@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ openscreen export demo.openscreen -o out.mp4 --auto-zoom --json
 | `--audio-offset <seconds>` | Delay before the voiceover starts (default 0) |
 | `--json` | NDJSON progress and result on stdout |
 
-MP4 exports from the CLI are always **H.264 at 60 fps**. There is no codec or frame-rate option. The desktop app's [Export](./export.md) dialog also offers H.265 and 24 or 30 fps.
+MP4 exports from the CLI are always **H.264 at 60 fps**. There is no codec or frame-rate option. The desktop app's [Export](./export.md) dialog also offers 24 or 30 fps.
 
 `--audio` works after the render: the video stream is copied untouched, and a new AAC track is mixed and written over the same output file.
 
 
@@ -3,11 +3,10 @@ id: export
 title: Export screen recordings to MP4 or GIF
 sidebar_position: 9
 sidebar_label: Export
-description: "Export from OpenScreen to MP4 (720p, 1080p, or source resolution, H.264 or H.265) or animated GIF, and how the GPU render and encode path works on each OS."
+description: "Export from OpenScreen to MP4 (720p, 1080p, or source resolution, H.264) or animated GIF, and how the GPU render and encode path works on each OS."
 keywords:
   - export MP4
   - H.264
-  - H.265
   - animated GIF
   - video export
   - 1080p
@@ -17,11 +16,11 @@ keywords:
 
 Click **Export** in the top bar to open the export dialog.
 
-Pick a **destination** first: **Web / YouTube** (MP4, 1080p, 60 fps), **Social** (the same at 30 fps, at a lower bitrate), **Studio** (MP4 at the smallest clip's own resolution, fitted to the project's aspect ratio, 60 fps) or **README GIF** (a 480p GIF at 15 fps). A destination never changes the project's aspect ratio. Everything below sits under **Advanced**.
+One settings panel: pick the **Format**, then the quality and frame rate, plus the GIF size and loop controls. Nothing here changes the project's aspect ratio.
 
 ## Formats
 
-- **MP4** — quality **720p**, **1080p**, or **Source**; frame rate 24 / 30 / 60 fps; codec **H.264** (the default, and the one more players accept) or **H.265**.
+- **MP4** — quality **720p**, **1080p**, or **Source**; frame rate 24 / 30 / 60 fps; codec **H.264**.
 - **GIF** — frame rate 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 fps, size Small / Medium / Large / Original, and a **Loop** toggle.
 
 :::note
@@ -45,12 +44,12 @@ If something fails during render or write, the dialog shows the error so you can
 
 ## How MP4 is rendered
 
-MP4 export runs through the same native Rust compositor that draws the live preview — Direct3D 11 on Windows, Metal on macOS, wgpu/WGSL on Linux — one clip at a time, on a single GPU device: demux → decode → composite → encode → mux. On Windows, the AMD (AMF) and NVIDIA (NVENC) encoders take the composed frame straight off the GPU, with no CPU readback in between; Intel Quick Sync, Media Foundation, and the software fallback get a copy in system memory. On macOS, VideoToolbox encodes: an H.264 export is rendered straight into the encoder's own buffer when VideoToolbox allows it, while the H.264 retry path, every H.265 export, and the software fallback get a copy in system memory. On Linux, an H.264 export goes to the GPU encoder through VAAPI, also without a CPU copy, when the driver stack allows it; otherwise, and for every H.265 export, the frame is read back and encoded in software. The preview pauses itself for the duration so the two aren't fighting over the GPU.
+MP4 export runs through the same native Rust compositor that draws the live preview — Direct3D 11 on Windows, Metal on macOS, wgpu/WGSL on Linux — one clip at a time, on a single GPU device: demux → decode → composite → encode → mux. On Windows, the AMD (AMF) and NVIDIA (NVENC) encoders take the composed frame straight off the GPU, with no CPU readback in between; Intel Quick Sync, Media Foundation, and the software fallback get a copy in system memory. On macOS, VideoToolbox encodes: an H.264 export is rendered straight into the encoder's own buffer when VideoToolbox allows it, while the H.264 retry path and the software fallback get a copy in system memory. On Linux, an H.264 export goes to the GPU encoder through VAAPI, also without a CPU copy, when the driver stack allows it; otherwise the frame is read back and encoded in software. The preview pauses itself for the duration so the two aren't fighting over the GPU.
 
