Alternatives to CamStudio for Linux with any license

Open Broadcaster Software

Full-featured screen recording and live streaming software for Mac, Windows and Linux.
- Way too complicated for someone simply wanting to record what's on their screen. Doesn't work "out-of-the-box". Guest • Sep 2019 • 0 agrees and 1 disagrees
- Free/Open. Reccording works well Guest • Dec 2016 • 0 agrees and 1 disagrees
Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux
Live Broadcasting Game Streaming Media Streaming Twitch integration ... Capture Video Audio Recording Audio Track Split Custom overlays Customizable FPS counter Gaming-focused Hitbox support Live Camera Streaming Live recording Multicast RTP streaming Night mode/Dark Theme Open source software Record desktop activity Restream.io integration Screen recording Share your screen Screenshot Tools Stream Capture Video Casting Youtube Gaming Integration Add a feature

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SimpleScreenRecorder

SimpleScreenRecorder 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...
- Included in (Rosa-)Linux Repositories. Easy to install / use. Guest • Dec 2017 • 0 agrees and 1 disagrees
Free Open Source Linux
Lightweight Google Chrome Extensions Support for gestures Legacy Firefox Addon ... Screen recording Screenshot Tools Capture Video Record videos Add a feature

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Peek GIF Screen Recorder for Linux

Simple animated Gif screen recorder for Linux. Open-source. Provides an easy to install Ubuntu deb package.

Free Open Source Linux Ubuntu
Screen recording GIF recording Graphical interface Screen recording ... Screenshot Tools Video Recording Add a feature

20 Like
Kazam

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...

Free Open Source Linux
Screen recording Webcam overlays Add a feature

49 Like
recordMyDesktop

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...
- Discontinued The project is no longer developed. Last version, 0.3.8.1, released in December 2008, can be still downloaded from SourceForge.
Free Open Source Linux BSD
Record desktop activity Screen recording Capture Video Record videos Add a feature

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VokoScreen

A small program to create screen videos including sound recording. Although this program is really small and inconspicious, it includes exceeding capabilities to...

Free Open Source Linux
Audio Recording Screen recording Record videos Add a feature

18 Like
Screencastify

A Chrome extension for capturing, editing and sharing screencasts. Save recordings automatically to your Google Drive or publish directly to YouTube.

Freemium $ $ $ Mac Windows Linux Web Chrome OS ... Chrome
Screenshot Tools Record videos Sync with Google Drive Record desktop activity ... Screen recording Share Videos Upload directly to Google Drive Upload directly to YouTube Capture Video Video editing Video narration Add a feature

16 Like
Krut

Krut is a screencast tool that is written in Java and well suited for making video tutorials (instructional videos) on most platforms. Krut records movie files...

Free Open Source Windows Linux
Portable Screen recording Record videos Add a feature

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KShare

KShare is a screenshotting utility built using Qt and written in C++. It has many features, including: Area capture, Fullscreen capture, Active window...
- Discontinued According to the main developer's website this application has been discontinued. See https://arsenarsen.com/
Free Open Source Linux
Screenshot Tools Edit screenshots Share screenshots Built-in Color picker ... Built-in editor Global hotkey Instant edit screenshots Screen recording Share your screen Screenshot Tools Support for Hotkeys Record videos Add a feature

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Green Recorder

A simple yet functional desktop recorder for Linux systems. Built using Python, GTK+ 3 and ffmpeg. It supports recording audio and video on almost all Linux interfaces....

Free Open Source Linux
Screen recording Capture Video Record videos Add a feature

3 Like
qscreenshot

* Take a screenshot * Edit it with various tools (like draw with pen, add shapes, select area, cut, copy, paste, add text, etc.) * Save image or * Upload image to...
- Discontinued Official Google code page seems abandoned. Last update from Oct 12, 2013.
Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux
Screenshot Tools Edit screenshots Share screenshots Add a feature

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ScreenStudio

ScreenStudio is an easy screen recording that will let you create screencast or live streaming of your desktop. It does support multiple desktops, multiple webcams and...

Free Open Source Linux
Audio Recording Screen recording Screenshot Tools Add a feature

3 Like
Istanbul

Istanbul is a desktop session recorder for the Free Desktop. It records your session into an Ogg Theora video file. To start the recording, you click on its icon in the...

Free Open Source Linux GNOME MATE
Record desktop activity Capture Video Add a feature

3 Like
chronolapse

Chronolapse is a tool for creating time lapses and stop motions. It can take screenshots or webcam captures (or both simultaneously) at user defined intervals then help...

Free Windows Linux
Screen recording Time-lapse Add a feature

2 Like
MagicCap

MagicCap is an image/GIF capture suite for Mac and Linux featuring screenshot manipulation options such as blurring.

Free Open Source Mac Linux
Linux Screenshot Tools Add a feature

1 Like