> Screen recorders and screenshot tools that Claude Code, Codex, Cursor and other MCP clients can drive: Bingsu, Playwright MCP, Peekaboo and Screenpipe, side by side.

Source: https://bingsustudio.com/compare/screen-recorder-for-ai-agents/

# Screen recorders an AI agent can use

To let Claude Code, Codex, Cursor or another MCP client record your screen, use Bingsu: the agent records real windows, takes screenshots and gets back a checked video file, after you allow it once. Playwright MCP records only the browser it drives. Peekaboo takes Mac screenshots. Screenpipe records all day so an agent can search it.

## The options

| Tool | Records | Agent gets | Pick it when |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Bingsu | On a Mac, any window, app, display or area, with sound and camera. | A checked video, screenshots, a transcript and a share page, through 17 MCP tools or a command line. | The agent should show its work, record a bug or make a demo of a real app. [Source](https://bingsustudio.com/agents/) |
| Playwright MCP | The browser it drives. | A WebM video with the devtools capability, and screenshots. | The agent tests a web page in its own browser. [Source](https://playwright.dev/mcp/tools/video) |
| Peekaboo | Screenshots of Mac windows and screens. | Pictures, or answers about them from a vision model. | The agent needs to look at a Mac app, not film it. [Source](https://github.com/steipete/Peekaboo) |
| Screenpipe | Your screen and audio all day. | Search over what was on screen and said. | The agent should recall what you did earlier. [Source](https://github.com/mediar-ai/screenpipe) |

Checked in October 2026. Something out of date? Write to [hello@bingsustudio.com](mailto:hello@bingsustudio.com).

## Questions

### How can Claude Code record my screen?

Install Bingsu, add it to Claude Code with the command below, then ask Claude Code to record a window. Bingsu asks you once before it can record the screen.

```
claude mcp add --scope user bingsu -- /Applications/Bingsu.app/Contents/Helpers/bingsu mcp
```

### Can an agent take a screenshot with Bingsu?

Yes. The bingsu_screenshot tool returns the picture of a window or display, so the agent can check what it is about to record.

[All comparisons](https://bingsustudio.com/compare/)

## Next time, *show* it.

Record it once and send a link. Or let your agent do the recording.

[Download](https://bingsustudio.com/download/#all) [Connect your agent](https://bingsustudio.com/agents/#connect)