen
About OpenScreen
OpenScreen is an MCP server published by the GitHub account getopenscreen. Screen recorder and video editor. Agents record, trim, zoom, caption, add effects and export.
It asks for no keys or passwords.
Version 2.1.1 was published on 18 October 2026, and the source code is public, so you can read it before installing.
Written from the registry entry. 4 automated checks on registry metadata: 2 pass, 0 warn, 0 fail, 2 info. How we check.
What it asks for
This server declares no environment variables, so it asks for no keys or settings.
Checks
| Check | Result | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| Source repository linked | Pass | https://github.com/getopenscreen/openscreen |
| Secrets requested | Info | Asks for no secrets |
| Namespace ownership | Info | Name verified via GitHub account getopenscreen |
| Registry text aimed at the AI | Pass | Description and settings contain no hidden characters or instructions to the AI |
Popularity & health: 69 / 100
Worked out from public numbers and our own checks, not from user reviews or ratings. It says how used and how looked-after a server is, not whether it is safe.
358 forks, 897 merged pull requests. Sources: GitHub, npm, PyPI (pypistats.org) and Hacker News (Algolia), fetched 2026-10-31.
What people say
1 Hacker News thread linking to the source code. We link to them and copy nothing.
- OpenScreen, the open-source Screen Studio alternative, has a new maintainer 2 points, 1 comments, 2026-09-01
Look further: search Reddit, search Hacker News, read its GitHub issues. These are not reviews we checked.
Facts
| Registry name | io.github.getopenscreen/openscreen |
|---|---|
| Publisher | GitHub account getopenscreen |
| How the name is verified | Name verified via GitHub account getopenscreen. The registry ties the name prefix to that account or domain; it does not check the code. |
| Type | Local: runs on your machine from a package |
| Version | 2.1.1 |
| Published | |
| Last updated | |
| Source repository | https://github.com/getopenscreen/openscreen |
| Website | https://getopenscreen.com |
| Category | AI & media generation (assigned by keyword rule, not by hand) |
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