Alternatives to Fraps for all platforms with any license

Open Broadcaster Software

Full-featured screen recording and live streaming software for Mac, Windows and Linux.
- It can record and stream video in games, applications, and on the desktop. Shujin • Aug 2015 • 3 agrees and 0 disagrees
- OBS is first and for most a Live Streaming Software. While it is far more flexible it does not come with the ease of use a dedicated screen recorder does. Guest • Jun 2018 • 3 agrees and 0 disagrees
- OBS support screen or individual window recording, just like Fraps Guest • Aug 2015 • 4 agrees and 2 disagrees
- Very nice, for free, opensource Guest • Mar 2018
- While the primary function of OBS is broadcasting, it can be used (albeit with a little difficulty) as a screen recorder. Guest • Aug 2015
- Not a 'complete' alternative tough Guest • Jul 2015
Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux
Live Broadcasting Game Streaming Media Streaming Twitch integration ... Capture Video Audio Recording Custom overlays Customizable FPS counter Gaming-focused Hitbox support Live recording Night mode/Dark Theme Restream.io integration Capture Screen / Take screenshots Share your screen Stream Capture Video Casting Youtube Gaming Integration Add a feature

542 Like
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...
- Very low impact on CPU and RAM It occupies very few MB for the creation of video (with standard settings - 2 min. lenght = 10 MB approximately) Easy to use and configure Guest • Mar 2017
Free Open Source Linux
Lightweight Google Chrome Extensions Support for gestures Capture Screen / Take screenshots ... Capture Video Record videos Add a feature

78 Like
Bandicam Screen Recorder

Bandicam is a lightweight screen recorder for Windows that can capture anything on your PC screen. Also, it makes it possible to record a certain area on a PC screen, or...
- The UI is more user friendly and it is a snap to use. Guest • May 2016 • 1 agrees and 0 disagrees
- It record, it count, it asking for money. It`s ok. vorontsov_nikolay • 11 days ago
Freemium $ $ $ Windows
FPS counter Record desktop activity Capture Video Audio Recording ... Dynamic retargeting Game Benchmarking GIF recording Live recording Capture Screen / Take screenshots Voice Recording Webcam overlays Add a feature

91 Like
MSI Afterburner

Tool to manage video cards. Shows video card stats (temp, GPU usage, etc.). Allows overclocking, controlling of fans, etc.
- MSI Afterburner can record videos and display the FPS counter in your game, one of main Fraps functionality. Danilo_Venom • May 2017 • 0 agrees and 1 disagrees
Free Windows Android iPhone
Support for 64 bit Fan speed control FPS counter Gpu control ... Hardware Monitoring Multiple languages Capture Screen / Take screenshots Skinnable Temperature Monitoring Capture Video Add a feature

85 Like
Captura

Captura captures high resolution screencasts (h264, FFMpeg mp4) with and without mouse cursor. It captures specific regions or windows. Furthermore it can capture mouse...

Free Open Source Windows
Command line interface Command Line support Support for HD videos Portable ... Capture Video Add a feature

30 Like
Action!

Action! allows streaming and real-time recording of Windows desktop in a superb HD video quality.
- They're both a recording software Guest • Dec 2016
Commercial Windows
Time shift Game Benchmarking Capture Screen / Take screenshots Capture Video ... Record videos Add a feature

30 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
Webcam overlays Add a feature

49 Like
ActivePresenter

ActivePresenter is a solution for creating screencast videos, handouts, manuals, documentation, and interactive training presentations. With the full-featured editor...

