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A comparison of notable '''[[screencasting]] [[software]]''' programs, that are used to record activities on the [[computer]] screen, mouse movement, and often includes live audio for later playback. Screencasting is an asynchronous communication technology (not real-time). This category of software is used for recording demonstrations, remote technical assistance, sales presentations, and training.

This page provides '''a comparison of notable [[screencasting]] [[software]]''', used to record activities on the [[computer]] screen. This software is commonly used for desktop recording, gameplay recording and video editing. Screencasting software is typically limited to streaming and recording desktop activity alone, in contrast with a software vision mixer, which has the capacity to mix and switch the output between various input streams.


==Comparison by specification==
==Comparison by specification==

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! style="width: 14em" | Product Name
! scope="col" style="width: 14em" | Product name
! Publisher
! scope="col" | Publisher
! Latest stable version
! scope="col" | Latest stable version
! Latest release date
! scope="col" | Latest release date
! OS
! scope="col" | OS
! [[Software license]]
! scope="col" | [[Software license]]
! scope="col" | Source code<br/>available?
! [[Open source]]
<!-- Source Available software not under a Free Software (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_software) or Open Source (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open-source_software) license is classified as Freeware (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freeware). -->
|-
|-
! scope="row" | [[ActivePresenter]]
| [[ActivePresenter]]<ref name="ActivePresenter" /> || Atomi Systems || 2.2 || 2010-05-25 || [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]] ||{{Nonfree|[[Proprietary software|Proprietary]] [[Commercial software|commercial]]}}|| {{No}}
| Atomi Systems || {{wikidata|property|preferred|references|edit|Q4677477|P348|P548=Q2804309}} || {{wikidata|qualifier|preferred|single|raw|Q4677477|P348|P548=Q2804309|P577}} || [[Windows]]<br/>[[macOS]] || {{Nonfree|[[Proprietary software|Proprietary]] [[Commercial software|commercial]]}} || {{No}}
|-
|-
! scope="row" | [[ActivePresenter|ActivePresenter Free Edition]]
| [[ActivePresenter]] Free Edition<ref name="ActivePresenter" /> || Atomi Systems || 2.2 || 2010-05-25 || [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]] || {{Partial|[[Freeware]]}} || {{No}}
| Atomi Systems || {{wikidata|property|preferred|references|edit|Q4677477|P348|P548=Q2804309}} || {{wikidata|qualifier|preferred|single|raw|Q4677477|P348|P548=Q2804309|P577}} || [[Windows]]<br/>[[macOS]] || {{Partial|[[Freeware]]}} || {{No}}
|-
|-
! scope="row" | [[Adobe Captivate]]
| [[Adobe Captivate]] || [[Adobe Systems]] || 5.0 || 2010-06-01 || [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]] || {{Nonfree|[[Proprietary software|Proprietary]] [[Commercial software|commercial]]}} || {{no}}
| [[Adobe Systems]] || {{wikidata|property|preferred|references|edit|Q360071|P348|P548=Q2804309}} || {{wikidata|qualifier|preferred|single|raw|Q360071|P348|P548=Q2804309|P577}} || [[Windows]]<br/>[[macOS]] || {{Nonfree|[[Proprietary software|Proprietary]] [[Commercial software|commercial]]}} || {{No}}
|-
|-
! scope="row" | [[Adobe Presenter Video Express]]
| [[AviScreen]]<ref name="AviScreen" /> || Bobyte Software || 1.2 || 2010 || [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]]|| {{Nonfree|[[Proprietary software|Proprietary]] [[Commercial software|commercial]]}} || {{No}}
| [[Adobe Systems]] || 12.0.2.170 || 2017-11-28 || [[Windows]]<br/>[[macOS]] || {{Nonfree|[[Proprietary software|Proprietary]] [[Commercial software|commercial]]}} || {{No}}
|-
|-
! scope="row" | [[AVS Video Editor]]
| [[Bandicam]]<ref name="Bandicam" /> || Bandisoft || 1.6.1.113 || 2011-03-16 || [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]] || {{Nonfree|[[Proprietary software|Proprietary]] [[Commercial software|commercial]]}} || {{no}}
| Online Media Technologies Ltd || {{wikidata|property|preferred|references|edit|Q4655074|P348|P548=Q2804309}} || {{wikidata|qualifier|preferred|single|raw|Q4655074|P348|P548=Q2804309|P577}} || [[Windows]] || {{Nonfree| Commercial}} || {{No}}
|-
|-
! scope="row" | [[Bandicam]]
| [[BB FlashBack]] || Blueberry Software || 2.7 || 2010-07-15 || [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]] || {{Nonfree|[[Proprietary software|Proprietary]] [[Commercial software|commercial]]}} || {{no}}
| Bandicam Company || {{wikidata|property|preferred|references|edit|Q4854593|P348|P548=Q2804309}} || {{wikidata|qualifier|preferred|single|raw|Q4854593|P348|P548=Q2804309|P577}} || [[Windows]] || {{Nonfree|[[Freemium]] [[Commercial software|commercial]]}} || {{No}}
|-
|-
! scope="row" | [[BB FlashBack]]
| [[BB FlashBack]] Express || Blueberry Software || 2.7 || 2010-07-15 || [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]] || {{Partial|[[Freeware]]}} || {{no}}
| Blueberry Software || {{wikidata|property|preferred|references|edit|Q4835099|P348|P548=Q2804309}} || {{wikidata|qualifier|preferred|single|raw|Q4835099|P348|P548=Q2804309|P577}} || [[Windows]] || {{Nonfree|[[Proprietary software|Proprietary]] [[Commercial software|commercial]]}} || {{No}}
