Open Source CamStudio AlternativesTop Screen Recorders & Screenshot Capture Tools like CamStudio
The best open source alternative to CamStudio is OBS Studio. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to CamStudio and many of them is open source so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source alternatives to CamStudio are ShareX, SimpleScreenRecorder, VokoscreenNG and Cap.
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1180 likes181 OBS Studio alternativesA robust cross-platform application offering seamless screen recording and live-streaming capabilities across Mac, Windows, and Linux. It supports advanced features like H264 encoding, multiple scenes, customizable themes, and direct streaming to platforms like Twitch and YouTube.
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- Free • Open Source
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- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- BSD
- Snapcraft
- Flathub
- PortableApps.com
- Steam
- FreeBSD
OBS Studio VS CamStudio
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726 likes250 ShareX alternativesOpen-source screen capture and file sharing tool with recording, editing, and annotation features. Supports 4K, dark mode, theming, offline use, and offers a lightweight, ad-free experience without tracking user data.
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- Free • Open Source
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- Windows
- PortableApps.com
- Steam
ShareX VS CamStudio
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138 likes133 SimpleScreenRecorder alternativesSimpleScreenRecorder 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.
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- Free • Open Source
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- Linux
SimpleScreenRecorder VS CamStudio
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Included in (Rosa-)Linux Repositories. Easy to install / use.
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65 likes160 VokoscreenNG alternativesVokoscreenNG 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.
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- Free • Open Source
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- Windows
- Linux
VokoscreenNG VS CamStudio
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15 likes68 Cap alternativesCap is an open source alternative to Loom. It's a video messaging tool that allows you to record, edit and share videos in seconds.
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- Freemium • Open Source
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- Mac
Cap VS CamStudio
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15 likes129 Kooha alternativesCapture your screen in an intuitive and straightforward way without distractions.
Kooha VS CamStudio
Is Kooha a good alternative to CamStudio?QuickRecorder VS CamStudio
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37 likes37 Peek GIF Screen Recorder alternativesPeek 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.
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- Free • Open Source
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- Linux
- Flathub
- Ubuntu
- Flatpak
Peek GIF Screen Recorder Features
DiscontinuedPeek has been discontinued: https://github.com/phw/peek/issues/1191
Peek GIF Screen Recorder VS CamStudio
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62 likes111 Kazam alternativesKazam 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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- Free • Open Source
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- Linux
Kazam Features
DiscontinuedThe latest version (1.4.5) is from 2014.
Kazam VS CamStudio
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71 likes122 recordMyDesktop alternativesrecordMyDesktop 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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- Free • Open Source
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- Linux
- BSD
recordMyDesktop Features
DiscontinuedThe project is no longer developed. Last version, 0.3.8.1, released in December 2008, can be still downloaded from SourceForge.
recordMyDesktop VS CamStudio
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1 like18 TimeLapze alternativesAn open-source menu bar application for creating screen and camera time lapses without excessive file sizes.
TimeLapze VS CamStudio
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17 likes51 ScreenCam alternativesScreenCam is a free and open-source Android app to record screen using native API and without root. It can record sound from the speaker and is configurable, letting you change the recording format and location of save files among other options.
ScreenCam VS CamStudio
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Comments about OBS Studio as an Alternative to CamStudio
Way too complicated for someone simply wanting to record what's on their screen. Doesn't work "out-of-the-box".
Free/Open. Reccording works well