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 many of them 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, Recordly, VokoscreenNG and Cap.

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  1. OBS Studio icon
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    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.

    255 OBS Studio alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
    • PortableApps.com
    • Steam
    • FreeBSD
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  2. OpenScreen icon
     62 likes

    Open-source, no-cost screen recorder with no watermarks, supporting entire screen or app capture, manual zoom, smooth pan, custom backgrounds, cropping, motion blur, and direct use in browser for product demos, tutorials, and commercial purposes.

    100 OpenScreen alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  3. Recordly icon
     44 likes

    Free open-source screen recorder for macOS and Windows featuring auto-zoom, smooth cursor animations, MP4 and GIF export, timeline trimming, speed changes, annotations, frame styling options, advanced audio capture, and substantial OpenScreen modifications.

    82 Recordly alternatives

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  4. VokoscreenNG icon
     75 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.

    196 VokoscreenNG alternatives

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    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
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  5. Cap icon
     28 likes

    Open-source tool for screen and camera capture with 4K recording, timeline editor, instant sharing via links, privacy controls, no signup, multiple layouts, custom branding, cursor options, threaded comments, self-hosting, and paid AI-powered features available.

    146 Cap alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Open Source

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    • Google Chrome
    • Debian
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  6. Kooha icon
     23 likes

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

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    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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  7. Kazam icon
     64 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.

    119 Kazam alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Discontinued

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    • Linux
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  8. recordMyDesktop icon
     73 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

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    • Discontinued

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    • Linux
    • BSD
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  9. ffscreencast icon
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    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)

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    • Discontinued

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    • Mac
    • Linux
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  10. ScreenStudio icon
     5 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.

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    • Discontinued

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    • Linux
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  11. 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

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    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Snapcraft
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  12. 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...

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    • Discontinued

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    • Linux
    • Deepin
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