|-
|-
! scope="row" | [[BB FlashBack]] Express
| [[BSR Screen Recorder]] || BSRSoft || 4.4.3 || 2010-09-27 || [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]] || {{Nonfree|[[Proprietary software|Proprietary]] [[Commercial software|commercial]]}} || {{no}}
| Blueberry Software || {{wikidata|property|preferred|references|edit|Q4835099|P348|P548=Q2804309}} || {{wikidata|qualifier|preferred|single|raw|Q4835099|P348|P548=Q2804309|P577}} || [[Windows]] || {{Partial|[[Freeware]]}} || {{No}}
|-
|-
! scope="row" | [[CamStudio]]
| [[CamStudio]] || CamStudio.org || 2.6 Beta || 2010-10-27 || [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]] || {{free|[[GPL#Version_2|GPL Version 2]]}} || {{yes}}
| CamStudio.org || {{wikidata|property|preferred|references|edit|Q386811|P348|P548=Q2804309}} || {{wikidata|qualifier|preferred|single|raw|Q386811|P348|P548=Q2804309|P577}} || [[Windows]] || {{open source|[[GPL]]}} || {{Yes}}
|-
|-
! scope="row" | [[Camtasia|Camtasia (Windows)]]
| [[Camtasia Studio]] || [[TechSmith]] || 7.0.1 || 2010-07-06 || [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]] || {{Nonfree|[[Proprietary software|Proprietary]] [[Commercial software|commercial]]}} || {{no}}
| TechSmith ||{{Wikidata|property|Q1031755|P348|P306=Q1406}} <!-- Version stored in Wikidata --><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://support.techsmith.com/hc/en-us/articles/115006443267|title=Camtasia (Windows) Version History|website=TechSmith Support}}</ref>|| {{Wikidata|qualifier|raw|Q1031755|P348|P306=Q1406|publicationDate}} ||[[Windows]] || {{Nonfree|[[Proprietary software|Proprietary]] [[Commercial software|commercial]]}} || {{No}}
|-
|-
! scope="row" | [[Camtasia|Camtasia (Mac)]]
| [[Camtasia|Camtasia for Mac]] || [[TechSmith]] || 1.1.1 || 2010-06-01 || Mac OS X || {{Nonfree|Proprietary commercial}} || {{No}}
| TechSmith ||{{Wikidata|property|Q1031755|P348|P306=Q14116}} <!-- Version stored in Wikidata --><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://support.techsmith.com/hc/en-us/articles/115006624748|title=Camtasia (Mac) Version History|website=TechSmith Support}}</ref>|| {{Wikidata|qualifier|raw|Q1031755|P348|P306=Q14116|publicationDate}} ||[[macOS]] || {{Nonfree|[[Proprietary software|Proprietary]] [[Commercial software|commercial]]}} || {{No}}
|-
|-
! scope="row" | [[CloudApp]]
| [[Capture Fox]] || Zafer Gurel || 0.7.0 || 2009-11-25 || [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]] || {{free|[[Mozilla Public License|MPL Version 1.1]]}} || {{yes}}
| [[CloudApp]] || 6.1<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://getcloudapp.com/blog/feature-update-6-1|title=Introducing: Automated Drop Naming, Enhanced Annotations, Multi-Monitor Support, and 4k Video Quality Options|website=CloudApp Blog|date=28 April 2020 |language=en-US|access-date=2020-09-06}}</ref>|| 2020-07-13 || [[Windows]]<br/>[[macOS]]<br/>[[Linux]] || {{partial|[[Freemium]]}} || {{No}}
|-
|-
! scope="row" | [[Debut Video Capture Software|Debut (Windows)]]
| [[Demo Builder]]<ref name="Demo Builder" /> || Tanida Software || 8.0.4.3 || 2011-02-04 || [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]] || {{Nonfree|[[Proprietary software|Proprietary]] [[Commercial software|commercial]]}} || {{no}}
| [[NCH Software]] || {{wikidata|property|preferred|references|edit|Q43080158|P348|P400=Q1406|P548=Q2804309}} || {{wikidata|qualifier|preferred|single|raw|Q43080158|P348|P400=Q1406|P548=Q2804309|P577}} || [[Windows]] || {{Nonfree|[[Trialware]]}} || {{No}}
|-
|-
! scope="row" | [[Debut Video Capture Software|Debut (Mac)]]
| [[DemoCreator]]<ref name="DemoCreator" /> || Wondershare Software Co., Ltd. || 2.8.1.9 || 2009-12-15 || [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]] || {{Nonfree|[[Proprietary software|Proprietary]] [[Commercial software|commercial]]}} || {{no}}
| [[NCH Software]] || {{wikidata|property|preferred|references|edit|Q43080158|P348|P400=Q14116|P548=Q2804309}} || {{wikidata|qualifier|preferred|single|raw|Q43080158|P348|P400=Q14116|P548=Q2804309|P577}} || [[macOS]] || {{Nonfree|[[Trialware]]}} || {{No}}
|-
|-
! scope="row" | [[Fraps]]
| [[DemoRecorder]]<ref name="DemoRecorder" /> || DemoRecorder.com || 2.5.17 || 2009-06-24 || [[Linux]] || {{Nonfree|[[Proprietary software|Proprietary]] [[Commercial software|commercial]]}} || {{no}}
| Beepa Pty Ltd || {{wikidata|property|preferred|references|edit|Q1054069|P348|P548=Q2804309}} || {{wikidata|qualifier|preferred|single|raw|Q1054069|P348|P548=Q2804309|P577}} || [[Windows]] || {{Nonfree|[[Proprietary software|Proprietary]] [[Commercial software|commercial]]}} || {{No}}
|-
|-
! scope="row" | [[Freeseer]]
| [[E.M. Free Game Capture]]<ref name="EMFGC" /> || EffectMatrix Ltd. Company || 2.30 || 2008-12-25 || [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]] || {{Nonfree|[[Proprietary software|Proprietary]] [[Commercial software|commercial]]}} || {{no}}
| FOSSLC || {{wikidata|property|preferred|references|edit|Q5501149|P348|P548=Q2804309}} || {{wikidata|qualifier|preferred|single|raw|Q5501149|P348|P548=Q2804309|P577}} || [[Windows]]<br/>[[macOS]]<br/>[[Linux]] || {{open source|[[GNU General Public License|GPL-3.0-or-later]]}} || {{Yes}}
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|-
|-
! scope="row" | [[HyperCam]]
