OBS Studio Alternatives

OBS Studio is described as 'Comprehensive software providing screen recording and live streaming on Mac, Windows, and Linux with powerful encoding support and unlimited scenes' and is a leading Screen Recorder in the video & movies category. There are more than 100 alternatives to OBS Studio for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Web-based, Linux and Android apps. The best OBS Studio alternative is SimpleScreenRecorder, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like OBS Studio are XSplit Broadcaster, OpenScreen, Bandicam and GPU Screen Recorder.

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OBS Studio alternatives are mainly Screen Recorders, but if you're looking for Screenshot Capture Tools or Screen Casting Tools you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Linux, Android, iPad, Free, Screen Recording, Windows and Windows + Free. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to OBS Studio.
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  1. LensFlowPro icon
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    LensFlowPro is a sleek, high-performance screen recording tool built for creators who demand quality and speed. Whether you’re making tutorials, presentations, demos, or livestream recaps, LensFlowPro helps you capture, create, and share content that stands out — without bloated...

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  2. ScreenMix - Screen Recorder provides an easy, uncomplicated way of recording your desktop's screen and webcam sessions. Excellent for games and video stream recording, product demos, tutorials, webcam chats, and more!.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  3. ScreenStudio icon
     6 likes

    ScreenStudio is an easy screen recording that will let you create screencast or live streaming of your desktop. It does support multiple desktops, multiple webcams and text labels.

    106 ScreenStudio alternatives

    Cost / License

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
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    ScreenStudio vs OBS Studio Comments
    Matheus Bastos
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    ScreenStudio is one of the few programs I found to make lives on linux similar to what OBS does. It is functional for those who don't have newer drivers.

    Guest
    Positive
    0

    Its support all Linux distribution

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • ScreenStudio is Free and Open SourceOBS Studio is also Free and Open Source
  4. Snowmix icon
     13 likes

    Snowmix is a video mixer tool for mixing live and recorded video and audio feeds. It supports clipping, scaling and transparent overlay of video, png graphics and text. It supports animation of video, images and texts through native commands changing scale, placement...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
     
  5. Gamecaster icon
     4 likes

    Gamecaster is a graphical user interface for open source framework 'glc'. It can capture real time footage of any game that uses ALSA for sound and OpenGL for drawing. Gamecaster can also encode any captured .glc file into webm video format.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  6. Gecata icon
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    Gecata by Movavi is a lightweight game recording software for PCs that lets you capture gameplay or a Windows desktop with one click and no lags.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Steam
     
  7. Enables screen video, audio, and webcam capture with support for system sounds, microphone input, annotation tools, zoom, custom watermarks, automated scheduling, screenshot upload, adjustable quality, region selection, and support for over 45 languages.

    126 Icecream Screen Recorder alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  8. ApowerREC is a cross-platform app that's available on Windows, Mac, and iOS, you can easily use it for recording desktop activities, camera, system sound and microphone. It's also has annotation, video editor, task recording mode and more.

    67 ApowerREC - Screen Recorder alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
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    ApowerREC - Screen Recorder vs OBS Studio Comments
    Guest
    Negative
    2

    It seems it doesn't support streaming.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • ApowerREC - Screen Recorder is Freemium and ProprietaryOBS Studio is Free and Open Source
  9. SurFlex is the ultimate screen recording solution for both PC and Mac, providing a seamless experience to effortlessly capture top-notch video and audio from your screen, applications, windows, webcam, and microphone, all without the inconvenience of watermarks.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
     
  10. Free Cam icon
     16 likes

    Free Cam is free screen recording software for Windows that lets you easily capture all or part of your screen, record your voice & mouse clicks, then edit your video and save it to your computer or share it instantly on YouTube.

    126 Free Cam alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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