Scrawl
Scrawl is a screen recorder that lets you show an agent a problem by marking up and narrating your screen, for developers using coding agents.
What it is good for
- Showing a coding agent a bug instead of describing it
- Sending screen recordings with voice and annotations to an AI assistant
- Pointing an AI to a specific part of a screen recording
At a glance
- Who it is for
- Setup
- Install a desktop app or browser extension
Level 3 of 5. Download and install it like any other app or extension.
- Cost
- Free and open source
- Type
- Skill or plugin
- Tasks
- Works with
- Claude Code, OpenCode, Codex, Homebrew
Momentum
- Rank this week
- Not ranked (last #33, week 43, 2026)
- Best rank
- #33 week 43, 2026
- GitHub stars
- 847
GitHub numbers as of Nov 2, 2026. Updated weekly.
Ranking history
Official links
Setup steps are on the official pages. We do not repeat them here, since they change.
Questions
- Is Scrawl free?
- Yes. It is free and open source (MIT license).
- Do I need to know how to code to use Scrawl?
- No. Download and install it like any other app or extension.
- What does Scrawl work with?
- According to its own documentation, it works with Claude Code, OpenCode, Codex, and Homebrew.
- What is Scrawl good for?
- Showing a coding agent a bug instead of describing it, sending screen recordings with voice and annotations to an AI assistant, and pointing an AI to a specific part of a screen recording.
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