| [[FFmpeg]] || FFmpeg.org || 0.5 || 2009-03-10 || [[Cross-platform]] || {{free|[[GNU Lesser General Public License|LGPL]]}} || {{yes}}
| Solveig Multimedia || {{wikidata|property|preferred|references|edit|Q3072026|P348|P548=Q2804309}} || {{wikidata|qualifier|preferred|single|raw|Q3072026|P348|P548=Q2804309|P577}} || [[Windows]] || {{Nonfree|[[Proprietary software|Proprietary]] [[Commercial software|commercial]]}} || {{No}}
|-
|-
! scope="row" | [[HyperCam]]
| [[FlashDemo Studio]]<ref name="FDS" /> || FlashDemo.NET || 2.27 || 2011-01-10 || [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]] || {{Nonfree|[[Proprietary software|Proprietary]] [[Commercial software|commercial]]}} || {{no}}
| Hyperionics || 2.29.00 || 2016-01-07 || [[Windows]] || {{Partial|[[Freeware]]}} || {{No}}
|-
|-
! scope="row" | [[Microsoft Expression Encoder]]
| [[Fraps]] || Beepa Pty Ltd || 3.4.2 || 2011-04-14 || [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]] || {{Nonfree|[[Proprietary software|Proprietary]] [[Commercial software|commercial]]}} || {{no}}
| [[Microsoft]] || 4 || 2011-11-02 || [[Windows]] || {{Partial|[[Freeware]]}} || {{No}}
|-
|-
! scope="row" | [[Nero Vision]]
| [[Glc (software)|Glc]]<ref name="glc" /> || Edgewall Software || 0.5.7 || 2008-08-25 || [[Linux]] || {{free|[[Zlib license|Zlib]]}} || {{yes}}
| [[Nero AG]] || {{wikidata|property|preferred|references|edit|Q1002327|P348|P548=Q2804309}} || {{wikidata|qualifier|preferred|single|raw|Q1002327|P348|P548=Q2804309|P577}} || [[Windows]] || {{Nonfree|[[Proprietary software|Proprietary]] [[Commercial software|commercial]]}} || {{No}}
|-
|-
! scope="row" | [[Nvidia Shadowplay]]
| [[GoView]]<ref name="goview" />|| Citrix || 1.0b80 || 2009 || [[Windows]] || {{Partial|[[Freeware]]}} || {{no}}
| [[Nvidia]] || 2.11.4.0 || 2016-06-21 || [[Windows]] || {{proprietary}} (Part of [[GeForce Experience|NVIDIA GFE]]) || {{No}}
|-
|-
! scope="row" | [[Open Broadcaster Software]]<br>(OBS Studio)
| [[Grabilla]] || Grabilla.com || 1.9.0.0 || 2011-01-11 || [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]] || {{Partial|[[Freeware]]}} || {{no}}
| OBS Project || {{wikidata|property|edit|reference|Q21707789|P348|P548=Q2804309}}
| {{wikidata|qualifier|raw|Q21707789|P348|P548=Q2804309|P577}}
|[[Windows]]<br />[[macOS]]<br />[[Linux]] || {{open source|[[GNU General Public License|GPL-2.0-or-later]]}} || {{Yes}}
|-
|-
! scope="row" | [[Peek (software)|Peek]]
| [[Growler Guncam]] || Growler Software || 3.2.4.0 || 2007-06-14 || [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]] || {{Nonfree|[[Proprietary software|Proprietary]] [[Commercial software|commercial]]}} || {{no}}
| Philipp Wolfer || {{wikidata|property|preferred|references|edit|Q39073136|P348|P548=Q2804309}} || {{wikidata|qualifier|preferred|single|raw|Q39073136|P348|P548=Q2804309|P577}} || [[Linux]]|| {{open source|[[GNU General Public License|GPL-3.0-or-later]]}} || {{Yes}}
|-
|-
! scope="row" | [[Pixetell]]
| [[HyperCam]] || Hyperionics & Solveig Multimedia || 3.0.1006.10 || 2010-06-16 || [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]] || {{Nonfree|[[Proprietary software|Proprietary]] [[Commercial software|commercial]]}} || {{no}}
| Ontier Inc. || {{wikidata|property|preferred|references|edit|Q7199724|P348|P548=Q2804309}} || {{wikidata|qualifier|preferred|single|raw|Q7199724|P348|P548=Q2804309|P577}} || [[Windows]] || {{Nonfree|[[Proprietary software|Proprietary]] [[Commercial software|commercial]]}} || {{No}}
|-
|-
! scope="row" | [[QuickTime|QuickTime X]]
| [[iShowU HD]]<ref name="iShowUHD" /> || shinywhitebox ltd || 2.1.1 || 2009-05-24 || [[Mac OS X 10.5]] || {{Nonfree|[[Proprietary software|Proprietary]] [[Commercial software|commercial]]}} || {{no}}
| [[Apple Inc.]] || 10.0 (118) || 2010-03-29 || [[macOS]] || {{proprietary}} (Part of [[macOS]]) || {{No}}
|-
|-
! scope="row" | [[recordMyDesktop]]
| [[Istanbul (software)|Istanbul]]<ref name="Istanbul" /> || [[Red Hat|Red Hat, Inc.]] || 0.2.2 || 2007-02-21 || [[Linux]] || {{Free|[[GPL]]}}|| {{Yes}}
| [[SourceForge]] || {{wikidata|property|preferred|references|edit|Q1128413|P348|P548=Q2804309}} || {{wikidata|qualifier|preferred|single|raw|Q1128413|P348|P548=Q2804309|P577}} || [[Linux]] || {{open source|[[GNU General Public License|GPL-2.0-or-later]] & [[GNU General Public License|GPL-3.0-or-later]]}} || {{Yes}}
|-
|-
! scope="row" | [[Screencam]]
| [[Jing (software)|Jing Pro]] || TechSmith || &nbsp; || &nbsp; || [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]]<br/>[[Mac OS X]] || {{Nonfree|Proprietary commercial}} || {{No}}
| SmartGuyz Inc. || 3.3.0 || 2009-03-24 || [[Windows]] || {{Nonfree|[[Proprietary software|Proprietary]] [[Commercial software|commercial]]}} || {{No}}
|-
|-
! scope="row" | [[Screenpal|ScreenPal]]
| [[Jing (software)|Jing]] || TechSmith || &nbsp; || &nbsp; || [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]]<br/>[[Mac OS X]] || {{Partial|[[Freeware]]}} || {{No}}
|ScreenPal || {{wikidata|property|preferred|references|edit|Q125447659|P348|P400=Q1406|P548=Q2804309}}<br/>{{wikidata|property|preferred|references|edit|Q125447659|P348|P400=Q14116|P548=Q2804309}} || {{wikidata|qualifier|preferred|single|raw|Q125447659|P348|P400=Q1406|P548=Q2804309|P577}}<br/>{{wikidata|qualifier|preferred|single|raw|Q125447659|P348|P400=Q14116|P548=Q2804309|P577}} || [[Windows]]<br/>[[macOS]]<br /> || {{partial|[[Freemium]]}} || {{No}}
