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.).
Comprehensive software providing screen recording and live streaming on Mac, Windows, and Linux with powerful encoding support and unlimited scenes.
- Screen Recorder
- Free • Open Source
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- BSD
- Snapcraft
- Flathub
- PortableApps.com
- Steam
- FreeBSD
+8Free and open-source tool for screen capture and recording; enables file uploads, annotation, dark mode, 4K support, and customizable themes.
- Screenshot Capture Tool
- Free • Open Source
- Windows
- PortableApps.com
- Steam
+29FastStone Capture is a powerful, lightweight, yet full-featured screen capture and screen recording tool that allows for capturing and annotating anything on the screen including windows, objects, menus, full screen, rectangular/freehand regions and even scrolling windows/web...
- Screenshot Capture Tool
- Paid • Proprietary
- Windows
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.
- Screen Recorder
- Free • Open Source
- Linux
Capture and edit any image or video from the screen, add callouts and effects, and easily organize and share visual content across various applications.
- Screenshot Capture Tool
- Paid • Proprietary
- Mac
- Windows
+1VokoscreenNG 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.
- Screen Recorder
- Free • Open Source
- Windows
- Linux
+6Create stunning HD videos with compact file sizes using this intuitive tool with presets for YouTube, HD display, and Screencast.com platforms.
- Video Editor
- Freemium • Proprietary
- Mac
- Windows
+1Bandicam 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.
- Screen Recorder
- Freemium • Proprietary
- Windows
+6Screenity is a complimentary, privacy-oriented screen recording and annotation tool ideal for multiple uses including work, education, and more. It offers unlimited screen, microphone or internal audio recordings, screen annotation, AI-driven camera backgrounds or blur, and...
- Screen Recorder
- Free • Open Source
- Microsoft Edge
- Google Chrome
- Brave
- Chromium
+1Record 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.
- Screen Recorder
- Free • Open Source
- Windows
- PortableApps.com
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.
- Screen Recorder
- Free • Open Source
- Windows
+9Streamlabs Desktop is all you need for streaming! Our developers have combined a streamer's essentials like video preview, dashboard, and chat windows in one app with better video quality and lower CPU usage.
- Live Streaming Tools and Service
- Freemium • Open Source
- Mac
- Windows
+1Interactive eLearning Authoring Tool, Screen Recorder & Video Editor.
- Screen Recorder
- Free Personal • Proprietary
- Mac
- Windows
+3Easy 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.
- Screen Recorder
- Freemium • Proprietary
- Mac
- Windows
- Online
- iPhone
- Google Chrome
- Android
- Android Tablet
Peek makes it easy to create short screencasts of a screen area. It was built for the specific use case of recording screen areas, e.g. for easily showing UI features of your own apps or for showing a bug in bug reports.
- Screenshot Capture Tool
- Free • Open Source
- Linux
- Flathub
- Ubuntu
- Flatpak
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