Camtasia Studio Alternatives and Similar Software

Camtasia Studio allows you to produce high definition and compact videos for the web using H.264 format simply. Two existing production presets (blog and web) and three new presets (YouTube, HD display, and Screencast.com) take advantage of the new format.

Camtasia Studio can be used in a variety of ways, including making training, presentation, and demo videos using streamlined and intuitive screen recording software. It supports easy recording of onscreen activity, Keynote slides, camera video, microphone, and system audio.

As an example, you can record in front of a live audience and then edit at your desk. You can then export it as an HD video file at a modest file size to share on video sites like YouTube and Vimeo, Apple devices, your website, blog, or anywhere you like.

Camtasia is commercial software, so that's a definite drawback if you're looking for a free solution. Luckily, there are plenty of free Camtasia Studio alternatives with positive feedback from other AlternativeTo users!

The list of alternatives was last updated: 8/26/2020 4:03:00 PM

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Alternatives to Camtasia Studio for all platforms with any license

OBS Studio

OBS Studio (also known as Open Broadcaster Software, or OBS) is a screen-casting and live-streaming software available across multiple platforms including macOS, Windows and Linux. Boasting features typically only found in commercial screen recording apps, OBS also provides one of the simplest workflows with an intuitive and easy-to-learn interface that makes recording and streaming a breeze. It's also totally free and open-source.
- Good quality. easy to use, free is the best kinda of price. Consider kicking some bucks to the developer! Guest • Mar 2020 • 6 agrees and 4 disagrees
- The software is for only recording and streaming. You can't edit a video though OBS Guest • Jul 2020 • 5 agrees and 1 disagrees
- Camtasia is for recording your screen, then bringing in that footage into an internal NLE for further editing, annotation, etc before eventually rendering out a final video. OBS on the other hand can record your screen but has no editing facility whatsoever. As such, it's not an alternative to Camtasia unless you only want to capture your screen. Guest • Jul 2020 • 4 agrees and 1 disagrees
- With Camtasia Studio, you can record and edit. With OBS can you only record and livestream Guest • Aug 2019 • 12 agrees and 3 disagrees
- Unfortunately, this app is only made for screen recording, Camtasia Studio is for both screen recording and video editing. Guest • Sep 2019 • 9 agrees and 3 disagrees
- at least do not have problems i had with other tools Guest • Feb 2019 • 2 agrees and 3 disagrees
- I installed OBS. It simply records the display, but doesn't allow any annotation and several other features that Camtasia Studio, FlashBack and others provide. Its purpose is different, since it is a broadcasting software. gautambjain • Mar 2016 • 25 agrees and 12 disagrees
- Open Broadcaster Software is a recording and live streaming software. Camtasia Studio is a video editor. ianbogue • Jul 2018 • 3 agrees and 2 disagrees
- Very fast screencaster, tons of features, but not so straightforward, 100% free! Guest • Apr 2018 • 2 agrees and 3 disagrees
- OBS is good for broadcasting software, but for editing video it is not ideal. I don't think you can edit the webcam video separately from the screen capture, and it just doesn't have a ton of features that are good for video editing. Guest • Mar 2017 • 3 agrees and 2 disagrees
- Camtasia Studio is more then a video recording software Guest • Jul 2017 • 5 agrees and 3 disagrees
- OBS is recording software not editing software. Guest • Jul 2017 • 2 agrees and 1 disagrees
- Great open source with useful features! Niittymaa • Feb 2017 • 1 agrees and 1 disagrees
- It's simpler, no arbitrary video editing software included. Guest • Dec 2016 • 6 agrees and 7 disagrees
- Used it for recording screen activities with commentary. Guest • Jul 2015 • 5 agrees and 6 disagrees
- OBS can record in full screen mode Guest • Aug 2015 • 0 agrees and 2 disagrees
Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux PortableApps.com FreeBSD
Live Broadcasting Game Streaming Capture Video Ability to select a source ... Audio Track Split Livestreaming Screen recording Twitch integration Audio Recording Customizable Extensible by Plugins/Extensions Live Camera Streaming Livestreaming Low CPU usage Lua scripting Multicast RTP streaming Media Streaming Video streaming Youtube integration Custom overlays FPS counter Gaming-focused Hitbox support Live recording Night mode/Dark Theme Record desktop activity Restream.io integration Share your screen Screenshot Tools Stream Capture Video Casting Video streaming Youtube Gaming Integration Add a feature

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Kdenlive

Kdenlive is an intuitive and powerful multi-track video editor compatible most recent video technologies. It is completely free, and open-source as defined by the GNU foundation.
- This software does not record screen, it just edits video. Guest • Oct 2019 • 9 agrees and 4 disagrees
- Kdenlive is a good option, record the screem and audio, and you can edit the files easy. Also you can add new transitions to the software from setting... Guest • Feb 2020 • 3 agrees and 1 disagrees
Free Open Source Windows Linux BSD KDE
Video editing Sync Audio & Video Keyframe animation Visual Editing ... Ad-free Chroma Key / Green Screen Color correction GPU Support Live editing Split videos Normalize Volume Support for Windows Hello Engagement analytics Glitchy effect Support for MOV files Multiple timelines MultiTrack Non linear editor One click battery optimizer Realtime filter effects Specific for 64-Bit Tabbed interface Video editing Watermark free Add a feature

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OpenShot

Our Features Cross-Platform OpenShot is a cross-platform video editor, with support for Linux, Mac, and Windows. Get started and download our installer today. Trim & Slice Quickly trim down your videos, and find those perfect moments. OpenShot has many easy ways to cut your video. Animation & Keyframes Using our powerful animation framework, you can fade, slide, bounce, and animate anything in your video project.
- Camtasia is for recording screen activity. but openshot is video editing program Guest • Jul 2017 • 27 agrees and 39 disagrees
Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux
Video editing 3D animated titles Chroma Key / Green Screen Ad-free ... Animations Cutting Fast motion No Watermark Non linear editor Edit screenshots Track multiple packages Video editing Add a feature