|-
|-
! scope="row" | [[ScreenFlow]]
| [[Microsoft Expression Encoder]] || [[Microsoft Corporation]] || 3 || 2009-07-22 || [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]] || {{Nonfree|[[Proprietary software|Proprietary]] [[Commercial software|commercial]]}} || {{no}}
| [[Telestream]] || {{wikidata|property|preferred|references|edit|Q3953069|P348|P548=Q2804309}} || {{wikidata|qualifier|preferred|single|raw|Q3953069|P348|P548=Q2804309|P577}} ||[[macOS]] || {{Nonfree|[[Proprietary software|Proprietary]] [[Commercial software|commercial]]}} || {{No}}
|-
|-
! scope="row" | [[ShareX]]
| [[Nero Vision]] || [[Nero AG]] || 8.2.8.0 || 2008 || [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]] || {{Nonfree|[[Proprietary software|Proprietary]] [[Commercial software|commercial]]}} || {{no}}
| Jaex and Michael Delpach || {{wikidata|property|preferred|references|edit|Q17048664|P348|P548=Q2804309}} || {{wikidata|qualifier|preferred|single|raw|Q17048664|P348|P548=Q2804309|P577}} ||[[Windows]] || {{open source|[[GPL#Version 3|GPL v3]]}} || {{Yes}}
|-
|-
! scope="row" | [[SimpleScreenRecorder]]
| [[Pixetell]] || Ontier Inc. || 1.3.11913 || 2010-01-15 || [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]] || {{Nonfree|[[Proprietary software|Proprietary]] [[Commercial software|commercial]]}} || {{no}}
| maartenbaert || {{wikidata|property|preferred|references|edit|Q17080898|P348|P548=Q2804309}} || {{wikidata|qualifier|preferred|single|raw|Q17080898|P348|P548=Q2804309|P577}} ||[[Linux]] || {{open source|[[GNU General Public License|GPL-3.0-or-later]]}} || {{Yes}}
|-
|-
! scope="row" | [[Snagit|Snagit (Windows)]]
| [[QuickTime X]] (PRO Version Only) || [[Apple Inc.]] || 10.0 (118) || 2010-03-29 || [[Mac OS X]] || {{Needs|Part of [[Mac OS X]]}} || {{No}}
| TechSmith || {{Wikidata|property|Q1776235|P348|P306=Q1406}} <!-- Version stored in Wikidata --><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.techsmith.com/snagit-version-history.html|title=Snagit (Windows) Version History|website=TechSmith Support|date=13 November 2024 }}</ref>|| {{Wikidata|qualifier|raw|Q1776235|P348|P306=Q1406|publicationDate}} || [[Windows]] || {{Nonfree|[[Proprietary software|Proprietary]] [[Commercial software|commercial]]}} || {{No}}
|-
|-
! scope="row" | [[Snagit|Snagit (Mac)]]
| [[RecordMyDesktop]] || [[SourceForge]] || 0.3.8 || 2008-12-13 || [[Linux]] || {{Free|[[GPL]]}} || {{yes}}
| TechSmith || {{Wikidata|property|Q1776235|P348|P306=Q14116}} <!-- Version stored in Wikidata --><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.techsmith.com/snagit-mac-version-history.html|title=Snagit (Mac) Version History|website=TechSmith Support|date=14 November 2024 }}</ref>|| {{Wikidata|qualifier|raw|Q1776235|P348|P306=Q14116|publicationDate}} || [[macOS]] || {{Nonfree|[[Proprietary software|Proprietary]] [[Commercial software|commercial]]}} || {{No}}
|-
|-
! scope="row" | [[Snapz Pro X]]
| [[Replay Video Capture]]<ref name="RVC" /> || Applian Technologies Inc. || 4.0 || 2009 || [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]] || {{Nonfree|[[Proprietary software|Proprietary]] [[Commercial software|commercial]]}} || {{no}}
| [[Ambrosia Software]] || 2.6.1 || 2016-10-17 || [[macOS]] || {{Nonfree|[[Proprietary software|Proprietary]] [[Commercial software|commercial]]}} || {{No}}
|-
|-
! scope="row" | [[VirtualDub]]
| [[Screencam]]<ref name="ScreenCam" /> || SmartGuyz Inc. || 3.3.0 || 2009-03-24 || [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]] || {{Nonfree|[[Proprietary software|Proprietary]] [[Commercial software|commercial]]}} || {{no}}
| [[SourceForge]] || {{wikidata|property|preferred|references|edit|Q960874|P348|P548=Q2804309}} || {{wikidata|qualifier|preferred|single|raw|Q960874|P348|P548=Q2804309|P577}} || [[Windows]] || {{open source|[[GNU General Public License|GPL-2.0-or-later]]}} || {{Yes}}
|-
|-
! scope="row" | [[VLC media player]]
| [[Screenr]]<ref name="Screenr" /> || Articulate Global, Inc. || &nbsp; || &nbsp; || [[Web application]] || {{partial|[[Freeware]]}} || {{No}}
| [[VideoLAN]] || 3.0.18 || 2022-11-08<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.videolan.org/ |website=VideoLAN |title=VLC: Official site - Free multimedia solutions for all OS! - VideoLAN|access-date=2022-12-28}}</ref> || [[Windows]]<br/>[[macOS]]<br/>[[Linux]]<br/>[[BSD (operating system)|BSD]]<br/>[[Solaris (operating system)|Solaris]]<br/>[[QNX]]<br/>[[Haiku (operating system)|Haiku]]<br/>[[Syllable Desktop|Syllable]]<br/>[[OS/2]] || {{open source|[[GNU Lesser General Public License|LGPL-2.1-or-later]]}} || {{Yes}}
|-
|-
! scope="row" | [[Xbox]] (Game DVR) / [[Xbox Game Bar]]
| [[ScreenFlow]] || [[Telestream]] || 2.1.4 || 2010-10-7 || [[Mac OS X 10.5]] || {{Nonfree|[[Proprietary software|Proprietary]] [[Commercial software|commercial]]}} || {{no}}
|[[Microsoft]] || || ||[[Microsoft Windows|Windows]] || {{Partial|[[Freeware]]}} || {{No}}
|-
|-
! scope="row" | XVidCap
| [[Screenium]]<ref name="screenium" /> || [[Google Code]] || 1.4.3 || 2011-02-07 || [[Mac OS X 10.4]].11-[[Mac OS X 10.6]] || {{Nonfree|[[Proprietary software|Proprietary]] [[Commercial software|commercial]]}} || {{no}}
| [[SourceForge]] || {{wikidata|property|preferred|references|edit|Q2729904|P348|P548=Q2804309}} || {{wikidata|qualifier|preferred|single|raw|Q2729904|P348|P548=Q2804309|P577}} || [[Unix-like]] || {{open source|[[GNU General Public License|GPL-2.0-or-later]]}} || {{Yes}}
