GifCam AlternativesAnimated GIF Creators & Screen Recorders like GifCam

GifCam is described as 'Handy and reliable application designed to record the screen and to convert the recordings into GIF format' and is a screenshot capture tool in the photos & graphics category. There are more than 10 alternatives to GifCam for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Windows, Linux, Web-based and Android apps. The best GifCam alternative is ShareX, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like GifCam are ScreenToGif, LICEcap, Peek GIF Screen Recorder and Gifcap.

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  1. ShareX icon

    ShareX

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    Open-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.

    251 ShareX alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
    • Steam
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    • ShareX is the most popular Windows alternative to GifCam.

    • ShareX is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to GifCam.

    • ShareX is Free and Open SourceGifCam is Free and Proprietary
    • ShareX is Customizable and Privacy focusedGifCam is not according to our users
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    LICEcap

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    LICEcap can capture an area of your desktop and save it directly to .GIF (for viewing in web browsers, etc) or .LCF (see below). LICEcap is an intuitive but flexible application (for Windows and now OSX), that is designed to be lightweight and function with high performance.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
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    • Most users think LICEcap is a great GifCam alternative.

    • LICEcap is the most popular Mac alternative to GifCam.

    • LICEcap is Free and Open SourceGifCam is Free and Proprietary
  5. Peek GIF Screen Recorder icon

    Peek GIF Screen Recorder

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    Peek 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.

    39 Peek GIF Screen Recorder alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Ubuntu
    • Flatpak
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    • Peek GIF Screen Recorder is the most popular Linux alternative to GifCam.

    • Peek GIF Screen Recorder is Free and Open SourceGifCam is Free and Proprietary
  6. Gifcap icon

    Gifcap

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    It's a tool for creating animated GIFs from a screen recording. Client-side only, no data is uploaded. Modern browser required.

    21 Gifcap alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
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    • Gifcap is the most popular Web-based & Self-Hosted alternative to GifCam.

    • Gifcap is Free and Open SourceGifCam is Free and Proprietary
  7. GIPHY Capture icon

    GIPHY Capture

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    GIPHY Capture is the best way to create GIFs on your Mac. The free app is simple, powerful, and easy enough for pretty much anyone.

    11 GIPHY Capture alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
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    Captures GIFs that are extremely efficient: I haven't found a way to convert GIFs to make them as compact as GIPHY Capture. ?????

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    • GIPHY Capture is Free and ProprietaryGifCam is also Free and Proprietary
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    Honeycam

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    Make wonderful Animated GIFs by using Honeycam, very easy GIF image-making and editing software! Honeycam is a GIF Maker and Editor.

    12 Honeycam alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    • Honeycam is the most popular commercial alternative to GifCam.

    • Honeycam is Paid and ProprietaryGifCam is Free and Proprietary
  10. Giffing Tool icon

    Giffing Tool

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    Giffing Tool is simply put: The fastest creator of high quality captioned GIFs available.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued
    • Warning

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  11. VClip icon

    VClip

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    Is a simple tool to capture short video clip + loopback audio (speaker sound) from your screen pixels and speaker waves. VClip can output to many format (MP4, WEBM, OGG, AVI, GIF), and comes with 3 fps options (15,25,30).

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  12. Gif Machine icon

    Gif Machine

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    Gif Machine is a powerful and simple app which helps you to create awesome GIFs by recording your screen, recording your webcam or just from images.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
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    Gifox

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    Gifox is a beautifully designed and masterfully crafted app that records your screen into animated gifs – the great alternative between static images and full-size videos. It's your best companion for:

    21 Gifox alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  14. Peek Screen Recorder icon

    Peek Screen Recorder

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    Peek is a simple screen recorder that allows you to record your screen as gif or mp4, capture a screenshot as jpg, and annotate your recordings with drawing, text, arrows, and highlights.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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