Open Source Free Screen Video Recorder Alternatives

The best open source alternative to Free Screen Video Recorder is OBS Studio. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Free Screen Video Recorder and many of them is open source so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source alternatives to Free Screen Video Recorder are ShareX, Greenshot, SimpleScreenRecorder and CamStudio.

Free Screen Video Recorder alternatives are mainly Screenshot Capture Tools but may also be Screen Recorders or Screen Casting Tools. Filter by these if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of Free Screen Video Recorder.

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Screenshot Capture Tool

Free Screen Video Recorder is a compact, yet full-featured screen video recorder and screenshot capture tool that allows...

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OBS Studio
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Free • Open Source
Screen Recorder
Screenshot Capture Tool
Screen Casting Tool
Mac
Windows
Linux
BSD
PortableApps.com
Steam
FreeBSD
158 OBS Studio alternatives
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...
- - OBS Studio is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Free Screen Video Recorder.
- - OBS Studio is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Free Screen Video Recorder.
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OBS Studio Features
1. Extensible by Plugins/ExtensionsOBS Studio can be extended with add-ons, plugins and extensions.
2. Virtual camera outputUse the output from OBS Studio as your webcam's primary video source.
3. Dark ModeOBS Studio supports dark mode for comfortable usage in low light conditions.
4. Custom overlaysOBS Studio allows you to add custom images or videos on top of your composition.
5. Screen SharingYou can use OBS Studio to share your screen with your colleages or friends.
6. Multi-streamingWith OBS Studio you can live streaming to multiple channels simultaneously.
7. Live Video EffectsOBS Studio lets you edit your video input in real time to apply new image values or add filters.
8. Transitions EffectsOBS Studio allows you to apply transition effects between two different scenes/pages using pre-loaded or custom animated transitions.
9. RTMP Live StreamingOBS Studio supports the Real Time Messaging Protocol to connect an encoder with a server.
Capture Video
Live Broadcasting
Ability to select a source
Game Streaming
Low CPU usage
Customizable
Record desktop activity
Streaming
Twitch Integration
Live Camera Streaming
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ShareX
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Free • Open Source
Screenshot Capture Tool
Screen Recorder
Screen Casting Tool
Windows
Steam
231 ShareX alternatives
ShareX is a free and open source program that lets you capture or record any area of your screen and share it with a single press of a key. It also allows uploading images, text or other types of files to many supported destinations you can choose from.
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ShareX Features
1. Ad-freeShareX doesn't contain any form of external advertising.
2. Works OfflineShareX can be used without the need to connect to the internet.
3. PortableShareX can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
4. No registration requiredYou can use most of the features in ShareX without registration.
5. OCRExtract the text from a screen capture or file and paste it into another document for edits.
6. Upload ScreenshotUpload your screenhots directly to the cloud in order to easily share them with others.
7. No TrackingShareX will not track you or use your personal data.
8. Dark ModeShareX supports dark mode for comfortable usage in low light conditions.
9. Color PickerShareX allows you to select and copy a color property from an image, object, or shape.
Customizable
Capture Video
Screenshot OCR
Edit screenshots
Built-in Image editor
Share screenshots
GIF recording
Record videos
Support for Hotkeys
Image Annotations
Greenshot
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Freemium • Open Source
Screenshot Capture Tool
Image Editor
Mac
Windows
197 Greenshot alternatives
Greenshot is a light-weight screenshot tool optimized for productivity with Optical Character Recognition (OCR) support. Save a screenshot or a part of the screen to a file within a second or load it up to an Internet-picture-storage and get a public accessible URL (Confluence...
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Greenshot Features
1. LightweightGreenshot consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
2. Annotate ScreenshotEdit and annotate a screenshot with various editing tools and options.
3. No registration requiredYou can use most of the features in Greenshot without registration.
4. Ad-freeGreenshot doesn't contain any form of external advertising.
5. Full-page ScreenshotGreenshot can capture complete (scrolling) web pages from your web browser.
6. PortableGreenshot can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
7. Upload ScreenshotUpload your screenhots directly to the cloud in order to easily share them with others.
Image Annotations
Usability
Customizable
GPLv3
Edit screenshots
Screenshot OCR
Enumerate steps
Multiple languages
Data portability
Comments about Greenshot as a Alternative to Free Screen Video Recorder
