Zight captures screen recordings, screenshots and GIFs, and collects videos and logs by request link. Free plan; paid plans from $9.95/user/month.
Researched and fact-checked by Bartu Cavusoglu · Updated October 26, 2026
Zight is a visual communication platform built on the idea of showing something instead of typing it out. It captures what is on a screen as a video recording, a screenshot, or a GIF, and shares the result through a secure link. The company says more than 5 million people use it, and it reports a 4.6 rating on G2 from over 1,200 reviews.
Beyond capture, Zight works in both directions. You can send a request link so someone else records their screen or sends back a file or image, with no account or install on their end. AI then turns recordings into reusable documentation such as summaries, chapters, and step-by-step guides.
A user records or captures from the Mac app, the Windows app, the Chrome extension, or the iOS app. The recording is stored in the workspace and shared by link. Annotation, trimming, splitting, merging, and blur tools let you clean up the result before sending it.
For collecting information, you paste a request link into a ticket or chat. The recipient clicks it, records their screen, and the recording returns to you, with console logs attached when log collection is set up. Zight can also join calendar meetings, record them, and return notes and action items.
The capture tools include a screen recorder with system audio, a webcam recorder, screenshots with a scrolling option, annotation with shapes, arrows, text, and stickers, and GIFs that autoplay in Slack, Notion, and email. Redaction is built in, and the Chrome extension offers automatic detection of personal information.
The AI layer generates transcripts in more than 50 languages, titles, captions, summaries, chapters, and step-by-step guides. Smart Actions handle jobs such as documenting a bug report from a recording. An MCP server lets Claude, ChatGPT, or Cursor read recordings, transcripts, and console logs, and analytics track views and engagement.
Zight is a visual communication platform that captures screen recordings, screenshots, and GIFs and shares them with a secure link. It can also request videos, files, and logs back from other people, and AI turns recordings into summaries and step-by-step guides.
Zight has a free Share plan at $0. Create costs $9.95 per user per month and Collaborate costs $12 per user per month, both billed annually. The Scale plan is for organizations of 10 or more and requires contacting sales.
Yes. The Share plan is free and includes video recording, Video Requests, screenshots, and 15-second GIFs. Recording quality is limited to 720p, and 5 Video Requests are available per month.
No. Zight states that no account or install is required on the recipient's side. They click the request link and record their screen. Optional technical-log collection needs setup.
Zight lists Zendesk, Intercom, Slack, Jira, and Salesforce Service Cloud, with ServiceNow coming soon. An MCP server also lets Claude, ChatGPT, and Cursor read Zight recordings, transcripts, and logs.
Zight says it is SOC 2 Type II certified and lists GDPR and SOC 2 Type II compliance on Collaborate. The Scale plan adds HIPAA compliance with a BAA, SSO/SCIM, and custom data retention. Blur and redaction tools are built in.
Zight suits teams that explain the same things repeatedly, such as customer support, customer success, engineering, and training teams. It also fits small businesses and remote teams that want recordings in place of meetings.
Zight offers a desktop app for Mac and Windows, a Chrome extension, and an iOS mobile app. All four are included on every plan, including the free one.