Pricing
Two plans. 14 days free.
Vidyst costs $10 a month on Basic or $35 a month on Creator ($100 or $350 billed yearly), after a 14-day free trial. Both plans record and stream the same way; Creator adds more destinations and a bigger guest room.
Basic
Everything you need to go live and record on your Mac.
Start 14-day free trial$10a month
or $100 a year, billed yearly
- Dual canvas: horizontal + vertical
- Recording in MP4, MOV and MKV
- Recordings saved even if your Mac restarts
- 4K60 and hardware HEVC
- Merged live chat
- Multistream to 2 destinations at once
- Up to 2 guests in your room
Creator (most popular)
Every destination at once and a bigger guest room.
Start 14-day free trial$35a month
or $350 a year, billed yearly
- Everything in Basic
- Multistream to 7 destinations at once
- Up to 10 guests in your room
Billed in US dollars (USD). If your card is in another currency, your bank converts the charge. Cancel any time. Prices as of November 4, 2026.
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Plan details
| Feature | Basic | Creator |
|---|---|---|
| Dual canvas (horizontal + vertical) | Included | Included |
| Recording (MP4, MOV) | Included | Included |
| Merged live chat | Included | Included |
| Gapless file split | Included | Included |
| MKV recording | Included | Included |
| Destinations per stream | 2 | 7 |
| Guests in your room | 2 | 10 |
Billing questions
Vidyst is free to download, and every plan starts with a 14-day free trial with no card needed. Unlike free live streaming apps, there's no free plan after the trial: Basic is $10 a month and Creator $35.
No. Start the 14-day trial from the Mac app or your dashboard with nothing to pay and no card on file. When it ends, pick a plan: you're charged then and your plan starts right away.
On your Vidyst account at studio.vidyst.com. Sign in with the same account you use in the app; the app picks up your plan automatically.
Yes. Your plan is stored as signed entitlements on your Mac with a 7-day offline grace period, so a flaky connection never locks you out mid-show.
Yes. Cancel from your account and your plan stays active until the end of the billing period. Your recordings are yours either way.
Every plan is billed in US dollars (USD), wherever you are. Payments are handled by Dodo Payments (cards and wallets), and any sales tax, VAT or GST is included in the price. The prices on this page are the ones you'll be charged. If your card is in another currency, your bank converts the charge at its own rate.
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