Can I vibecode Tella?

YES · one-shottable

price $13/moyou'd save $156/yrbuild time weekendcategory 📹 screen recordingreplaced by 5 people

For solo async clips, a recorder plus lightweight trimming and hosted share page can be vibecoded; the paid app wins on design polish and templates.

the prompt

Build me a screen recorder with share pages to replace Tella. Requirements:

- A local web page (Node + Express on localhost:4600) using getDisplayMedia +
  getUserMedia: record screen and webcam together, webcam as a circular overlay in
  the bottom-left, captured with MediaRecorder to webm.
- After recording, a trim step: set in/out points on a simple timeline, preview,
  then render the final 1080p H.264 MP4 with ffmpeg.
- One-click publish: rsync the MP4 to my VPS, where a tiny share app serves
  /v/<id>, a page with the player, title, and my name. Copy the URL to my clipboard.
- Share page extras: a poster frame extracted with ffmpeg for the og:image tag, and
  a view counter in SQLite. Nothing else on the page.
- Keep originals and renders in ~/Recordings/YYYY-MM-DD-<title>/.
- No accounts, no telemetry; the share pages are the only public surface.
- Out of scope: layout templates, zoom/pan effects, and a team library. Trim only,
  this is not an editor.
- README: browser screen-capture permissions, ffmpeg install, VPS + Caddy snippet
  for the share domain.

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why people still pay

They pay because they want a video that looks good without editing or deployment chores.

what you lose

xbeautiful layouts

xbrowser extension/native polish

xtemplates

xteam sharing

xreliable video hosting

share on X ↗"I just replaced Tella ($13/mo) with one prompt"

the escape hatch

Don't feel like building it? These folks already made it free.

RecordlyPolished screen-and-camera recordings with auto-zoom and editing; still visibly young around audio.20kjul 2026open source↗

ScreenityA browser extension that records forever, edits enough, then hands you a file or Drive link.19kjul 2026open source↗

no votes, no pay-to-list · just what's real

the numbers

Tella pricing

plan	monthly	annual (per mo)	what you get
pro	$26/user	$13/user	Unlimited videos; clips up to 6 hours; 106 languages; 4K; 60fps export only for videos up to 5 minutes
premium	$39/user	$19/user	Custom domain, domain restriction, white-labeling, 60fps and advanced analytics
enterprise	custom	—	Custom seats, SSO/SCIM, security, support and procurement

free tierno free tier; 7-day workspace trial allows unlimited recording, editing, export and sharing, but blocks uploads of existing videos and raw-recording export

billingmonthly + annual (50% lower); plan changes are prorated

hidden costsSSO/SCIM is an add-on on self-serve paid plans and included only with Enterprise; every user requires a paid seat.