# Zight review (2026)

Source: https://thebestscreenrecorder.com/reviews/zight/
By Sam Fisher, updated October 6, 2026. Part of The Best Screen Recorder (https://thebestscreenrecorder.com/). Method: https://thebestscreenrecorder.com/how-we-test/

Zight, formerly CloudApp, records your screen, takes screenshots and makes GIFs, then shares them as links. It suits support and product teams.

## At a glance

- Score: 8.2/10 as a video messaging tool
- Best for: You answer support questions with quick videos and annotated screenshots and want both in one library.
- Works on: Windows, Mac, iPhone
- Free recording: 5 min per video
- Watermark when free: Not documented
- Price: From $12.95/mo (Create plan, $119.40 per user billed yearly ($12.95 billed monthly). Prices from zight.com/pricing, 6 Oct 2026.)
- Max resolution: 4K
- Made by: Zight, Inc (https://zight.com)
- Last checked: October 2026

## Plans

- Share: free, free. 5-minute videos, 720p, 1 GB storage
- Create: $12.95/month, $119.4/year. Unlimited recording time, up to 4K
- Collaborate: $15/month, $144/year. Unlimited AI, branding, advanced analytics
- Scale: n/a, n/a. Talk to sales; SSO, SCIM, HIPAA

## Subscores

- Sharing: 10.0/10
- Recording features: 10.0/10
- Editing: 7.0/10
- Free plan: 5.0/10
- Value for money: 7.0/10
- Ease of use: 9.0/10
- Platforms: 5.0/10

## What we like

- Records system audio and microphone together on Mac and Windows
- Share link is on your clipboard when you stop; viewers need no account
- Screenshots, GIFs and video requests in the same app

## What to watch

- Free plan: 5-minute recordings in 720p
- Chrome extension records at most 720p
- Trim and cut only; not a timeline editor


## Our verdict

Zight combines a screen recorder, a screenshot tool and a GIF maker. You record a region, a window or the full screen with your camera, and the link is on your clipboard when you stop. Viewers open it in a browser without an account. System audio works on both Mac and Windows, and paid plans record up to 4K with no length limit.

The free Share plan is enough to try it: recordings stop at 5 minutes and are 720p. Create removes the length limit for $119.40 a year. Editing covers trim, cut, split, merge and annotations; it is not a timeline editor.

If you mostly send video updates and want viewer insights, compare it with [Loom](/reviews/loom/). If you want a more capable editor or open source, look at [Cap](/reviews/cap/). For screenshots alone, [Snagit](/reviews/snagit/) or [ShareX](/reviews/sharex/) may be enough.