

FlashBack
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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.
License model
- Freemium • Proprietary
Application types
Country of Origin
United Kingdom
Platforms
- Windows
Discontinued
The latest version (5.60) is from August 2023.
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- tubby9417 added FlashBack as alternative to Microsoft Stream for Sharepoint
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- FoneDog added FlashBack as alternative to FoneDog Screen Recorder
- DumpMedia added FlashBack as alternative to DumpMedia Screen Recorder
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Edit: This information is outdated as of August 2018, please see the comments below!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.
It's simple and free (with limited features).
The best alternative for Camtasia Studio users who need support for annotations and an efficient timeline to quickly edit recorded tutorials. I was a Camtasia Studio user for a long time, but little things started to annoy me in the past few years. Annotating videos wasn't as efficient as it can be, for example. Pricing is also a tad high.
My search for an alternative led me to try FlashBack Pro: I downloaded the free version, and the same night I bought the full license.
Things I like:
Things that could be improved:
All in all, I found it to be a great replacement for Camtasia Studio. I use annotations all the time, and FlashBack Pro does a better job at this than Camtasia. And at a far lower price point.