Focus Mode Tutorial

Interactive demo

Spotlight, zoom, and color — try it in the sandbox below. Adjust theme and spotlight color in the toolbar above the demo.

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Welcome back! Here's your overview. You can hover over any element to see the focus mode highlight, then click to zoom in.

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This is a text block that you can select. Try selecting some text from this paragraph to see how text selection works in focus mode. You can select any portion of this text and it will zoom in on the selected area.

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Try it yourself: Click on the boxes below to see how focus mode works with text fields. Once zoomed in, you can type directly into them to test how it feels when recording. This is perfect for highlighting forms, search boxes, or any place where you need to enter text.

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Hover over elements to see the focus indicator, then click to zoom in. Hold Shift and drag to select an area.

Focus Mode

How it works

Spotlight and zoom while you present. Use the sandbox above to practice, then turn it on during a real recording in Chrome.

Toggle on / off⌘⌘orCtrlCtrl

Spotlight areaShift+drag

Exit focusEsc

In Chrome while recording

Showesome is active and your capture is already in progress — not from the popup before you record.

Start your recording as usual (screen, window, or tab).
Double-tap Cmd (Mac) or Ctrl (Windows/Linux), or tap the focus control on the recording UI.
Match focus colors to your brand in Settings when you are ready.

In this sandbox

Same interactions as the extension — no recording required.

HoverPreview the focus ring on elements
ClickSpotlight and zoom one element
Select textZoom readable copy
Shift + dragDraw a custom spotlight region
EscExit focus (or double-tap Cmd/Ctrl)

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What's next

You've seen how it works in the browser demo — use these paths to set it up in Chrome and go deeper.