|-
|-
! scope="row" | [[XSplit Broadcaster]]
| [[ScreenClue]]<ref name="ScreenClue" /> || Recorm Technologies || 3.1.0 || 2010 || [[Microsoft Windows]] || {{Nonfree|[[Proprietary software|Proprietary]] [[Commercial software|commercial]]}} || {{no}}
| [[SplitmediaLabs]] || {{wikidata|property|preferred|references|edit|Q17048768|P348|P548=Q2804309}} || {{wikidata|qualifier|preferred|single|raw|Q17048768|P348|P548=Q2804309|P577}} || [[Windows]] || {{partial|[[Shareware]]}} || {{No}}
|-
|-
! scope="col" style="width: 14em" | Product name
| [[ScreenToaster]]<ref name="ScreenToaster" /> || ScreenToaster.com || {{N/A}} || {{N/A}}|| [[Web application]] || {{Partial|[[Freeware]]}} || {{no}}
! scope="col" | Publisher
|-
! scope="col" | Latest stable version
| [[Screencast-O-Matic]]<ref name="SoM" /> || Big Nerd Software, LLC || {{N/A}} || {{N/A}} || [[Web application]] || {{Partial|[[Freeware]]}} || {{No}}
! scope="col" | Latest release date
|-
! scope="col" | OS
| [[SnagIt]]<ref name="SnagIt" /> || [[TechSmith]] || 10 || 2010 || [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]]<br/>[[Mac OS X]] || {{Nonfree|[[Proprietary software|Proprietary]] [[Commercial software|commercial]]}} || {{No}}
! scope="col" | [[Software license]]
|-
! scope="col" | Source code<br/>available?
| [[Snapz Pro X]] || [[Ambrosia Software]] || 2.2.3 || &nbsp; || [[Mac OS X]] || {{Nonfree|[[Proprietary software|Proprietary]] [[Commercial software|commercial]]}} || {{No}}
|-
| [[Taksi (software)|Taksi]]<ref name="Taksi" /> || [[SourceForge]] || 0.7.6 || 2006-06-22 || [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]] || {{free|[[BSD License]]}} || {{yes}}
|-
| [[Total Screen Recorder]]<ref name="TSRec" /> || Total Screen Recorder,Inc. || 1.5.34 || 2010-03-08 || [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]] || {{Nonfree|[[Proprietary software|Proprietary]] [[Commercial software|commercial]]}} || {{no}}
|-
| [[VirtualDub]] || Avery Lee || 1.9.9 || 2010-04-09 || [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]] || {{free|[[GPL]]}} || {{yes}}
|-
| [[VLC media player]] || [[SourceForge]] || 1.1.9 || 2011-04-12 || [[Cross-platform]] || {{free|[[GPL]]}} || {{yes}}
|-
| [[Voila (software)|Voila]]<ref name="Voila" /> || Global Delight Technologies || 3.0.3 || 2011-01-30 || [[Mac OS X 10.5]].8 || {{Nonfree|[[Proprietary software|Proprietary]] [[Commercial software|commercial]]}} || {{no}}
|-
| [[Windows Media Encoder]] || [[Microsoft Corporation]] || 9.00.00.3352 (x86)<br/>10.00.00.3809 (x64) || 2002 || [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]] || {{Partial|[[Freeware]]}} || {{no}}
|-
| [[Wink (tutorial software)|Wink]] || Satish Kumar || 2.0 || 2008-07-14 || [[Cross-platform]] || {{Partial|[[Freeware]]}} || {{no}}
|-
| [[WM Capture]]<ref name="WMCap" /> || Applian Technologies Inc. || 4.0 || 2009-06 || [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]] || {{Nonfree|[[Proprietary software|Proprietary]] [[Commercial software|commercial]]}} || {{no}}
|-
| [[XVidCap]] || [[SourceForge]] || 1.1.7 || 2008-07-13 || [[Unix-like]] || {{Free|[[GPL]]}} || {{yes}}
|-
| [[ZD Soft Screen Recorder]]<ref name="ZDSR" /> || ZD Soft || 4.1.3.0 || 2010 || [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]] || {{Nonfree|[[Proprietary software|Proprietary]] [[Commercial software|commercial]]}} || {{no}}
|-
| [[KahlownLite]]<ref name="KahlownLite" /> || KahlownLite || 1.0 || 2011 || [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]] || {{Nonfree|[[Proprietary software|Proprietary]] [[Commercial software|commercial]]}} || {{no}}
|}
|}


==Comparison by features==
==Comparison by features==

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center; font-size: 85%; width: auto; table-layout: fixed;"
<!-- ENTRIES HERE ARE RESTRICTED TO SOFTWARE WITH WIKIPEDIA ARTICLES -->

The following table compares features of screencasting software. The table has seven fields, as follows:
# '''Product name''': Product's name; sometime includes edition if a certain edition is targeted
# '''Audio''': Specifies whether the product supports recording audio commentary on the video
# '''Entire desktop''': Specifies whether product supports recording the entire desktop
# '''OpenGL''': Specifies whether the product supports recording from video games and software that employ [[OpenGL]] to render digital image
# '''Direct3D''': Specifies whether the product supports recording from video games or software that employ [[Direct3D]] to render digital image
# '''Editing''': Specifies whether the product supports editing recorded video at least to some small extent, such as cropping, trimming or splitting
# '''Output''': Specifies the file format in which the software saves the final video (audio output types are omitted)
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="font-size: 85%; width: auto; table-layout: fixed;"
|-
|-
! style="width: 12em" | Product name
! scope="col" | Product name
! scope="col" | Audio
! [[Open-source software|Open source?]]
! scope="col" | Entire<br />desktop
! Can record audio?
! scope="col" | [[OpenGL]]
! Records entire desktop?
! Supports full-screen [[OpenGL]]?
! scope="col" | [[Direct3D]]
! scope="col" | [[video editing software|Editing]]
! Supports full-screen [[DirectX]]?
