FlashBack
Free software records screen, webcam, and audio; supports picture-in-picture overlays, lossless format storage for frame referencing, export to Flash or AVI, and fast sharing options including direct YouTube upload. Suitable for tutorials, demos, or sharing online.
Cost / License
- Freemium
- Proprietary
Application types
Platforms
- Windows
Features
Properties
- AI-Powered
Features
- AI Voiceover
- Picture in Picture
- Webcam recording
- Screen Recording
Upload directly to YouTube- Record desktop activity
- Edit screenshots
FlashBack News & Activities
Recent News
Recent activities
- Danilo_Venom updated FlashBack
abhijeetraokhande-lang added FlashBack as alternative to FreeScreenRecording
fakecam added FlashBack as alternative to FakeCam - Virtual Webcam
POX added FlashBack as alternative to ScreenKite
Carlos_davila added FlashBack as alternative to useCadence
isdevpro added FlashBack as alternative to ZenCapture
OrdinaryPerson added FlashBack as alternative to ScreenRecorder
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What is FlashBack?
FlashBack is a screen recording software that allows users to capture screen activity, webcam footage, and audio inputs. It is primarily used for creating video tutorials and marketing content. It records screen, camera, and audio separately for easy editing. It also has a scheduling feature for live events. FlashBack uses AI for subtitles and voiceover narration, and allows users to highlight their mouse cursor and annotate on the screen during recording. It also offers editing tools like gifs, stickers, images, and shapes, along with animation and effects tools. It can record activity across multiple monitors.
FlashBack information
Developed by
Blueberry Software Licensing
Proprietary and Freemium product.Pricing
free version with limited functionality.Rating
Average rating of 4Alternatives
126 alternatives listedSupported Languages
- English
Comments and Reviews
Edit: This information is outdated as of August 2018, please see the comments below!
FlashBack is still the screen recorder software I would most recommend. However, this is just a quick heads-up that features are now starting to be removed from the free Express version. Maybe the developer has some cashflow problems, with not enough users upgrading to a paid version, so they feel the need to restrict the free version more. And because even the free version requires an online activation, they could theoretically prevent you from using an older, more powerful version (although I saw no indication that they do that).
Most notably, as of version 5.25.0 from March 2017, the ability to export to AVI and Flash video files is gone. The only export container format and codec that is still supported in the free version is WMV, which nobody, nowhere, and under no circumstances should ever use for anything!
Licenses for the Pro version are lifetime (no subscription), so they're still a good deal – a personal license is currently $49. But if what you're looking for is "free screen recording software", than FlashBack no longer is an option, now that the free version no longer offers even a single usable export format. I can only repeat: don't ever export any video to WMV. You'd be better off manually drawing a copy into a flipbook, that's a higher-quality and higher-tech solution than the sad joke that is a WMV file.
[Edited by Anamon, August 23]
Using version 5.33.0, free version supports export to AVI, MP4 and WMV
Confirmed! AVI and MPEG-4 export are back in the free version as of v5.33. Thank you for the heads-up! This actually makes me want to get the Pro license now, to show my support :)
easy to use but record output to flashback express format, need flashback player to export to other format
This has been Very buggy for me. I purchased it, which was a mistake. It freezes after recording my screen content in the video editor. The editor itself has no brightness, contrast, color, or hue adjustments. It's very limited. If it didn't crash that wouldn't bother me as much.
For the free offering, this app is the most honest out of the other bunch. I am really happy with this software. It records first to a proprietary format which seems to be lossless, then allows the user to edit and export the recorded videos. This can be hassle to some who just wants to simply record and share, thus an alternative for these group of users would be vokoscreenNG
its the best screen recorder, no time limits, no watermarks and no sign-ups. You can upload your video to youtube or make it into a file to edit later. BB Flashback express can handle only 30 fps until you see visible problems, try it on youtube to see what i mean. Audio can can record in perfect with any options you want it.
This is the software you want for basic video recordings, if you want to record games you have to look somewhere else.
Perfect screen capture tool for simple recordings for training or review - you can export to MP4, WMV, and AVI. What really makes this app shine though is that it is free for commercial use (note that you cannot use movies made in the evaluation of Flashback Pro for commercial purposes)...so, if you need to deploy to your company's users, you can. Just be aware that your users will need to register their copies by going to their site and inputting their email address to receive a unique code.
FlashBack Express has the capability of recording the entire screen, a region of your screen, or a window. Additionally, you can record your web camera as a smaller window while you record the rest of your session.
There is also a cursor highlighter and a visual indicator when you click your mouse in movie playback.
If you don't need annotation or any kind of frame editing or splicing (maybe you have another tool for this), I recommend this app without any hesitation.
The Pro version is pretty awesome too, so if you DO need those functions, I would check it out, it's a great product.
It's simple and free (with limited features).