# Scrawl — AI Coding Tool Review & Pricing

> Scrawl is a screen-capture tool for showing a coding agent a problem instead of describing it. You press a shortcut, talk, click around and draw on screen, and Scrawl packs the recording, voice and marks into a compact bundle an agent can read: an annotated contact sheet, keyframes, a time-aligned transcript and a structured manifest.

Source: https://ai.dosa.dev/tools/scrawl · Updated Oct 23, 2026 · Category: Developer Productivity & Workflow · Published by dosa.dev

## At a glance

- **Tool**: Scrawl
- **Company**: Kit Langton
- **Category**: [Developer Productivity & Workflow](https://ai.dosa.dev/category/productivity)
- **Pricing model**: Open Source
- **Official website**: https://scrawl.kitlangton.com

## Key features

- One shortcut (`⌥⇧S`) to record an area, window, screen or cabled iPhone with voice and on-screen drawing
- Agent-ready bundle: `contact-sheet.png`, full-resolution keyframes, `summary.md` transcript/timeline and `scrawl.json`
- Agent skill for Claude Code, OpenCode, Codex and others via `bunx skills add kitlangton/scrawl`
- `scrawl` CLI to zoom into moments, pull frame ranges, inspect marks and export shareable MP4s
- Direct hand-off of captures into an OpenCode session with `scrawl send`
- Native Rust/GPUI app for Apple silicon Macs, with Windows and Linux previews

## Pricing

**Model**: Open Source

Free and open source under the MIT license; download the DMG or install with `brew install --cask kitlangton/tap/scrawl`. Windows and Linux builds are free previews.

## Who it is for

- **Best for**: Developers who regularly explain UI bugs or visual behaviour to coding agents and want to replace long text descriptions with narrated, annotated captures.
- **Not ideal for**: Windows or Linux users who need a signed, stable build, or teams wanting general-purpose screen recording; the full experience targets macOS 15+ on Apple silicon.

## Verdict

A clever, well-crafted bridge between what you see and what your agent can read, from a respected developer; best on macOS today.

## Recent updates

Published on October 14, 2026 and passed 700 GitHub stars and 18 contributors within nine days; v0.3.13 and new Linux preview builds shipped on October 22, 2026.

## Frequently asked questions

### Is Scrawl free?

Yes - Scrawl is Open Source. Free and open source under the MIT license; download the DMG or install with `brew install --cask kitlangton/tap/scrawl`. Windows and Linux builds are free previews.

### Is Scrawl open source?

Yes - Scrawl is open source. Free and open source under the MIT license; download the DMG or install with `brew install --cask kitlangton/tap/scrawl`. Windows and Linux builds are free previews.

### Who is Scrawl best for?

Developers who regularly explain UI bugs or visual behaviour to coding agents and want to replace long text descriptions with narrated, annotated captures.

### Who is Scrawl not ideal for?

Windows or Linux users who need a signed, stable build, or teams wanting general-purpose screen recording; the full experience targets macOS 15+ on Apple silicon.

### What are the best Scrawl alternatives?

The closest Scrawl alternatives on ai.dosa.dev are Pieces for Developers, agenttrace, Vibe Kanban - all listed under Developer Productivity & Workflow.

### Who makes Scrawl?

Scrawl is developed by Kit Langton. It is listed in the Developer Productivity & Workflow category on ai.dosa.dev.

## Top alternatives

- [Pieces for Developers](https://ai.dosa.dev/tools/pieces-for-developers) (Freemium) — Developers and teams who need to manage disparate workflow context, revisit past coding decisions, and maintain consistent documentation across multiple tools and projects.
- [agenttrace](https://ai.dosa.dev/tools/agenttrace) (Open Source) — Developers who need a privacy-conscious way to audit, monitor, and diagnose the behavior, costs, and performance of various AI coding agents locally.
- [Vibe Kanban](https://ai.dosa.dev/tools/vibe-kanban) (Free) — Solo developers and individual power users who need to run multiple AI coding agents in parallel while managing separate git worktrees and tasks locally.
- [ai-memory](https://ai.dosa.dev/tools/ai-memory) (Open Source) — Developers who frequently switch between multiple AI coding agents or machines and want a unified, persistent knowledge base that survives session ends and tool switches.
- [smolvm](https://ai.dosa.dev/tools/smolvm) (Open Source) — Running untrusted code, powering coding agents with persistent/resettable workspaces, and deploying portable VM-based workloads that require a real Linux kernel.
- [coop](https://ai.dosa.dev/tools/coop) (Open Source) — Security-conscious developers who want to run autonomous coding agents on real projects without risking host machine compromise.
- Full alternatives guide: https://ai.dosa.dev/tools/scrawl/alternatives