Freemium Mac Windows
Lossless Compression Export to HTML No Watermark Non linear editor ... Tabbed interface Voiceover Add a feature

45 Like
CamStudio

Record your computer screen with audio input from Mic or Speakers. Also shows mouse clicks in addition to the regular cursor. Simple interface with ability to record in...
- Discontinued The project seems to be no longer developed. Last version, 2.7 r316, released in May 2015, can be still downloaded from SourceForge.
- Warning As described on VirusTotal comment (https://www.virustotal.com/en/file/1ddb733efb11769a05cc735d555e9a4df92c4cdf29fa47ea3864e57e67dcf884/analysis/1411383540/): if you download CamStudio from SourceForge.net, the VirusTotal results are 0/53. After installing this SF version, it immediately says that there is an update available. When the link is clicked, it takes you to camstudio.org, which has a zip file that, scanned with VirusTotal, gives you 15/53 result. So do NOT download and install the "update": it's a malware. Installer as of 09/22/2014.
Free Open Source Windows PortableApps.com
Portable Capture Screen / Take screenshots Capture Video Add a feature

176 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 Capture Video Record videos Add a feature

69 Like
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
Capture Screen / Take screenshots Add a feature

14 Like
Loom

Quick video-capture straight from the browser.

Free Personal Web Chrome
Capture Screen / Take screenshots Capture Video Add a feature

12 Like
FlashBack

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...

Freemium Windows
Picture in Picture Record desktop activity Capture Screen / Take screenshots Edit screenshots ... Upload directly to YouTube Add a feature

30 Like
LoiLo Game Recorder

LoiLo Game Recorder is a completely free, fast, simple and very effective videogame recorder. It can use either a Windows GUI hook to capture desktop windows, or an...
- Discontinued The program seems to be no longer updated. Last version, 1.1.0.1, released in 2015, can be still downloaded from the official website.
- Bundleware Loiloscope is automatically installed along with this but can be uninstalled afterwards with no harm done.
Free Windows
Record desktop activity Capture Screen / Take screenshots Capture Video Record videos Add a feature

10 Like
Plays.TV

Recording begins automatically as you start your game. Everything that’s important to you – webcam, mic, mouse clicks – can be captured with virtually no impact on...

Free Windows Web Chrome
Capture Video Add a feature

9 Like

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Comment by Anamon

about Fraps · Nov 2014 · Helpful Not helpful Report as spam

I was planning on buying a license for Fraps, but then I noticed that the last update is from February 2013, which makes me a bit uncertain. Does anybody know about the status and future of the project?

Not that I think the program is in dire need of any improvements or bugfixes. But almost two years without an update is a long time, especially for a program that used to be updated quite regularly (usually at least once a month, and never a gap longer than 6). Also, the last version number "3.5.99" looks like it was supposed to be the last release before a bigger update.

As the price is relatively high, I would hesitate a bit to register a software when maybe I'll soon no longer be able to get any support.

Taurolyon · Aug 2015

I know I'm replying to a post that's several months old, but I would avoid this software. You are correct the last version is 3.5.99, released Feb. 2013. I have read many reviews that support does not exist anymore, in the fact that they don't reply to inquiries to the web-form submissions on their web site, as that is the only way to contact them.

I think this might have been a sole-developer project and it either was abandoned or the developer vanished.

Open Source?

Comment by Artemp

about Fraps · Sep 2013 · Helpful Not helpful Report as spam

Is there an alternative to Fraps Open Source? Only need to measure the FPS.
Please help.

coth · Nov 2016

Speaking of this. MSI Afterburner should be listed as alternative as fps measure is one of main Fraps functionality. MSI Afterburner is often used for that as well.

jeffcard1978 · Mar 2018

Have you ever tried Acethinker Screen Recorder Online? A free web-based app that can record screen right from your web browser, it's a good alternative to Fraps.

Comment by bjornhallberg

about Fraps · Jun 2011 · Helpful Not helpful Report as spam

Very useful but has two problems as far as I am concerned. First, it splits files at 4 GB even on NTFS. Second, I wouldn't mind some compression options for those of us that would like to sacrifice a little CPU to decrease file sizes. Perhaps compression is a pipe dream even on a modern quad-core ... I don't know.

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Kazam

ActivePresenter

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Peek GIF Screen Recorder for Linux

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