This alternative is disputed. Greenshot is still a legitimate Free Screen Video Recorder alternative, but it might have issues that some users think are important.
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Greenshot is for stills, Free Screen Video is for movement
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SimpleScreenRecorder
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Free • Open Source
Screen Recorder
Screenshot Capture Tool
Screen Casting Tool
Linux
115 SimpleScreenRecorder alternatives
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.
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SimpleScreenRecorder Features
1. LightweightSimpleScreenRecorder consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
2. Support for GesturesSimpleScreenRecorder supports touch or mouse gestures and interactions.
Capture Video
Record videos
Live Screen Recording
Record HD screen
Legacy Firefox Addon
CamStudio
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Free • Open Source
Screen Recorder
Screenshot Capture Tool
Screen Casting Tool
Windows
PortableApps.com
138 CamStudio alternatives
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 AVI or export as swf.
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CamStudio Features
1. PortableCamStudio can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
Capture Video
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.
Spectacle
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Free • Open Source
Screenshot Capture Tool
Screen Recorder
Linux
186 Spectacle alternatives
Spectacle is a simple application for capturing desktop screenshots. It can capture images of the entire desktop, a single monitor, the currently active window, the window currently under the mouse, or a rectangular region of the screen.
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Spectacle Features
1. Annotate ScreenshotEdit and annotate a screenshot with various editing tools and options.
2. Upload ScreenshotUpload your screenhots directly to the cloud in order to easily share them with others.
3. PortableSpectacle can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
Auto File Naming
recordMyDesktop
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Free • Open Source
Screen Recorder
Screen Casting Tool
Linux
BSD
106 recordMyDesktop alternatives
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 separated in two parts; a simple command line tool that performs the basic tasks of capturing and encoding and an...
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recordMyDesktop Features
Record videos
Record desktop activity
Capture Video
Discontinued
The project is no longer developed. Last version, 0.3.8.1, released in December 2008, can be still downloaded from SourceForge.
Kooha
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Free • Open Source
Screen Recorder
Linux
Flathub
Flatpak
111 Kooha alternatives
Capture your screen in a intuitive and straightforward way without distractions.
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Kooha Features
1. No registration requiredYou can use most of the features in Kooha without registration.
2. Works OfflineKooha can be used without the need to connect to the internet.
3. Ad-freeKooha doesn't contain any form of external advertising.
4. LightweightKooha consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
5. Dark ModeKooha supports dark mode for comfortable usage in low light conditions.
6. Privacy focusedKooha is considered a privacy friendly alternative.
Video screen capture
Wayland Support
Screencast Capture Lite
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Free • Open Source
Screen Recorder
Screenshot Capture Tool
Screen Casting Tool
Windows
109 Screencast Capture Lite alternatives
Screencast Capture Lite is a tool to continuously capture the desktop screen, storing this information in video files. The application supports recording from the primary screen, from a chosen window or from a fixed region.
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Screencast Capture Lite Features
OGG
Discontinued
Latest commit to the project was made on Nov 25, 2017. And latest version was released on Sep 16, 2016.
Free Shooter
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Free • Open Source
Screenshot Capture Tool
Windows
110 Free Shooter alternatives
Freeware tool for taking fastest and simple screenshots of entire screen, windows and regions.
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Free Shooter Features
1. LightweightFree Shooter consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
2. Support for Multiple MonitorsFree Shooter supports the use of multiple displays.
GPLv3
Localization support
Discontinued
The last version (2.0.7) is from October 2018.
ModuleArt Quick Screen Recorder
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Free • Open Source
Screen Recorder
Screenshot Capture Tool
Screen Casting Tool
Windows
140 ModuleArt Quick Screen Recorder alternatives
The Quick Screen Recorder by ModuleArt is a lightweight desktop screen recorder for Windows, built on top of WinForms (C#).
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Deepin Screenshot
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Free • Open Source
Screenshot Capture Tool
Linux
137 Deepin Screenshot alternatives
This is a default screenshot app for Linux Deepin.
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Deepin Screenshot Features
Share screenshots

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