Comparisons

Website scroll video tools, compared

Free generators, screen recorders and browser extensions all make a website scroll video. Here is what each one actually lets you control, checked against their own pages.

Website scroll video tools compared
Tool	Formats	Quality	What you control	Pop-ups	Price
Website Scroll VideoURL renderer with a full editor	MP4, WebM, GIF	Up to 4K at 60 fps	Length, easing, pauses, hovers, loop	Removed automatically	51 free credits, then from $5
HowdyGoFree tool from an interactive demo platform	MP4, WebM, GIF	Not listed	Shape only	Not listed	Free
FolgeFree online tool	WebM	24 fps	Shape only, timing automatic	Not listed	Listed as free
TellaFree tool from a screen recording app	MP4	1440 × 900	None, up to about 20 s	Banners, ads, trackers blocked	Free, 5 an hour
Screen StudiomacOS screen recorder	MP4, GIF	Up to 4K at 60 fps	Zoom and cursor; you scroll	Recorded as on screen	$9 to $29 a month
Chrome extensionsScroll-recording browser extensions	Varies	Your tab’s size	Automated scroll, varies	Varies	Free to freemium
Link to VideoOnline URL-to-video tool	MP4	Up to 1080p at 30 fps	Three speeds, up to 60 s	Not listed	10 credits a recording

From each tool’s own pages. “Not listed” means the page does not say. Select a name for the full comparison.

Head to head

Each comparison goes feature by feature and says when the other tool is the better pick.

Website Scroll Video vs HowdyGoFree tool from an interactive demo platformA free, no-settings generator from an interactive demo platform, against a full scroll video editor.Compare
Website Scroll Video vs FolgeFree online toolA free, fully automatic WebM generator at 24 fps, against MP4, WebM and GIF with every setting yours.Compare
Website Scroll Video vs TellaFree tool from a screen recording appA free, no-login MP4 of up to about 20 seconds at one size, against a scroll video you direct.Compare
Website Scroll Video vs Screen StudiomacOS screen recorderA polished macOS screen recorder with auto zoom, against a URL renderer that calculates the scroll.Compare
Website Scroll Video vs Chrome extensionsScroll-recording browser extensionsExtensions that record your own tab while scrolling it, against a renderer that does the work on a server.Compare
Website Scroll Video vs Link to VideoOnline URL-to-video toolA credit-based URL recorder with three speeds and 30 fps MP4, against a renderer with every setting exposed.Compare

Four kinds of tool make a website scroll video

URL renderers open the page on a server and build the video from it. Nothing to install, an even scroll, but public pages only. Website Scroll Video, Folge, HowdyGo, Tella and Link to Video all work this way, with very different amounts of control.
Screen recorders capture what your screen shows while you scroll. They reach any page and any interaction, and the scroll is as even as your hand. Screen Studio is the polished end of this; OBS and the recorders built into macOS and Windows are the free end.
Browser extensions automate the scroll inside your own tab and record it, so they can capture pages you are signed in to. See Chrome extensions.
Mockup and demo tools solve neighbouring problems: putting footage on a 3D device, or turning a product flow into a clickable tour. They pair with a scroll video rather than replace one.

If you are not sure which approach suits the job, the best ways to record a website and screen recording against a URL renderer go through it.

Others worth knowing about

URLtoVideo (urltovideo.com) is a free online tool with step-based scroll settings, pauses between steps and several output containers.
Alion Tech Studio’s scroll video generator captures a URL on its service, or takes an uploaded full-page screenshot, then composes the video in your own browser inside a browser or phone mockup.
Screenshot and capture APIs such as Urlbox offer scrolling video as an API call, for developers generating videos in bulk.
Rotato animates screenshots and footage on 3D devices on the Mac, and pairs well with a scroll video as its source.

We have not written full comparisons for these yet. Each is described from its own pages.

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Questions,
answered

Picking a tool, and how these comparisons were made.

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What is the best tool to make a website scroll video?

For a public page, a URL renderer gives the evenest scroll with the least work. Website Scroll Video exposes the most settings: length, easing, frame rate, resolution up to 4K, pauses, hovers, pop-up removal and frames. Free generators such as Tella’s or HowdyGo’s are quicker if you need no control. For private pages or product demos with clicks, use a screen recorder.

Is there a free website scroll video generator?

Several. Tella, HowdyGo and Folge each offer one free, with few or no settings. Website Scroll Video gives new accounts free credits once, with no card, and never watermarks a video.

How were these comparisons made?

Each one describes the other tool from its own website, on the date shown on its page, and links to the pages used. Where a page does not mention a feature, the table says “Not listed” rather than “No”. If something has changed, write to us and we will correct it.

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