The product
Tella records your screen, camera, microphone and system audio, then gives you an editor to turn the raw recording into something polished. Screen and camera are kept as separate tracks, so you can switch layouts after recording. Tella says its editing tools are made for regular people rather than video specialists, so you can start from a recording that already looks tidy and only fine-tune what you need.
The editing
Layouts, backgrounds and zoom effects are added automatically, and you can delete mistakes, filler words and silences by editing the transcript instead of a timeline. There are AI tools for cleaning up audio, and a built-in assistant that makes edits from a chat. Videos are hosted on Tella, with chapters, comments, reactions and viewer analytics.
Where it runs
Tella has a Mac app, a Windows app and a Chrome extension, and you can also record from the browser. Phones and tablets can watch and share videos, but editing needs a computer. Tella also plugs into Slack, Notion and Linear, so a video can turn into a help doc or a bug report.
Pricing
There is no free forever plan, but Tella offers a free trial so you can try it before paying. Paid plans are charged per person who records and edits, and annual billing costs less per month than paying monthly. People who only watch videos don’t need a paid seat. Check the pricing page for the current plans, as Tella charges in US dollars.
Who it suits
Tella is aimed at people who make videos others will judge: product demos, tutorials, sales videos, courses and video messages for a team. It also has a tool for moving videos across from Loom. You can cancel at any time, and the subscription simply stops at the end of the period you’ve paid for.