Screen Casting Tools
Recording your screen for a let’s play or walkthrough has become more in demand with the proliferation of YouTube and less tech savvy device users that either want to watch someone else play a game or just need some help performing a basic action. Apps like Open Broadcaster Software, ShareX, and Camtasia make the process of recording footage of your screen for these purposes a snap (or, well, a click. You get the idea.).
- Free • Open Source
- Screen Recorder
- Screenshot Capture Tool
- Screen Casting Tool
144 alternatives to OBS Studio- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- BSD
- PortableApps.com
- Steam
- FreeBSD
OBS Studio (also known as Open Broadcaster Software, or OBS) is a screen-casting and live-streaming software available across multiple platforms including macOS, Windows and Linux. Boasting features typically only found in commercial screen recording apps, OBS also provides one...
OBS Studio Features
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- Free • Open Source
- Screenshot Capture Tool
- Screen Recorder
- Screen Casting Tool
219 alternatives to ShareX- Windows
- Google Chrome
- Steam
- Firefox
ShareX is a free and open source program that lets you capture or record any area of your screen and share it with a single press of a key. It also allows uploading images, text or other types of files to many supported destinations you can choose from.
ShareX Features
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SimpleScreenRecorder is a Linux screen recorder that supports X11 and OpenGL. It is easy to use, feature-rich, and has a Qt-based graphical user interface. It can record the entire screen or part of it, or record OpenGL applications directly.
SimpleScreenRecorder Features
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Captura is a Windows software that allows you to record your screen or a region of you screen in high resolution with or without audio, keystrokes and mouse cursor.
Captura Features
DiscontinuedCaptura is not being developped anymore, but the software can still be downloaded. See https://github.com/MathewSachin/Captura/issues/405#issuecomment-657065501
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A powerful, lightweight, yet full-featured screen capture tool that allows you to easily capture and annotate anything on the screen including windows, objects, menus, full screen, rectangular/freehand regions and even scrolling windows/web pages.
FastStone Capture Features
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- Free • Open Source
- Screen Recorder
- Screen Casting Tool
- Audio Recorder
135 alternatives to VokoscreenNG- Windows
- Linux
VokoscreenNG is a user friendly screencaster for Linux and Windows. It is a continuation of the now discontinued Vokoscreen project that has been totally rewritten from scratch using Qt and GStreamer.
VokoscreenNG Features
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- Paid • Proprietary
- Video Editor
- Screen Recorder
- Screenshot Capture Tool
197 alternatives to Camtasia- Mac
- Windows
Produce videos for the web using the industry-leading H.264 format. No tweaks or technospeak, just sparkling HD-quality video with compact file sizes...every single time. Two existing production presets (blog and web) and three new presets (YouTube, HD display, and Screencast.
Camtasia Features
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- Freemium • Proprietary
- Screen Recorder
- Screenshot Capture Tool
- Screen Casting Tool
119 alternatives to Bandicam- Windows
Bandicam is a lightweight screen recorder for Windows that can capture anything on your PC screen. Also, it makes it possible to record a certain area on a PC screen, or capture a game that uses the DirectX/OpenGL/Vulkan graphic technologies.
Bandicam Features
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The ultimate screen capture tool. With Snagit’s capture, edit, organize and share technology… it’s easy to create engaging visuals that grab attention and keep it. Let images do the talking for you.
Snagit Features
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- Free • Proprietary
- Screen Recorder
- Screenshot Capture Tool
- Screen Casting Tool
110 alternatives to ScreenRec- Windows
- Linux
If you spend too much time on email and chat, try sending instant video messages and screenshots with ScreenRec. You'll get your point across faster and save precious hours.
ScreenRec Features
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- Free • Open Source
- Screen Recorder
- Screenshot Capture Tool
- Screen Casting Tool
34 alternatives to Peek GIF Screen Recorder- Linux
- Flathub
- Ubuntu
Simple animated Gif screen recorder for Linux. Open-source. Provides an easy to install Ubuntu deb package.
Peek GIF Screen Recorder Features
DiscontinuedPeek has been discontinued: https://github.com/phw/peek/issues/1191
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- Free Personal • Proprietary
- Screen Recorder
- Screen Casting Tool
- Video Editor
105 alternatives to ActivePresenter- Mac
- Windows
ActivePresenter is a leading authoring software to simplify your eLearning design experience with 3 main functions:
ActivePresenter Features
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Kazam is a simple screen recording program that will capture the content of your screen and record a video file that can be played by any video player that supports VP8/WebM video format.
Kazam Features
DiscontinuedThe latest version (1.4.5) is from 2014.
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- Free • Open Source
- Screen Recorder
- Screenshot Capture Tool
- Screen Casting Tool
130 alternatives to CamStudio- Windows
- PortableApps.com
Record your computer screen with audio input from Mic or Speakers. Also shows mouse clicks in addition to the regular cursor. Simple interface with ability to record in AVI or export as swf.
CamStudio Features
DiscontinuedThe project seems to be no longer developed. Last version, 2.7 r316, released in May 2015, can be still downloaded from SourceForge.
WarningAs described on VirusTotal comment (https://www.virustotal.com/en/file/1ddb733efb11769a05cc735d555e9a4df92c4cdf29fa47ea3864e57e67dcf884/analysis/1411383540/): if you download CamStudio from SourceForge.net, the VirusTotal results are 0/53. After installing this SF version, it immediately says that there is an update available. When the link is clicked, it takes you to camstudio.org, which has a zip file that, scanned with VirusTotal, gives you 15/53 result. So do NOT download and install the "update": it's a malware. Installer as of 09/22/2014.
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- Freemium • Proprietary
- Screen Recorder
- Screenshot Capture Tool
- Screen Casting Tool
149 alternatives to Loom- Mac
- Windows
- Online
- iPhone
- Google Chrome
Easy and free screen recorder for Mac, Windows, and Chromebooks. Record your camera and screen with audio directly from your Chrome browser and share the video with your team, friends, and family.
Loom Features
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