 Because preview and export consume the same scene description, the frame you're looking at is the frame you get — there is no separate export renderer that could drift.
 
 :::note Platform support
-MP4 and GIF export both work on Windows, macOS, and Linux. What differs is speed on Linux: H.264 uses the GPU only when VAAPI and the Vulkan device support it, and H.265 is always encoded in software, so those exports take longer there. The [MP4 export on Linux](./installation.md#platform-differences) note lists what the GPU path needs.
+MP4 and GIF export both work on Windows, macOS, and Linux. What differs is speed on Linux: H.264 uses the GPU only when VAAPI and the Vulkan device support it, and falls back to a software encoder otherwise. The [MP4 export on Linux](./installation.md#platform-differences) note lists what the GPU path needs.
 :::
 
 ## Exported file vs. project file
 
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ Captions are burned into the video. OpenScreen does not write an `.srt` or `.vtt
 
 **Export.** Click **Export** in the top bar:
 
-- **MP4**: 720p, 1080p or Source; 24, 30 or 60 fps; H.264 or H.265. The dialog marks H.264 as the best-compatibility option. The video bitrate is not adjustable, about 8 Mbit/s at 1080p.
+- **MP4**: 720p, 1080p or Source; 24, 30 or 60 fps; H.264. The video bitrate is not adjustable, about 8 Mbit/s at 1080p.
 - **GIF**: 15, 20, 25 or 30 fps; Medium, Large or Original size; loop on or off. GIFs use 256 colors without dithering, so they suit short clips of flat interface.
 
 There is no watermark. To export another shape, change the format and export again.
 
@@ -155,12 +155,12 @@ The editing tools are the same everywhere — zooms, backgrounds, crop/trim/spee
 | Custom cursor / click effects | ✅ — clicks and cursor shape need the Accessibility permission | ✅ | ✅ on Wayland — click capture needs the `input` group ([details](#mouse-clicks-on-wayland)) |
 | Webcam | Browser capture, saved as a separate file (still works as PiP) | Native capture, saved as a separate file | Browser capture, saved as a separate file (still works as PiP) |
 | System audio | Works out of the box; its own permission prompt on macOS 15.2+, covered by Screen Recording on older versions | Works out of the box | Needs PipeWire as the sound server (default on Ubuntu 22.10+, Fedora 34+) |
-| MP4 export | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ — H.264 on the GPU through VAAPI when the GPU stack allows it (see the note below), software otherwise; H.265 is software-only |
+| MP4 export | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ — H.264 on the GPU through VAAPI when the GPU stack allows it (see the note below), software otherwise |
 | GIF export | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
 | On-device transcription | Metal (Apple Silicon) / CPU | Vulkan / CPU | Vulkan / CPU |
 
 :::note MP4 export on Linux
-The GPU compositor behind the live preview and MP4 export has three backends — Direct3D 11 on Windows, Metal on macOS, wgpu/WGSL on Linux — and ships in all three builds. On Linux, an H.264 export hands each composited frame to `h264_vaapi` without a CPU copy when the GPU driver exposes VAAPI *and* the Vulkan device can hand the frame over as a dmabuf (`VK_KHR_external_memory_fd` and `VK_EXT_external_memory_dma_buf`). When any of that is missing — no render node, a driver without VAAPI, a Vulkan device without those extensions — the export falls back to a software encoder and simply takes longer; nothing else changes. H.265 exports always use the software encoder on Linux.
+The GPU compositor behind the live preview and MP4 export has three backends — Direct3D 11 on Windows, Metal on macOS, wgpu/WGSL on Linux — and ships in all three builds. On Linux, an H.264 export hands each composited frame to `h264_vaapi` without a CPU copy when the GPU driver exposes VAAPI *and* the Vulkan device can hand the frame over as a dmabuf (`VK_KHR_external_memory_fd` and `VK_EXT_external_memory_dma_buf`). When any of that is missing — no render node, a driver without VAAPI, a Vulkan device without those extensions — the export falls back to a software encoder and simply takes longer; nothing else changes.
 :::
 