! scope="col" | Output
! <span title="Indicates if, after screen-recording, the software offers the possibility to edit the screencast">Supports post-record editing?</span><br/>{{Clarify|date=September 2010}}<br/>
|-
|-
! scope="row" | [[ActivePresenter]]<ref name="ActivePresenter output">{{cite web|title=Feature Comparison|url=http://atomisystems.com/activepresenter/features-comparison/|work=ActivePresenter website|publisher=Atomi Systems|access-date=10 April 2012}}</ref>
| [[Adobe Captivate]] || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{?}} || {{?}} || {{yes}}
| {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{No}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{ubl
|Video: [[Audio Video Interleave|AVI]], [[Matroska|MKV]], [[MP4]], [[WebM]], [[Windows Media Video|WMV]]
|Image sequence: [[Portable Network Graphics|PNG]], [[JPEG]]
|Slideshow: [[Microsoft PowerPoint|PowerPoint]]
|Scripted animation: [[SWF]], [[HTML5]], [[SCORM]]
}}
|-
|-
! scope="row" | [[ActivePresenter|ActivePresenter free edition]]<ref name="ActivePresenter output" />
| [[Bandicam]] || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}}
| {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{No}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{ubl
|Video: [[Audio Video Interleave|AVI]], [[Matroska|MKV]], [[MP4]], [[WebM]], [[Windows Media Video|WMV]]
|Image sequence: [[Portable Network Graphics|PNG]], [[JPEG]]
}}
|-
|-
! scope="row" | [[Adobe Captivate]]<ref name="captivate6outputs">{{cite web | url=http://helpx.adobe.com/captivate/kb/supported-file-formats-captivate-6.html | title=Supported file formats | publisher=Adobe Systems Incorporated | work=Adobe Captivate Help | access-date=2013-06-03}}</ref>
| [[BSR Screen Recorder]] || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}}
| {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{dunno}} || {{dunno}} || {{Yes}} || [[SWF]], [[EXE]], [[MP4]]
|-
|-
! scope="row" | [[Adobe Presenter Video Express]]<ref name="pvx11outputs">{{cite web | url=https://helpx.adobe.com/presenter/using/record-video-presentations.html | title=Output formats | publisher=Adobe Systems Incorporated | work=Adobe Presenter Video Express Help | access-date=2015-09-14}}</ref>
| [[CamStudio]] || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{?}} || {{?}} || {{no}}
| {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{dunno}} || {{dunno}} || {{Yes}} || [[MP4]]
|-
|-
! scope="row" | [[Bandicam]]
| [[Camtasia Studio]] || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}}
| {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{No}} || {{ubl
|Video: [[Audio Video Interleave|AVI]], [[MP4]]
|Images format:[[BMP file format|BMP]], [[Portable Network Graphics|PNG]], [[JPEG]]
|Audio: [[WAV]], [[MP3]]
}}
|-
|-
! scope="row" | [[BB FlashBack]]
| [[Capture Fox]] || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{?}} || {{?}} || {{no}}
| {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{dunno}} || {{dunno}} || {{Yes}} || [[Audio Video Interleave|AVI]], [[Flash Video|FLV]], [[SWF]]<ref name="blueberry" />
|-
|-
! scope="row" | [[BB FlashBack|BB FlashBack express]]
| [[Demo Builder]] || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{?}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}}
| {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{dunno}} || {{dunno}} || {{No}} || [[Audio Video Interleave|AVI]], [[Flash Video|FLV]], [[SWF]], [[MP4]] ([[H.264]] or [[MPEG-4 ASP]]), [[Windows Media Video|WMV]], [[Animated GIF]], [[Microsoft PowerPoint|PowerPoint]] slideshow, self-extracting [[Portable Executable|EXE]]<ref name="blueberry">{{cite web|title=Feature Comparison|url=http://www.bbsoftware.co.uk/BBFlashBack/CompareEditions.aspx|website=bbsoftware.co.uk|publisher=Blueberry Software|access-date=13 January 2015}}</ref>
|-
|-
! scope="row" | [[CamStudio]]
| [[DemoCreator]] || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{?}} || {{?}} || {{yes}}
| {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{dunno}} || {{dunno}} || {{Yes}} || [[Audio Video Interleave|AVI]], [[SWF]]
|-
|-
! scope="row" | [[Camtasia|Camtasia (Windows)]]
| [[DemoRecorder]] || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{N/A}} || {{no}}
| {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{ubl
|Video: [[MP4]], MP4 embedded in webpage (HTML5), [[Windows Media Video|WMV]], [[Audio Video Interleave|AVI]], [[Animated GIF]]
|Images format: [[Portable Network Graphics|PNG]], [[JPEG]], [[GIF]], [[BMP file format|BMP]]
|Audio: [[WAV]], [[MP3]], [[MPEG-4 Part 14|M4A]] (audio-only MP4)
}}
|-
|-
! scope="row" | [[Camtasia|Camtasia (Mac)]]
| [[E.M. Free Game Capture]] || {{no}} || {{?}} || {{?}} || {{?}} || {{?}} || {{no}}
| {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{ubl
|Video: [[MP4]], MP4 embedded in webpage (HTML5), [[QuickTime File Format|MOV]], [[Animated GIF]]
|Images format: [[Portable Network Graphics|PNG]]
|Audio: [[WAV]], [[MPEG-4 Part 14|M4A]] (audio-only MP4)
}}
|-
|-
! scope="row" | [[CloudApp]]
| [[FFmpeg]] || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{?}} || {{no}}
| {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{No}} || {{No}} || {{Yes}} || {{dunno}}
|-
|-
! scope="row" | [[Debut Video Capture Software|Debut]]
| [[FlashDemo Studio]] || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{?}} || {{?}} || {{yes}}
| {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{dunno}} || {{dunno}} || {{Yes}} || [[Audio Video Interleave|AVI]], [[FLV]], [[Matroska|MKV]], [[MP4]], [[WebM]], [[Windows Media Video|WMV]], 3GP, [[Advanced Systems Format|ASF]], [[DV (video format)|DV]], [[QuickTime File Format|MOV]], [[MPEG-1|MPG]], OGV
|-
|-
! scope="row" | [[FFmpeg]] with a plug-in
| [[Fraps]] || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}}
