Gifcap AlternativesScreenshot Capture Tools & Screen Recorders like Gifcap

Gifcap is described as 'It's a tool for creating animated GIFs from a screen recording. Client-side only, no data is uploaded. Modern browser required' and is a screenshot capture tool in the video & movies category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Gifcap for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, Web-based and Android apps. The best Gifcap alternative is ShareX, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Gifcap are ScreenToGif, LICEcap, Peek GIF Screen Recorder and GifCam.

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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.

    250 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 Gifcap.

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

    • ShareX is Free and Open SourceGifcap is also Free and Open Source
    • ShareX is Customizable, Lightweight and Privacy focusedGifcap 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.

    28 LICEcap alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
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    • LICEcap is the most popular Mac alternative to Gifcap.

    • LICEcap is Free and Open SourceGifcap is also Free and Open Source
    • LICEcap is LightweightGifcap is not according to our users
  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

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    • Discontinued

    Platforms

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

    • Peek GIF Screen Recorder is Free and Open SourceGifcap is also Free and Open Source
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    Fadim

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    FADIM (Fast Access Digital Image-to-Text Manager) is an open-source desktop application for extracting text from images (OCR) and archiving. It can extract text from live screenshots or existing image files, automatically save the text as .txt or .

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  9. 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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  10. 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.

    12 Peek Screen Recorder alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    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. Gifox icon

    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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    • Gifox is the most popular commercial alternative to Gifcap.

    • Gifox is Paid and ProprietaryGifcap is Free and Open Source
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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.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
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