Jake Manger

A broke PhD student turned indie developer building software like a madman
(new) ($5k/mo) ($57/mo) +3 RIP

[Jake Manger @JakeManger]

I made an app to make screen recordings like an Apple Ad

And it just crossed 70 paying users in its first 3 days!

[Jake Manger @JakeManger]

@utkarshbuilds_ Finding a similar thing. Are you writing blogs, different landing pages or something else?

[Jake Manger @JakeManger]

Working on the annotation part of ShotGlass

Got arrow, line, text, rectangles, circles, cursors.

What else do you want added?

[Jake Manger @JakeManger]

I built a screen recorder that turns your janky demos into Apple keynote quality videos

the problem every builder faces: you ship something amazing but the demo looks like trash (we're talking 2014 screencapture vibes)

ShotGlass fixes this by recording your screen and making it look cinematic automatically

what you get:

> screen recording + screenshots in the same tool (no juggling apps)
> each window records as its own layer so you can move things around after
> 3D environments, custom backgrounds, and camera effects that make it feel cinematic
> zoom controls (smooth or instant), transitions, cursor styles, and background replacement
> built-in audio mixer so you can layer music and voiceover
> clean 2D mode if you want simple polish without the fancy stuff

you can even drop your recording into a 3D macbook shell and it looks identical to those slick apple presentations

making a professional demo normally means one of three options: grind for hours in premiere, hire someone expensive, or post something ugly and cross your fingers

with this you just hit record and the tool does the heavy lifting

whether you're launching on product hunt, building a landing page, pitching investors, or submitting to the app store, your demo is what people judge first

and honestly it's usually the worst part of most launches

this solves it without needing to learn video editing

[Jake Manger @JakeManger]

Making a screen recording 3D has never been easier

[Jake Manger @JakeManger]

I built a screen recorder that turns Mac demos into cinematic shots

2 weeks in and 159 people have bought it

It records your screen with 3D camera effects, virtual backgrounds, and a full timeline editor

Makes your product demos look way more professional without spending hours in Premiere or After Effects

[Jake Manger @JakeManger]

Making a screen recording 3D has never been easier

[Jake Manger @JakeManger]

@nickventuri Was me for a while 😅

[Jake Manger @JakeManger]

I built a screen recorder that turns Mac demos into cinematic shots

2 weeks in and 159 people have bought it

It records your screen with 3D camera effects, virtual backgrounds, and a full timeline editor

Makes your product demos look way more professional without spending hours in Premiere or After Effects

[Jake Manger @JakeManger]

@tryjamesdarin Let me know if you have a feature request!

[Jake Manger @JakeManger]

@DODOREACH nope, shotglass. ss can't do 3d like above

[Jake Manger @JakeManger]

@shawnRYUsmith Glad to hear. Send them via chat here on X or to the support email: [email protected] (it's in the FAQ of the site if you ever need to find it).

Lots of updates are coming so I may already be working on it, but it's always great to hear to know what to prioritise first

[Jake Manger @JakeManger]

@anton_build Thank you! It's been a huge boost

[Jake Manger @JakeManger]

@benaratame Glad to hear it!

[Jake Manger @JakeManger]

@dzhohola yep, all automatically generated! The above video is literally the workflow needed:
- select the windows, screen or area
- do your thing and press stop
- add a 3d section

then you get the full 3d view and auto zooms. Everythings customisable there too

[Jake Manger @JakeManger]

You can try it free here https://t.co/OQgbdj8R2y

Only pay when you're ready to export

[Jake Manger @JakeManger]

@sergeynazarovx Any sales or just people looking to copy?

[Jake Manger @JakeManger]

They just released Tony Stark glasses for real life and I had no idea

[Stijn Spanhove @stspanho]

🏃‍♂️ I've gamified my own run so I can race my own ghost with the Meta Ray-Ban Display.

I built a web app for the glasses, loaded a previous GPX from Strava, and dropped game mechanics on top.

Pick up coins when you keep pace, sprint zones reward extra points if you push, and a mini leaderboard on the lens shows how you're tracking against your past self in real time.

Best part: it actually works. Seeing your ghost 20 m ahead is a way stronger nudge than any number on a watch. 😅

[Jake Manger @JakeManger]

@stspanho This is f@$&ing awesome

[Jake Manger @JakeManger]

Hmm could be an issue but always worth experimenting. I A B tested it myself on two versions of the site for a while just in case.

I have a super simple object as a lookup table in a js file for my local pricing on the landing page. Paddle let you manually set the price per country so it stays fixed (i think stripe can too)

I just use the X-Vercel-IP-Country header to lookup it and it’s super simple