| {{Depends}} || {{Depends}} || {{Depends}} || {{Depends}} || {{No}} || ''cf.'' {{Broken anchor|date=2024-09-30|bot=User:Cewbot/log/20201008/configuration|target_link=FFmpeg#Codecs, formats and protocols supported|reason= The anchor (Codecs, formats and protocols supported) [[Special:Diff/693368054|has been deleted]].}}{{section link|FFmpeg|Codecs, formats and protocols supported}}
|-
|-
! scope="row" | [[Fraps]]
| [[Glc]] || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{N/A}} || {{no}}
| {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{No}} || FPS1 in [[Audio Video Interleave|AVI]]
|-
|-
! scope="row" | [[Freeseer]]
| [[Growler Guncam]] || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{?}} || {{?}} || {{?}} || {{no}}
| {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{dunno}} || {{dunno}} || {{No}} || [[Ogg]]
|-
|-
! scope="row" | [[HyperCam]]
| [[HyperCam]] || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{?}} || {{?}} || {{no}}
| {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{dunno}} || {{dunno}} || {{No}} || [[Audio Video Interleave|AVI]], [[Windows Media Video|WMV]]
|-
|-
! scope="row" | [[Jing (software)|Jing]]
| [[iShowU HD]] || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{N/A}} || {{?}}
| {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{dunno}} || {{dunno}} || {{No}} || [[SWF]]
|-
|-
| [[Microsoft Expression Encoder]] || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}}
! scope="row" | [[Microsoft Expression Encoder]]
| {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{No}} || {{Yes}} ||
|-
|-
! scope="row" | [[Nero Vision]]
| [[Nero Vision]] || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{?}} || {{?}} || {{?}} || {{yes}}
| {{Yes}} || {{dunno}} || {{dunno}} || {{dunno}} || {{Yes}} ||
|-
|-
! scope="row" | [[Nvidia Shadowplay]]
| [[Pixetell]] || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}}
| {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{No}} || {{Yes}} || {{No}} || {{ubl
|Video: [[MP4]]
|Image sequence: [[Portable Network Graphics|PNG]]
}}
|-
|-
! scope="row" | [[Open Broadcaster Software]]
| [[RecordMyDesktop]] || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{?}} || {{N/A}} || {{no}}
| {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{No}} || Simple mode: [[Flash Video|FLV]], [[MPEG-4 Part 14|MP4]], [[QuickTime File Format|MOV]], [[Matroska|MKV]], [[MPEG transport stream|TS]], [[HTTP Live Streaming|HLS]]<br />Advanced mode: Any format supported by [[libavformat]]
|-
|-
! scope="row" | [[Pixetell]]
| [[Replay Video Capture]] || {{no}} || {{Yes}} || {{yes}} || {{?}} || {{?}} || {{no}}
| {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} ||
|-
|-
! scope="row" | [[QuickTime X]]
| [[Screencam]] || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}}
| {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{dunno}} || {{dunno}} || {{No}} ||
|-
|-
! scope="row" | [[recordMyDesktop]]
| [[ScreenFlow]] || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{N/A}} || {{yes}}
| {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{dunno}} || {{N/A}} || {{No}} || [[Theora]] in [[Ogg]]
|-
|-
! scope="row" | [[Screencam]]
| Screenium || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{?}} || {{?}} || {{?}}
| {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} ||
|-
|-
! scope="row" | [[Screenpal|ScreenPal]]
| [[Screenjelly]] || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{?}} || {{?}} || {{no}}
| {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{ubl
|Video: [[MP4]], [[Flash Video|FLV]], [[Audio Video Interleave|AVI]]. [[Animated GIF]]
|Audio: [[WAV]]
|Images format: [[Portable Network Graphics|PNG]], [[JPEG]], [[TIFF]], [[GIF]], [[BMP file format|BMP]]
|[[Optical character recognition]] (OCR): [[Text file|simple text]] }}
|-
|-
! scope="row" | [[ScreenFlow]]
| [[ScreenClue]] || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{?}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}}
| {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{N/A}} || {{Yes}} ||ProRes, MP4, GIF, AAC
|-
|-
! scope="row" | [[ShareX]]
| [[ScreenToaster]] || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{?}} || {{?}} || {{yes}}
| {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{No}} || {{No}} || {{No}} || [[Audio Video Interleave|AVI]], [[MP4]], [[GIF]]
|-
|-
! scope="row" | [[SimpleScreenRecorder]]
| [[SnagIt]] || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}}
| {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{N/A}} || {{No}} || Formats supported by [[libavformat]]
|-
|-
! scope="row" | [[Snagit|Snagit (Windows)]]
| [[Taksi (software)|Taksi]] || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}}
| {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{ubl
|Video: [[MP4]], [[Animated GIF]]
|Images format: [[Portable Network Graphics|PNG]], [[JPEG]], [[TIFF]], [[GIF]], [[WebP]], [[BMP file format|BMP]]
|Documents: [[PDF]]
|[[Optical character recognition]] (OCR): [[text file|simple text]]
}}
|-
|-
! scope="row" | [[Snagit|Snagit (Mac)]]
| [[Total Screen Recorder]] || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{?}}
| {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{ubl
|Video: [[MP4]], [[Animated GIF]]
|Images format: [[Portable Network Graphics|PNG]], [[JPEG]], [[TIFF]], [[GIF]], [[WebP]], [[HEIF]], [[BMP file format|BMP]]
|Documents: [[PDF]]
|[[Optical character recognition]] (OCR): [[text file|simple text]]
}}
|-
|-
! scope="row" | [[Snapz Pro X]]
| [[VirtualDub]] || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{?}} || {{?}} || {{?}} || {{Partial|Limited}}
| {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{dunno}} || {{dunno}} || {{No}} ||
|-
|-
! scope="row" | [[VirtualDub]]
| [[VLC media player|VLC]] || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{?}} || {{?}} || {{no}}
| {{Yes}} || {{dunno}} || {{dunno}} || {{dunno}} || {{Yes}} || [[Audio Video Interleave|AVI]]
|-
|-
! scope="row" | [[VLC media player|VLC]]
| [[Voila (software)|Voila]] || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{?}} || {{?}} || {{no}}
| {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{dunno}} || {{Yes}} ||
