Fraps Good alternative? YES NO

Fraps is a universal Windows application that can be used with games using DirectX or OpenGL graphic technology. In its current form Fraps performs many tasks and can...

Freemium Windows

• Discontinued The program seems to be no longer updated. Last version, 3.5.99, released on February 26th, 2013, can be still downloaded from the official website.

Bandicam Screen Recorder Alternative?  YES NO

Bandicam is the most advanced game recording software, Windows screen recorder and webcam recorder.

Freemium Windows

CamStudio YES NO

Record your computer screen with audio input from Mic or Speakers. Also shows mouse clicks in addition to the regular cursor. Simple interface with ability to record in...

Free Open Source Windows PortableApps.com

• Discontinued The project seems to be no longer developed. Last version, 2.7 r316, released in May 2015, can be still downloaded from SourceForge.
• Warning As described on VirusTotal comment (https://www.virustotal.com/en/file/1ddb733efb11769a05cc735d555e9a4df92c4cdf29fa47ea3864e57e67dcf884/analysis/1411383540/): if you download CamStudio from SourceForge.net, the VirusTotal results are 0/53. After installing this SF version, it immediately says that there is an update available. When the link is clicked, it takes you to camstudio.org, which has a zip file that, scanned with VirusTotal, gives you 15/53 result. So do NOT download and install the "update": it's a malware. Installer as of 09/22/2014.

Action! Good alternative? YES NO

Action! allows streaming and real-time recording of Windows desktop in a superb HD video quality.

Commercial Windows

TinyTake Good alternative? YES NO

Free 5 minutes recording and 2GB space and no youtube uploads, $29.95/year premium.

Freemium Windows

LoiLo Game Recorder Alternative? YES NO

LoiLo Game Recorder is a completely free, fast, simple and very effective videogame recorder. It can use either a Windows GUI hook to capture desktop windows, or an...

Free Windows

• Bundleware Loiloscope is automatically installed along with this but can be uninstalled afterwards with no harm done.

Free Screen Video Recorder Alternative?  YES NO

Free Screen Video Recorder is a compact, yet full-featured screen video recorder and screenshot capture tool that allows you to easily record screen activities and...

Free Windows

Taksi Good alternative? YES NO

Taksi is a utility that allows you to take screenshots and record video clips of your favourite games and other 3D-graphics applications. Inspired by...

Free Open Source Windows

• Discontinued The project seems to be no longer developed. Last stable version, 0.7.6, was released in June 2006, and last beta version, 0.7.7.9, in July 2010. They can be still downloaded from SourceForge.

GOM Cam Good alternative? YES NO

You can record everything with GOM Cam, including your PC screens, webcam feed, and game screens.

Commercial Windows

ScreenRecord Studio Good alternative? YES NO

The all-in-one screen capture production suite. Easily capture on-screen action to a movie from start to finish. It’s the best of both worlds: the power of MediaEdit and...

Commercial Mac

PlayClaw Good alternative? YES NO

The amazing PlayClaw video capture tool gives customers incredible power! PlayClaw has been designed to make full use of multi-core processors and hardware...

Freemium Windows

iShowU Instant Good alternative? YES NO

Quickly and easily creating a video directly from your screen (in realtime). QuickTime or M4V.

Commercial Mac

Gamecaster Good alternative? YES NO

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...

Free Open Source Linux

• Discontinued last version 0.3 and released 2012

Elgato Game Capture Good alternative? YES NO

Designed for content creators, Elgato Game Capture is a professional videogame recording and live-streaming software for Windows.

Freemium Windows

Boilsoft Screen Recorder Alternative?  YES NO

Boilsoft Screen Recorder is a screen-recording software helps to capture screen activities and record video to avi, wmv from microphone, line-in, or speakers for screen...

Commercial Windows