Wayfarer

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A screen recorder for GNOME / Wayland / PipeWire.

Cost / License

Free
Open Source (GPL-3.0)

Application typeApplication types

Platforms

Linux
Wayland
GTK

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Properties

Privacy focused

Features

Ad-free
No registration required
No Tracking
Dark Mode
Works Offline
Wayland Support
Capture mouse pointer
Screen Recording

Wayfarer information

Developed by
Jonathan Hudson
Licensing
Open Source (GPL-3.0) and Free product.
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Supported Languages
- English

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Wayfarer was added to AlternativeTo by Paul on Nov 1, 2024 and this page was last updated Jan 29, 2026.

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What is Wayfarer?

Wayfarer is a screen recorder for GNOME (and other desktop environments).

Modern GNOME desktop (Arch, Fedora, Debian Testing, Ubuntu 22.04)
Since version 1.2.4.wlroots desktops are also supported
Wayland or Xorg
Pipewire / Pulseaudio / libportal (XDG Desktop Portal)
Wireplumber recommended

In X11 mode, it may support other desktops (untested); in Wayland mode, since 1.2.4 wlroots desktops are supported; other desktops are not supported (but may "work").

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