# ShowTake

> ShowTake is a Mac app (macOS 26 Tahoe or later) with a built-in MCP server that films demo videos of the user's own iOS (Simulator) and Mac apps while their coding agent drives them, then exports App Store previews, App Store screenshot sets at every required size, launch kits (Product Hunt gallery and thumbnail, link preview, X and LinkedIn cards with a README of what to upload where) and social cuts. Recordings never leave the Mac.

Coding agents: to install and set up ShowTake for your user, follow the playbook at https://showtake.app/agents.md. It covers the system check, install (Homebrew or notarized download), MCP registration for Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Gemini CLI and VS Code, macOS permissions, a first demo and the in-agent upgrade (the MCP tool `upgrade` returns a checkout link; after payment the app activates itself).

## Start here

- [Agent setup playbook](https://showtake.app/agents.md): the exact procedure for a coding agent setting up ShowTake on the user's Mac
- [Home](https://showtake.app/index.md): what ShowTake does, install commands, FAQ
- [Pricing](https://showtake.app/pricing.md): plans, plan ids, what Pro unlocks

## Docs

- [Install ShowTake](https://showtake.app/docs/install.md): Download or brew-install ShowTake and check the first launch. Everything iOS needs is built in.
- [Connect your coding agent](https://showtake.app/docs/mcp-setup.md): Add the ShowTake MCP server to any AI agent. Examples for popular agents below.
- [Write good demo prompts](https://showtake.app/docs/prompts.md): What to ask your agent for, so the first take is the one you keep.
- [Flows and replays](https://showtake.app/docs/flows.md): Save a clean take as a flow and re-shoot it for a new build, language or device with no agent.
- [Export presets and App Store rules](https://showtake.app/docs/export-presets.md): Every output size ShowTake renders, what Pro adds, and the App Preview rules the validator enforces.
- [Launch assets and App Store screenshots](https://showtake.app/docs/launch-assets.md): The launch kit and App Store screenshot sets ShowTake exports from one take, every size with its source, and what to upload where.
- [Demo mode for apps with a login](https://showtake.app/docs/demo-mode.md): Get past sign-in screens and show realistic data with launch arguments, environment variables and seed data.
- [macOS permissions](https://showtake.app/docs/permissions.md): Which permissions ShowTake needs, why, and how to grant them.
- [License and activation](https://showtake.app/docs/license.md): Enter a key, move it between Macs, renew, and what happens offline.
- [Troubleshooting](https://showtake.app/docs/troubleshooting.md): Every error ShowTake's tools return, what it means and the exact fix, plus the doctor check your agent runs first.
- [Send feedback and bug reports](https://showtake.app/docs/feedback.md): Report a bug, ask a question or suggest an idea from ShowTake or through your coding agent, with recordings, screenshots and diagnostics you choose to attach.
- [MCP tool reference](https://showtake.app/docs/tools.md): Every tool the ShowTake MCP server offers, with its parameters, generated from the server's own catalogue.

## Guides

- [A Screen Studio alternative for iPhone app demos](https://showtake.app/guides/screen-studio-alternative-for-iphone-apps.md): Screen Studio is a great screen recorder. For iOS app demos made by a coding agent, ShowTake takes a different route. Here is when to use which.
- [How to make a launch video with Claude Code](https://showtake.app/guides/launch-video-with-claude-code.md): Set up ShowTake once, then ask Claude Code for a launch video of your iOS or Mac app, with real footage, zooms and captions.
- [How to make an App Store preview video in 2026](https://showtake.app/guides/app-store-preview-video.md): The exact App Preview specs, the rules that get previews rejected, and three ways to make one, from the Simulator to an agent-driven take.
- [Matte alternative for agent-made app demos](https://showtake.app/guides/matte-alternative.md): Matte and ShowTake both let a coding agent make app videos through MCP. How they differ in approach, App Store output and price.

## Optional

- [Full text of all docs](https://showtake.app/llms-full.txt): the playbook, pricing and every docs page in one file
- [Privacy policy](https://showtake.app/privacy.md): what data ShowTake processes
- [Terms of sale](https://showtake.app/terms.md)
- [Refunds](https://showtake.app/refunds.md): all sales are final; try the Free plan first