 What OpenScreen does on each system, and when another tool fits it better, is summarized on the [Windows](/screen-recorder-windows/), [Mac](/screen-recorder-mac/) and [Linux](/screen-recorder-linux/) pages.
 
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ OpenScreen ships often. Between releases, the `.openscreen` project format and t
 - [Edit](./editing-timeline.md) with zooms, trims, per-region speed, Full Camera segments, text/image/arrow/blur annotations, cursor effects, webcam layouts, and background/effects.
 - Transcribe on-device with Whisper, then [burn in captions](./captions.md) — restyled live, translatable into 15 languages through your own LLM provider — or cut your recording by deleting words from the transcript.
 - Optionally connect your own LLM key to [edit by chat](./ai-editing.md) — off by default, never required.
-- [Export](./export.md) to MP4 (720p/1080p/source, H.264 or H.265) or animated GIF.
+- [Export](./export.md) to MP4 (720p/1080p/source, H.264) or animated GIF.
 
 Questions about licensing, watermarks, or what goes over the network are answered in the [FAQ](/docs/faq/). How OpenScreen compares with other recorders is on the [Screen Studio](/alternatives/screen-studio/), [Cap](/compare/openscreen-vs-cap/) and [OBS Studio](/compare/openscreen-vs-obs/) pages.
 
 
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ Click **Open Studio** (or it opens automatically after stopping) to load your re
 ## 6. Trim and export
 
 - Park the playhead where you want a cut and press `T` (or the scissors button) — a two-second trim region drops there. Drag its edges to adjust what gets removed.
-- Click **Export** in the top bar, pick a destination (**Web / YouTube**, **Social**, **Studio** or **README GIF**), and hit **Export**. Format and quality sit under **Advanced** if you need them.
+- Click **Export** in the top bar, check the format and quality, and hit **Export**.
 - When it finishes, click **Show in folder** to find your file.
 
 That's the core loop. For the full editing toolset — zooms, speed changes, annotations, cursor styling, webcam layout — see [Editing & timeline](./editing-timeline.md). To assemble several takes into one video, see [Media library](./media-library.md).
 
@@ -82,10 +82,10 @@
   "showcase.record.label": "A drawing of the recorder: two capture targets side by side, Display 1 selected and a window titled Terminal beside it, then the settings for the take — ScreenCaptureKit, system audio, 1920 × 1080 at 60 fps — a microphone and a system-audio toggle, and a Start recording button.",
   "showcase.export.kicker": "export",
   "showcase.export.claim": "Then it writes the file.",
-  "showcase.export.body": "MP4 from 720p up to source, at 24, 30 or 60, in H.264 or H.265 — or a GIF. The encode runs on your machine and counts frames while it does. No queue, no account, no watermark, and the file is on disk when the bar fills.",
-  "showcase.export.fact": "H.264 / H.265 · 24, 30, 60 fps · no watermark",
+  "showcase.export.body": "MP4 from 720p up to source, at 24, 30 or 60, in H.264 — or a GIF. The encode runs on your machine and counts frames while it does. No queue, no account, no watermark, and the file is on disk when the bar fills.",
+  "showcase.export.fact": "H.264 · 24, 30, 60 fps · no watermark",
   "showcase.export.link.docs": "Video export docs",
-  "showcase.export.label": "A drawing of the export panel: recording-1783066227227.mp4 going out as MP4 to the Web / YouTube destination, beside Social, Studio and README GIF, with the detailed settings folded under Advanced, and a progress bar 62 percent along reading frame 1 488 of 2 400, writing to the Movies folder.",
+  "showcase.export.label": "A drawing of the export panel: recording-1783066227227.mp4 going out as MP4 at 1080p and 60 fps, with the quality and frame rate rows above a progress bar 62 percent along reading frame 1 488 of 2 400, writing to the Movies folder.",
   "showcase.captions.kicker": "captions",
   "showcase.captions.claim": "Transcription runs on your machine.",
   "showcase.captions.body": "whisper.cpp ships with the app, and the model downloads once on first use — after that it works with the network off. The audio never leaves the laptop, and what comes back is editable text: set the typeface, the size, the color and the position, then burn it into the render.",
 
