Changelog

All the latest new features, fixes, and improvements.

1.12.2

March 9, 2026

Cursor double click animation & camera preview fixes

FIXES

• Fixed issue where cursor double click wouldn't animate
• Fixed issue where selected camera & camera preview wouldn't be synced when opening Motion

1.12.1

March 8, 2026

Code signing of Motion Software's binaries

IMPROVEMENTS

• Motion Software's "exe" and "dll" binary files have been code signed under "Omital Group LLC"

1.12.0

March 7, 2026

Web Camera, Microphone and Captions support & improved cursor movements

NEW

• Add support for web camera recording
• Add support for microphone audio recording
• Add captions through AI generation
• Add web camera configurations: position, size, roundness, hide, mirror & size during zoom
• Add microphone configurations: volume & mute
• Add captions configurations: language, AI model to use (base, small, medium), hide, size, transcript editor, delete transcript & export SRT
• Add automatic web camera and microphone device recognition
• Add audio visualizer when a microphone is selected

FIXES

• Video timeline playhead is now correctly positioned on trimmed projects
• Fixed issue where the "Esc" key would hijack the OS one
• Exporting a video using background blur no longer generates a vignette effect
• Fixed issue where exporting a video on 30 or 24 FPS would cause inconsistent results
• Fixed issue on long recordings where Motion would not wait for source video processing

IMPROVEMENTS

• Cursor movements are now smoother
• Cursor dragging is now more accurate
• Cursor click spring physics animation is now more responsive
• Increased performance on some configuration components e.g. sliders & color picker

1.11.1

December 19, 2025

Enhancements & fixes on zoom animations and export engine optimization

FIXES

• Increase the preciseness of zoom split timings when adding new ones
• Fixed issue where a direct neighbor of a zoom split would not be recognized
• Fixed bug if start of video was trimmed, cursor first frame position would not be the correct one
• Profile image now falls back to default if user does not have one

IMPROVEMENTS

• Zooms are now incremental based on zoom level which allows for more creativity & smoothness and better visuals
• Export engine has been optimized in various areas

1.11.0

November 27, 2025

Background settings: wallpaper, gradient, color & image

NEW

• Add background settings: wallpaper, gradient, color & image
• Add inset: size, color & opacity
• Add cursor sets: macOS & macOS Tahoe
• Add 31 new background wallpapers from Raycast

FIXES

• Fixed issue where padding "0" would cause empty gap around video
• Video zoom on "auto" aspect ratio has been fixed for better positioning
• Watermark on free plan exported videos is now shown proportionally to video resolution

IMPROVEMENTS

• Rounded corners are now shaped in a form of a "squircle"
• Reworked the shadow setting for better visuals

1.10.0

October 10, 2025

Video trimming, merging & playback speed

NEW

• Add cut & trim to video clips, delete unwanted sections & resize splits
• Add clip split merge: prevent a cluttered timeline full of separate clips
• Add option to hide the cursor on specific clip splits
• Add video playback speed on preview mode: x1, x2, x4, and x8

FIXES

• Fixed issue where cursor would be shown disproportionately due to aspect ratio
• Fixed video time not updating if there was a series of unchanged frames
• Fixed side panel options not being correctly selected after switching from a timeline split
• Fixed issue where 2 zoom splits next to each other would unintentionally create a small gap

IMPROVEMENTS

• Improved transition & load of the video background
• Separation of timeline splits are now represented more accurately
• Timeline split handles are now shown in a more intuitive way when resizing

1.9.0

September 27, 2025

Background blur & export engine overhaul

NEW

• Add option to customize blur level of the background

FIXES

• Fixed issue when using Smart Compression where the export would halt

IMPROVEMENTS

• Complete rework & huge optimizations on the export engine
• Exported videos' quality is now a lot better

1.8.0

September 19, 2025

Presets, area recording & Tahoe backgrounds

NEW

• Add presets: create, preview, update, rename, delete & share (.motionpresets)
• Add to area recording: guidelines, resize handles, and drag
• Add new macOS Tahoe backgrounds

FIXES

• Fixed "auto" aspect ratio proportions around video

1.7.0

August 24, 2025

Advanced cursor visibility & behavior controls

NEW

• Add option to always show the cursor of type pointer (arrow)
• Add option to completely hide the cursor from preview & export engine
• Add option to optimize frequent cursor changes, reduces distraction when cursor type would change rapidly
• Add option to adjust how much the cursor rotates when it moves horizontally based on cursor velocity

