Mantis — Private Screen Recorder for Bug Reports

Tracking since May 2, 2026.

Changelog

• May 19, 2026
  description

  **Capture bugs, not your entire browser**
  
  Mantis is a privacy-first bug recorder for QA engineers and developers. Capture video, console logs, network requests, and steps to reproduce — without giving access to all websites.
  
  🔒 BUILT FOR SECURITY-CONSCIOUS TEAMS
  Unlike tools that request “read and change all your data on all websites,” Mantis only works on the tab you choose, only when you click. No broad permissions. No passive browsing access.
  
  🔧 **CAPTURE THE FULL BUG CONTEXT**
  • **Video + console + network:** Record what happened on screen alongside local errors and requests.
  • **Auto-Trace:** Turn clicks and inputs into ready-to-paste Markdown or Jira steps.
  • **Live Obfuscation:** Blur or hide sensitive content before capture.
  • **Integrations:** Export to Jira, Linear, GitHub, and Slack.
  
  🏛 **OFFLINE / SOVEREIGN EXPORT**
  Need to keep data off third-party cloud? Export a local ZIP with video and structured logs, then share it through your internal tools. Your data stays under your control.
  
  🆓 **FREE TO START (SCOUT PLAN)**
  Scout includes 25 recordings per month, 5-minute captures, and 14-day auto-delete retention. Built to minimize stored data by default.
  
  Install Mantis — start capturing bugs in under 60 seconds.

  Mantis captures screen or tab video with console logs, network request metadata, browser errors, environment details, and steps to reproduce.
  
  For bug reports, QA handoffs, support investigations, and developer feedback.
  
  Record locally without an account. Your recording is saved on your device first. Upload to cloud only when you choose, or export a local ZIP.
  
  Core features:
  • Screen or tab recording
  • Console logs and browser errors
  • Network request metadata and status codes
  • Auto-Trace steps from clicks, navigation, and input events — without raw typed values
  • Screenshots, drawings, and annotations
  • Manual blur and hide tools before recording
  • Sanitized debug data before storage or export
  
  Privacy & control:
  • No sign-up for local capture
  • No broad always-on browsing access
  • Cloud upload is optional
  • Local ZIP export works without cloud upload
  
  Free Scout:
  • Unlimited local recordings up to 5 minutes each
  • Unlimited ZIP exports
  • Full sanitized debug context
  • 10 cloud uploads per month
  • 14-day cloud retention
  • Scout watermark
  
  Spectrum:
  • Longer recordings
  • No watermark
  • Higher-quality capture
  • Configurable cloud retention
  • Connected Jira, Linear, GitHub, Slack, and webhook workflows
  
  Record locally first. Share only when you choose.

• May 19, 2026
  short_description

  Privacy-first bug recorder. Capture screen, console, network & steps to reproduce — zero broad permissions.

  Private screen recorder with video, console, network and repro steps — no sign-up for local capture, no broad always-on access.

• May 19, 2026
  name

  Mantis — Privacy-First Bug Recorder

  Mantis — Private Screen Recorder for Bug Reports

Permissions & access

Permissions

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Host access

https://api.mantis.sh/*

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