RecordIt is a lightweight Mac and Windows screen-recording utility that captures sections of the screen and converts the recording into a shareable GIF or MP4 in a single click, designed to make quick visual explanations of software and workflow problems easy to drop into chat threads, emails, and documentation.
The product sits in the same lightweight category as more recent competitors like CleanShot X, Kap, and ScreenToGif, distinguished by its small footprint and the way it uploads completed recordings to a recordit.co–hosted URL as the default share path rather than asking the user to manage a video file locally. It runs a free unlimited tier with a paid Pro upgrade that removes branding and adds longer recording windows.
I use RecordIt for quick pieces of content, like the one included in 📝Our Chrome Extension doc.