1.6.0

August 18, 2025

Timeline zoom, scrolling & UI redesign

NEW

• Add timeline zoom which shows the amount of current visible seconds
• Add mouse scroll wheel to timeline to scroll horizontally
• Add zoom level & zoom mode details to zoom split

FIXES

• Fixed issue where automatic zoom split would not recalculate accordingly
• Fixed when deleting a zoom split, or deselecting now automatically selects the side panel
• Fixed issue where "Escape" key would not register on split delete

IMPROVEMENTS

• Complete redesign of the timeline: playhead, makers, splits & tracks
• Timeline splits' collisions have been improved
• Cursor type now locks when interacting with timeline splits
• Dragging of timeline splits has been improved to have a more intuitive feel
• Heavily improved performance on sliders & zoom mode area

1.5.0

August 5, 2025

Smart compression & enhanced cursor animations

NEW

• Add "Smart compression" toggle to export, heavily reduces file size while keeping quality, but it is CPU intensive

FIXES

• Fixed click sync, it would sometimes erroneously maintain a pressed down state in the preview engine
• Fixed titlebar bug where it would sometimes show in the screen area select & menu

IMPROVEMENTS

• Cursor quality has been improved in preview & export engine
• Better video export quality
• Improve the click animation & timing, it is now more realistic & faster
• Heavily enhanced mouse movements animation
• Automatic file cleaning in "motion" temp directory

1.4.0

August 1, 2025

Project management: rename & delete support

NEW

• Ability to delete the currently opened Motion Software project
• Ability to rename the currently opened Motion Software project

FIXES

• Fixed zoom levels no longer show large decimals on some occasions

IMPROVEMENTS

• Cursor is now shown outside the video frame on the rendering & export engine

1.3.0

July 29, 2025

Save & load projects, free export & safety features

NEW

• Save your Motion project, and load it through a ".motion" file
• Allow export for the free plan, which includes a watermark
• Add "folder" icon button which on clicked, shows Motion's previous projects in file system
• User will now be presented an "Unsaved Changes" confirmation screen when exiting Motion to prevent data loss

FIXES

• Updated Motion's titlebar icon to its latest version

IMPROVEMENTS

• Optimize the cleanup process of removing TEMP projects when exiting Motion
• Renamed the first paid plan from "Standard" to "Premium"

1.2.1

July 11, 2025

Export bitrate options & faster timeline seeking

FIXES

• Adjusted the export bitrate quality levels, new options: low, standard, high, ultra
• Small change to Motion's desktop icon

IMPROVEMENTS

• Complete rework when seeking the video using the timeline, way more performant & fast

1.2.0

July 7, 2025

Engine upgrades: better sync & GPU performance

FIXES

• Fixed video not restarting when playing video at the very end of playback
• Fixed cursor not being shown at its correct position when "jumping to start"

IMPROVEMENTS

• More accurate synchronization between cursor and video
• Upgraded, and optimized the preview & export engines, these are now faster & more performant for the GPU

1.1.2

July 2, 2025

High-res icons & application size reduction

FIXES

• Added Motion desktop icon support resolution from 16x16 up to 256x256

IMPROVEMENTS

• Core binaries allowed Motion application size to go from 485 MB to 354 MB

1.1.1

June 27, 2025

Multi-instance loading fixes & core optimizations

FIXES

• Fixed project not loading correctly when opening multiple Motion instances

IMPROVEMENTS

• Removed 2 dependencies in favor of a simplified custom built library & native module

1.1.0

June 25, 2025

Multi-instance support & authentication sync

NEW

• Open multiple Motion instances at a time

FIXES

• Fixed major exporting engine issue which prevented the export of videos
• Fixed authentication session propagation issue, now it syncs across multiple instances
• Fixed issue where authentication session would not persist when opening Motion

IMPROVEMENTS

• Cursor & video synchronicity is now more accurate

1.0.0

June 23, 2025

Initial release: recording, editing & exporting

NEW

• Select display, or area to record
• Stop, cancel, and restart recording
• Open existing projects
• Select wallpapers (Windows & MacOS)
• Edit padding, rounded corners, aspect ratio & shadow
• Edit cursor size, cursor movement, zoom movement
• Video timeline, play, pause, go to beginning, go to end controls
• Hover over timeline to preview animation
• Add zooms on video, adjust manual position & zoom level
• Automatic zoom splits on initial recording creation
• Authentication via Google & magic links, and sign out
• Export video as: MP4
• Export configurations: FPS, Resolution, and Quality Level