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Shotcut

Shotcut is a free, open source, cross-platform, non-linear video editor. Supports hundreds of audio and video formats and codecs thanks to FFmpeg. No import required which means native editing, plus multi-format timelines, resolutions and frame-rates within a project. Frame accurate seeking supported for many video formats. Blackmagic Design SDI and HDMI for input and preview monitoring. Screen, webcam and audio capture. Network stream playback.
- I'm using it and tried some others. This one is very cool, but with a learning curve that ask some work. It worth it :) Guest • May 2020
Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux
Keyframe animation Stability Timeline Video editing ... Chroma Key / Green Screen Image Editing Image Masking Lightweight Non linear editor pan–tilt–zoom camera Track everything Video filters Visual timeline Cutting Do not disturb mode Drag n drop HTML5 Support Low CPU usage Multitrack editing No Watermark Portable Video editing Normalize Volume Add a feature

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DaVinci Resolve

Complete suite for editing, color correction and professional audio post production, all in a single application. DaVinci Resolve 16 is the world’s only solution that combines professional 8K editing, color correction, visual effects and audio post production all in one software tool! You can instantly move between editing, color, effects, and audio with a single click.
- Great editing tool after capturing screen elsewhere Guest • Apr 2020 • 1 agrees and 0 disagrees
- because this is not a software to capture video with annotation and other things. Guest • Jun 2019 • 3 agrees and 0 disagrees
Freemium $ $ $ Mac Windows Linux
Color correction Colour grading 8K editing capabilities Compositor ... Cutting Intuitive Nodes Node Based Stability Tabs Video editing Advanced Trimming Built-in editor Chroma Key / Green Screen Color correction Colour grading Controller support Facial recognition Hardware Accelerated Integrated compositor Keyframe animation Multi-Screen Multicam Editing Multitrack editing Nodal Compositing Non linear editor Stabilizing Subtitles and captions Video editing Support for VST plugins 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 the entire screen or part of it, or record OpenGL applications directly. The recording can be paused and resumed at any time. Many different file formats and codecs are supported, and easy to add more. Created 2012-13 and currently maintained code: https://github .
- Is only screen recording, not editing. Cannot add annotations, etc. Guest • Feb 2020 • 2 agrees and 2 disagrees
- It has tons of settings and works reliable. Guest • Feb 2018 • 2 agrees and 2 disagrees
Free Open Source Linux
Lightweight Screen recording Legacy Firefox Addon Live screen recording ... Record HD screen Record videos Google Chrome Extensions Support for gestures Screen recording Screenshot Tools Capture Video Add a feature

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FastStone Capture

FastStone Capture is a powerful, lightweight, yet full-featured screen capture and screen recording tool that allows for capturing and annotating anything on the screen including windows, objects, menus, full screen, rectangular/freehand regions and even scrolling windows/web pages. Other notable features include an eyedropper color selection, a resizeable on-screen ruler, a magnify glass tool, and pixel-exact cropping via arrow keys. Until version 5.

Free Personal $ $ $ Windows
Support for FTP Lightweight Capture mouse pointer Image Annotations ... Join Images Portable Screen recording Screenshot Tools Add a feature

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Natron

Natron is an open source, cross platform nodal compositing application. It is built around industry standard open source tech such as OpenFX, OpenEXR, OpenColorIO and OpenImageIO. The feature set includes realtime playback/RAM cache, multi-threaded rendering, 2d tracking, rotoscoping, grading, animation via f-curves and 3rd party OpenFX plugin support. All contained within a familiar, intuitive interface with an XML based project file format.

Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux
Node Based Keyframe animation Open FX Support Portable ... Vfx Video editing Video filters Add a feature

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Bandicam Screen Recorder

Record Everything (Game + PC screen) and save it as AVI, MP4 files. Bandicam is the best Game, Video, and Screen recording software. You can record WOW, Minecraft, iTunes, YouTube, PowerPoint, Webcam, Skype, Video chatting, Streaming video and the desktop screen without lagging. Bandicam compresses the video while recording and uses much lower CPU/GPU/RAM usage, and it fully supports the hardware accelerated h.
- Camtasia is editing software. Bandicam can only record. Guest • Dec 2016 • 7 agrees and 2 disagrees
- good screen recorder but it is not free if free we can record more than 10 min and no logo shoukatali • Feb 2018 • 0 agrees and 1 disagrees
- Simple user interface, can record audio from Microphone as well. Happy with it, no virus! Guest • Sep 2016 • 1 agrees and 1 disagrees
- It consists of some features that camtasia studio has. By the way, i like it and its easy to use. Guest • Jul 2015 • 1 agrees and 1 disagrees
- Limited capabilities when it isn't free. Guest • Sep 2015 • 1 agrees and 0 disagrees
Freemium $ $ $ Windows
Screen recording Capture Video FPS counter Full video recording ... Record desktop activity Video editing Audio Recording Dynamic retargeting Game Benchmarking GIF recording Live recording Screen recording Screenshot Tools Voice Recording Webcam overlays Add a feature

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Olive Video Editor

Olive is a free non-linear video editor aiming to provide a fully-featured alternative to high-end professional video editing software. Olive is making rapid progress and users are already producing videos with it, but it's still currently in alpha meaning it is incomplete and not fully stable. Regardless we invite you to download the latest build and try it out for yourself. New features are being added every day.

Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux
Non linear editor Audio Editing Keyframe animation Video editing ... Cross-platform Custom layouts Multitrack editing Offline Data Collection Non linear editor Video editing Add a feature

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