Zight

Zight is a visual communication application that lets users capture screenshots, record their screen and webcam, and create GIFs, with captures uploaded automatically to the cloud and shareable through auto-generated links. Editing and annotation tools support arrows, text, highlights, shapes, cropping, blurring or pixelating sensitive information, trimming and cutting clips, applying filters, and merging multiple recordings. Sharing controls include password protection, invite-only access, and link expiration by time window or number of views. Beyond capture, the product markets a meeting recorder, a video request feature that lets recipients record without installing software, step-by-step guide generation, and a "PII Privacy Shield."

AI capabilities convert video transcripts into meeting notes, step-by-step guides, bug reports and other documentation, and can add chapters to videos; the company also markets an AI agent and "Smart Actions," plus a Zight MCP integration that connects tools such as Claude and ChatGPT to a user's Zight captures. Zight is distributed as a Mac desktop app, a Windows desktop app, an iOS app for iPhone and iPad, and a browser extension for Chrome, Edge and Brave, and integrates with workplace tools including Slack, Gmail, Trello, JIRA, Zendesk and Asana. A Video SDK is also listed among its offerings. The company states it is SOC 2 Type II certified and HIPAA compliant.

Zight's stated mission is to enable happier and more productive workplaces through better communication that saves time and reduces misunderstandings. It reports more than 5 million users, over $20 million in funding, more than 1 million videos created and more than 100,000 screenshots taken daily.

Founding story

Zight was founded with the aim of simplifying and improving digital communication by building a screen capture and recording tool that lets teams share information as links instead of long emails or scheduled calls. CEO Scott Smith studied economics at Brigham Young University, was drawn into technology through an internship at Instructure, and worked at infrastructure company Dyn — which he joined at about 30 employees and $2 million in recurring revenue and which was later acquired by Oracle — before his work with Zight.

Business model

Zight sells software on a self-serve and enterprise basis. Individual users can sign up free and download desktop, mobile and browser apps, with paid upgrades such as a pro version and an AI add-on referenced by users. An enterprise tier sold through a sales team offers unlimited captures and recording length, 4K recording and admin controls.

Freemium software subscriptions: a free sign-up tier with paid individual plans (including a pro tier and an AI add-on) and an enterprise plan contracted through sales.

Traction

The company reports more than 5 million users, over 1 million videos created and more than 100,000 screenshots taken daily. Published case-study claims include a G2 Crowd sales team building over $7 million in sales pipeline using the product, Gainsight saving more than $10,000 a year, and Social Tables closing support tickets seven minutes faster. Named users in testimonials come from organizations including Globalization Partners, Sprig, PandaDoc, Qualtrics, Bloomerang, Lunchbox and Power Home Remodeling.

Latest developments

Zight announced Zight MCP, connecting AI assistants such as Claude and ChatGPT to users' Zight captures, and markets an AI agent alongside Smart Actions, meeting recording, request-video and step-by-step guide generation features. The homepage references content assets dated November 2025 and the site carries a 2026 copyright notice.