Screen Casting Tools Page 2 of 7

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.).

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  1. ScreenFlow icon
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    Capture the contents of your entire desktop at the same time as your video camera, microphone and computer's audio. Sophisticated editing tools allow you to create incredible screencasts in no time.

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    Best alternatives are OBS Studio iconOBS Studio130 alternatives
  2. Action! icon
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    Facilitates recording and streaming in HD, 4K, HDR10, and 8K. Integrates fps displays, webcams, and commentary with overlays like chatbox.

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    Best alternatives are OBS Studio iconOBS Studio94 alternatives
  3. Camo Studio icon
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    Start a stream or record your next video in a few taps – hone your scenes, connect a camera, and start creating with ease.

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    Best alternatives are OBS Studio iconOBS StudioandVokoscreenNG iconVokoscreenNG30 alternatives
  4. Adobe Captivate icon
     26 likes

    Create eLearning content with quizzes, simulations, and HTML5 support. Captivate offers tools for responsive design, AI narration, and SCORM integration.

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    Best alternatives are ActivePresenter iconActivePresenterandWink iconWink31 alternatives
  5. Capture screenshots and record videos with editing features, including annotations, video conversion, and online sharing. Create guides with AI assistance.

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    Best alternatives are ShareX iconShareXandGreenshot iconGreenshot152 alternatives
  6. Kazam icon
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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.

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    Best alternatives are OBS Studio iconOBS StudioandShareX iconShareX112 alternatives
  7. Screenkey icon
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    Screenkey is a screencast tool to display your keys inspired by Screenflick for Mac OS and based initially on Key-mon project.

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    Best alternatives are Keyviz iconKeyvizandCarnac iconCarnac20 alternatives
  8. recordMyDesktop icon
     71 likes

    recordMyDesktop is a desktop session recorder for GNU / Linux that attemps to be easy to use, yet also effective at it's primary task. As such, the program is separated in two parts; a simple command line tool that performs the basic tasks of capturing and encoding and an...

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    Best alternatives are OBS Studio iconOBS Studio121 alternatives
  9. Show keys you typed on screen, so your audiences can see what you do clearly while you are streaming or recording.

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    Best alternatives are Keyviz iconKeyvizandScreenkey iconScreenkey17 alternatives
  10. FlashBack icon
     36 likes

    Free software which lets you record your screen, add a PIP webcam and select multiple options to export your video to. It will first store a lossless proprietary file which you can review frame by frame and then easily experiment with the output options to select best suited.

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    Best alternatives are OBS Studio iconOBS Studio116 alternatives
  11. LonelyScreen icon
     15 likes

    Turn your Mac/PC into an AirPlay Receiver.

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    Best alternatives are ApowerMirror iconApowerMirrorandReflector iconReflector22 alternatives
  12. KeyCastr icon
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    KeyCastr lets you easily display your keystrokes while recording screencasts.

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    Best alternatives are Keyviz iconKeyvizandCarnac iconCarnac19 alternatives
  13. Free version Records up to 15 minutes, premium is $20/year or $48/year depending on features (as of January 2020).

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    Best alternatives are OBS Studio iconOBS StudioandShareX iconShareX103 alternatives
  14. ScreenMix - Screen Recorder provides an easy, uncomplicated way of recording your desktop's screen and webcam sessions. Excellent for games and video stream recording, product demos, tutorials, webcam chats, and more!.

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    Best alternatives are OBS Studio iconOBS StudioandShareX iconShareX89 alternatives
  15. ScreenRec icon
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    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.

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    Best alternatives are OBS Studio iconOBS StudioandShareX iconShareX144 alternatives