OBS Studio Alternatives for Linux

There are many alternatives to OBS Studio for Linux if you are looking for a replacement. The best Linux alternative is SimpleScreenRecorder, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to OBS Studio and many of them are available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Linux alternatives to OBS Studio are VokoscreenNG, Kooha, Kazam and ScreenRec.

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OBS Studio alternatives are mainly Screen Recorders, but if you're looking for Screen Casting Tools or Screenshot Capture Tools you can filter on that. You can also filter by region, for example EU-based alternatives if you prefer software developed in the European Union. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to OBS Studio.
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Comprehensive software providing screen recording and live streaming on Mac, Windows, and Linux with powerful encoding support and unlimited scenes.

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OBS Studio alternatives page was last updated May 15, 2025
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    xvidcap

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    A small tool to capture things going on on an X-Windows display to either individual frames or an MPEG video similar to tools such as Lotus ScreenCam or Camtasia.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Linux
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    Discontinued

    The latest release was the 2009-07-14https://sourceforge.net/projects/xvidcap/files/xvidcap/

    xvidcap VS OBS Studio

     
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