SimpleScreenRecorder
SimpleScreenRecorder is a Linux screen recorder that supports X11 and OpenGL. It is easy to use, feature-rich, and has a Qt-based graphical user interface. It can record the entire screen or part of it, or record OpenGL applications directly.
Features
Properties
- Lightweight
Features
- Screen Recording
- Capture Video
- Record videos
- Live Screen Recording
- Record HD screen
- Legacy Firefox Addon
- No registration required
- Support for Gestures
Tags
- bandicam
- video-recorder
- Google Chrome Extension
- recording
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- lauranovak reviewed SimpleScreenRecorder
SimpleScreenRecorder is easy to use and works smoothly. Great for recording tutorials or gameplay without lag.
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OBS is too complex for my needs. A lightweight, simple screen recorder was all I needed on Linux.
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What is SimpleScreenRecorder?
SimpleScreenRecorder is a Linux screen recorder that supports X11 and OpenGL. It is easy to use, feature-rich, and has a Qt-based graphical user interface. It can record the entire screen or part of it, or record OpenGL applications directly. The recording can be paused and resumed at any time. Many different file formats and codecs are supported, and easy to add more.
SimpleScreenRecorder information
Developed by
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Open Source (GPL-3.0) and Free product.Written in
Rating
Average rating of 4.6Alternatives
140 alternatives listedSupported Languages
- English
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Video & Movies, Photos & Graphics, Web BrowsersGitHub repository
- 2,780 Stars
- 306 Forks
- 515 Open Issues
- Updated
Comments and Reviews
SimpleScreenRecorder is a reminder that simple != light on features. Nay, SSR comes with lots of features. I think if you compare it to OBS, then SSR would be geared more towards casual users.
You're first asked to choose your video settings. Options include capture area, scaling of your resolution, framerate, and mouse capturing. Then, you can choose whether to record audio and, if so, what backend to use and the source of your audio (external microphone? computer playback?).
The next page asks you what format you want. I remember reading on their website that the list when you click on "Other..." is powered by FFmpeg, so even though an option might appear, it may not be supported. After you decide that, you choose your codec, constant rate factor, and whether you want frame skipping.
The last page is where you get to record. You can set a hotkey to record/pause at will. You can preview to see how your settings look, and can go back to change it if needed. You'll also have a log in case something goes wrong (sometimes I forget to turn on the JACK server), and information about your file as you record.
When you finish, just hit the save recording button at the bottom.
...and that's it! Simple, right? It sure lives up to its name.
There's one little thing that I am not sure if I like or dislike, and that is when you are making another video after finishing one, the file name will be the same as the video you just completed. On one hand, I would have expected some default name like "VideoClip_001", then the next video would be "VideoClip_002" or something. On the other hand, if you have your own method of naming your videos, this could cut down on typing time and get you into recording sooner.
If you're just looking for some quick and easy way to record your screen, give SSR a try.
SimpleScreenRecorder is easy to use and works smoothly. Great for recording tutorials or gameplay without lag.
OBS is too complex for my needs. A lightweight, simple screen recorder was all I needed on Linux.
It would have been potentially a great and simple screen recorder, where only pachidermic alternative solutions are present. Unfortunately it has two very bad flaws. 1 you cannot specify the destination folder !!! 2 you are forced to record in .mkv, you can't record i.e in standard mp4 or avi or other "normal" formats ! So I voted 1 hoping to encourage the author to be smarter. Without those flaws, I would have voted 4.
This has since been updated: I just exported with mp4 wrapper just now.
Quite extensive array of settings. The error messages could improve though; when it fails to record it doesn't specify why. For example, I could record a rectangular selection and save it as webm, but the same failed when trying to save as a gif.
Anyway, a piece of software that will be part of my default installs from now on.
I've tried many screen recorders on Linux, and it's the best one I've found! The user interface is not the best, but it has many features and settings, and it does everything I need it to.
Since OBS stopped working for me, for 3 months or so, on my Ubuntu machine, I had to use an alternative. And this works perfectly.