Record App Store preview videos for iOS apps with an agent
An open-source tool lets an agent integrate and run deterministic recording and editing of App Store preview videos for indie iOS developers. ·
Done with a custom-built or unnamed agent
- What they did
- The author built an open-source tool called retake for recording and cutting App Store preview videos. Sets, scenes, and edits are defined in JSON, with anchor points tied to actions performed in the recorded takes. You load an agent, ask it to integrate Retake, and describe which parts of the app to highlight. The environment (env vars, user defaults, files on disk) can be controlled.
- How it went
- The source gives no results or numbers. It claims one edit definition can produce both iPhone and iPad preview videos, and that videos can be rerecorded as the app changes.
Try it yourself with Claude Code
I'm an indie iOS developer with an app in [path to my Xcode project]. Set up an automated, repeatable way to record App Store preview videos of the main flows ([list 3 screens or flows]) in the simulator at the required App Store resolution, and trim and stitch them into one clip of [15-30] seconds. Finish when I can run a single command to regenerate the video and you've shown me the output file. Ask me before installing anything system-wide.
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Source: HN · Nov 11, 2026
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