@@ -305,16 +305,16 @@
     "message": "Dann schreibt es die Datei."
   },
   "showcase.export.body": {
-    "message": "MP4 von 720p bis zur Quellauflösung, mit 24, 30 oder 60 fps, in H.264 oder H.265, oder ein GIF. Das Encoding läuft auf deinem Rechner und zählt dabei die Frames mit. Keine Warteschlange, kein Konto, kein Wasserzeichen, und die Datei liegt auf der Festplatte, sobald der Balken voll ist."
+    "message": "MP4 von 720p bis zur Quellauflösung, mit 24, 30 oder 60 fps, in H.264, oder ein GIF. Das Encoding läuft auf deinem Rechner und zählt dabei die Frames mit. Keine Warteschlange, kein Konto, kein Wasserzeichen, und die Datei liegt auf der Festplatte, sobald der Balken voll ist."
   },
   "showcase.export.fact": {
-    "message": "H.264 / H.265 · 24, 30, 60 fps · kein Wasserzeichen"
+    "message": "H.264 · 24, 30, 60 fps · kein Wasserzeichen"
   },
   "showcase.export.link.docs": {
     "message": "Doku zum Videoexport"
   },
   "showcase.export.label": {
-    "message": "Eine Zeichnung des Exportbereichs: recording-1783066227227.mp4 wird als MP4 an das Ziel Web / YouTube exportiert, neben Social, Studio und README GIF, die detaillierten Einstellungen unter Advanced eingeklappt. Ein Fortschrittsbalken bei 62 Prozent zeigt Frame 1 488 von 2 400; die Datei wird in den Ordner Movies geschrieben.",
+    "message": "Eine Zeichnung des Exportbereichs: recording-1783066227227.mp4 wird als MP4 mit 1080p und 60 fps exportiert, mit den Zeilen für Qualität und Bildrate über dem Fortschrittsbalken. Ein Fortschrittsbalken bei 62 Prozent zeigt Frame 1 488 von 2 400; die Datei wird in den Ordner Movies geschrieben.",
     "description": "Describes a drawing of the app for screen readers. The drawing is in English: keep the quoted words as drawn."
   },
   "showcase.captions.kicker": {
 
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ openscreen export demo.openscreen -o out.mp4 --auto-zoom --json
 | `--audio-offset <seconds>` | Verzögerung, bevor das Voice-over beginnt (Standard 0) |
 | `--json` | NDJSON für Fortschritt und Ergebnis auf stdout |
 
-MP4-Exporte aus der CLI sind immer **H.264 mit 60 fps**. Eine Option für Codec oder Bildrate gibt es nicht. Der [Export](./export.md)-Dialog der Desktop-App bietet zusätzlich H.265 sowie 24 oder 30 fps.
+MP4-Exporte aus der CLI sind immer **H.264 mit 60 fps**. Eine Option für Codec oder Bildrate gibt es nicht. Der [Export](./export.md)-Dialog der Desktop-App bietet zusätzlich 24 oder 30 fps.
 
 `--audio` greift nach dem Rendern: Der Videostream wird unverändert kopiert, und eine neue AAC-Spur wird gemischt und über dieselbe Ausgabedatei geschrieben.