Byzanz AlternativesScreenshot Capture Tools & Animated GIF Creators like Byzanz

Byzanz is described as 'Simple tool to record a running X desktop to an animation suitable for presentation in a web browser' and is a screenshot capture tool in the photos & graphics category. There are seven alternatives to Byzanz for Mac, Windows, Web-based and Self-Hosted. The best Byzanz alternative is ScreenToGif. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try ScreenToGif or LICEcap. Other great apps like Byzanz are Gifcap, Gifox, Gif·gIf·giF and Frame Recorder.

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  1. ScreenToGif icon
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    This tool allows you to record a selected area of your screen, live feed from your webcam or live drawings from a sketchboard. Afterward, you can edit and save the animation as a gif, apng, video, psd or png image.

    30 ScreenToGif alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  2. LICEcap icon
     61 likes

    LICEcap can capture an area of your desktop and save it directly to .GIF (for viewing in web browsers, etc) or .LCF (see below). LICEcap is an intuitive but flexible application (for Windows and now OSX), that is designed to be lightweight and function with high performance.

    33 LICEcap alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
     
  3. Gifcap icon
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    It's a tool for creating animated GIFs from a screen recording. Client-side only, no data is uploaded. Modern browser required.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
  4. Gifox icon
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    Gifox is a beautifully designed and masterfully crafted app that records your screen into animated gifs – the great alternative between static images and full-size videos. It's your best companion for:

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  5. Gif·gIf·giF (ggg) is a small shareware program for producing GIF animations from screen captures. It is especially useful for producing animated software demonstrations or tutorials. GIF animations produced with Gif·gIf·giF are automatically displayed by web...

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
     
  6. Frame Recorder is a simple but elegant macOS app that helps to capture applications as GIF and videos.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
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