Open Source SimpleScreenRecorder Alternatives for Linux

There are many alternatives to SimpleScreenRecorder for Linux if you are looking for a replacement. The best open source Linux alternative is OBS Studio. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to SimpleScreenRecorder and 18 are open source and available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source Linux alternatives to SimpleScreenRecorder are OpenScreen, VokoscreenNG, Kooha and Kazam.

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  1. OBS Studio icon

    OBS Studio

     1296 likes

    A robust cross-platform application offering seamless screen recording and live-streaming capabilities across Mac, Windows, and Linux. It supports advanced features like H264 encoding, multiple scenes, customizable themes, and direct streaming to platforms like Twitch and YouTube.

    197 OBS Studio alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
    • PortableApps.com
    • Steam
    • FreeBSD
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    Comments about OBS Studio as an Alternative to SimpleScreenRecorder
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    Positive
    0

    OBS is a high-quality streaming/recording software because of its lack of watermarks being plastered across the record. OBS is a little difficult to use but it is worth it in its overall product. Fraps is equally as good in my opinion.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    Negative
    -15

    OBS doesn't have pause feature, you should stop your video whenever you need to pause it.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Most users think OBS Studio is a great SimpleScreenRecorder alternative.

    • OBS Studio is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to SimpleScreenRecorder.

    • OBS Studio is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to SimpleScreenRecorder.

    • OBS Studio is Free and Open SourceSimpleScreenRecorder is also Free and Open Source
    • OBS Studio is Customizable and Privacy focusedSimpleScreenRecorder is not according to our users
  2. OpenScreen icon

    OpenScreen

     34 likes

    Create stunning screen recordings for free. Open-source, no subscriptions, no watermarks, and free for commercial use. An alternative to Screen Studio.

    55 OpenScreen alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  4. VokoscreenNG icon

    VokoscreenNG

     72 likes

    VokoscreenNG is a user friendly screencaster for Linux and Windows. It is a continuation of the now discontinued Vokoscreen project that has been totally rewritten from scratch using Qt and GStreamer.

    171 VokoscreenNG alternatives

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    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
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  5. Kooha icon

    Kooha

     21 likes

    Capture your screen in an intuitive and straightforward way without distractions.

    Cost / License

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    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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  6. Kazam icon

    Kazam

     63 likes

    Kazam is a simple screen recording program that will capture the content of your screen and record a video file that can be played by any video player that supports VP8/WebM video format.

    112 Kazam alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
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  7. recordMyDesktop icon

    recordMyDesktop

     72 likes

    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...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
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  9. ScreenStudio icon

    ScreenStudio

     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.

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
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  10. ffscreencast icon

    ffscreencast

     2 likes

    ffscreencast is an ffmpeg screencast/desktop-recording tool for the command-line with video overlay and multi monitor support.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
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  11. Blue Recorder icon

    Blue Recorder

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    A simple desktop recorder for Linux systems. Built using Rust, GTK+ 3 and ffmpeg. It supports recording audio and video on almost all Linux interfaces with support for Wayland display server on GNOME session.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Snapcraft
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  12. Ginj icon

    Ginj

     6 likes

    An open source multi-platform screen capture and recording tool for simple "capture / annotate / share" workflow. Ginj was inspired by Jing (now discontinued), but although there are similarities in the way both tools behave, Ginj is not Jing.

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Java Mobile
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  13. Deepin Screen Recorder icon

    Deepin Screen Recorder

     4 likes

    Deepin Screen Recorder is a screen recorder tool, it supports to save the recorded screens as gif or mp4 format. It can select the recorded window automatically or manually by selecting the area. Users just need to start and stop the recording process, and the file will autosave...

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Deepin
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  14. Gamecaster icon

    Gamecaster

     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

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
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