|-
|-
| [[Windows Media Encoder]] || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{?}} || {{?}} || {{no}}
! scope="row" | [[Windows Media Encoder]]
| {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{dunno}} || {{dunno}} || {{No}} ||
|-
|-
! scope="row" | [[Xbox App|Xbox]] (Game DVR) /[[Xbox Game Bar]]
| [[Wink (tutorial software)|Wink]] || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{?}} || {{?}} || {{yes}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{No}}
|{{Dunno}}
|{{Dunno}}
|{{No}}
| [[MP4]]
|-
|-
! scope="row" | XVidCap
| [[WM Capture]] || {{no}} || {{Yes}} || {{yes}} || {{?}} || {{?}} || {{no}}
| {{Yes}} || {{dunno}} || {{dunno}} || {{N/A}} || {{No}} ||
|-
|-
! scope="row" | [[XSplit Broadcaster]]
| [[XVidCap]] || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{?}} || {{?}} || {{N/A}} || {{no}}
| {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || [[MP4]], [[FLV]]
|-
|-
! scope="col" | Product name
| [[ZD Soft Screen Recorder]] || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{?}} || {{?}} || {{?}}
! scope="col" | Audio
! scope="col" | Entire<br />desktop
! scope="col" | [[OpenGL]]
! scope="col" | [[Direct3D]]
! scope="col" | [[video editing software|Editing]]
! scope="col" | Output
|}
|}


== References ==
==See also==
* [[Remote desktop software]]
{{Reflist|3|refs=
* [[Comparison of webcam software]]
<ref name="ActivePresenter">[http://www.atomisystems.com/activepresenter ActivePresenter]</ref>
<ref name="AviScreen">[http://www.bobyte.com AviScreen]</ref>
<ref name="Bandicam">[http://www.bandicam.com Bandicam]</ref>
<ref name="Demo Builder">[http://www.demo-builder.com Demo Builder]</ref>
<ref name="DemoCreator">[http://www.sameshow.com/demo-creator.html DemoCreator]</ref>
<ref name="DemoRecorder">[http://www.demorecorder.com DemoRecorder]</ref>
<ref name="EMFGC">[http://www.effectmatrix.com/Game-Capture/index.htm E.M. Free Game Capture]</ref>
<ref name="FDS">[http://www.flashdemo.net FlashDemo Studio]</ref>
<ref name="glc">[http://nullkey.ath.cx/projects/glc GLC]</ref>
<ref name="goview">[http://goview.com GoView]</ref>
<ref name="iShowUHD">[http://store.shinywhitebox.com/ishowuhd/main.html iShowU HD]</ref>
<ref name="Istanbul">[http://live.gnome.org/Istanbul Istanbul]</ref>
<ref name="RVC">[http://www.applian.com/replay-video-capture/ Real Video Capture]</ref>
<ref name="Screenr">[http://screenr.com/ Screenr]</ref>
<ref name="screenium">[http://www.syniumsoftware.com/screenium/ Screenium]</ref>
<ref name="ScreenCam">[http://www.smartguyz.com/ ScreenCam]</ref>
<ref name="ScreenClue">[http://www.screenclue.com/ ScreenClue]</ref>
<ref name="ScreenToaster">[http://www.screentoaster.com/ ScreenToaster]</ref>
<ref name="SnagIt">[http://www.techsmith.com/snagit/ SnagIt]</ref>
<ref name="SoM">[http://www.screencast-o-matic.com/ Screencast-O-Matic]</ref>
<ref name="Taksi">[http://taksi.sourceforge.net/ Taksi]</ref>
<ref name="TSRec">TotalScreenRecorder.com <!-- Sorry, but this link is blacklisted! Investigating the matter now... --></ref>
<ref name="Voila">[http://www.globaldelight.com/voila/voila_overview.html Voila]</ref>
<ref name="WMCap">[http://www.wmrecorder.com/wm_capture.php WM Capture]</ref>
<ref name="ZDSR">[http://www.zdsoft.com/ ZD Soft Screen Recorder]</ref>
<ref name="KahlownLite">[http://www.lesoftrejion.com/ Kahlown - Screen Capture/Recorder and Spy Software]</ref>
}}

== External links ==
* [http://www.indoition.com/screencasting-tool-choosing.htm Checklist of criteria for selecting a screencasting tool]
* [http://www.indoition.com/screencasting-tools-survey.htm Market overview of screencasting tools]


==References==
{{DEFAULTSORT:Comparison Of Screencasting Software}}
{{reflist}}
[[Category:Screencasting software]]
[[Category:Software comparisons|Screencasting software]]
[[Category:Lists of software|Screencasting software]]


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Latest revision as of 04:15, 14 December 2024

This page provides a comparison of notable screencasting software, used to record activities on the computer screen. This software is commonly used for desktop recording, gameplay recording and video editing. Screencasting software is typically limited to streaming and recording desktop activity alone, in contrast with a software vision mixer, which has the capacity to mix and switch the output between various input streams.

Comparison by specification

[edit]
Product name Publisher Latest stable version Latest release date OS Software license Source code
available?
ActivePresenter Atomi Systems 9.1.5[1] Edit this on Wikidata 2024-06-12 Windows
macOS		 Proprietary commercial No
ActivePresenter Free Edition Atomi Systems 9.1.5[1] Edit this on Wikidata 2024-06-12 Windows
macOS		 Freeware No
Adobe Captivate Adobe Systems 12.3[2] Edit this on Wikidata 2024-04-02 Windows
macOS		 Proprietary commercial No
Adobe Presenter Video Express Adobe Systems 12.0.2.170 2017-11-28 Windows
macOS		 Proprietary commercial No
AVS Video Editor Online Media Technologies Ltd 10.0.2.422[3] Edit this on Wikidata 2024-08-06 Windows Commercial No
Bandicam Bandicam Company 8.0.0[4] Edit this on Wikidata 2024-12-02 Windows Freemium commercial No
BB FlashBack Blueberry Software v5.60[5] Edit this on Wikidata 2023-08 Windows Proprietary commercial No
BB FlashBack Express Blueberry Software v5.60[5] Edit this on Wikidata 2023-08 Windows Freeware No
CamStudio CamStudio.org 2.7.4 r354[6] Edit this on Wikidata 2016-08-10 Windows GPL Yes
Camtasia (Windows) TechSmith 2024.1.2 [7] 2024-10-24 Windows Proprietary commercial No
Camtasia (Mac) TechSmith 2024.1.2 [8] 2024-10-22 macOS Proprietary commercial No
CloudApp CloudApp 6.1[9] 2020-07-13 Windows
macOS
Linux		 Freemium No
Debut (Windows) NCH Software 10.25[10] Edit this on Wikidata 2024-12-02 Windows Trialware No
Debut (Mac) NCH Software 10.14[10] Edit this on Wikidata 2024-09-09 macOS Trialware No
Fraps Beepa Pty Ltd 3.5.99[11] Edit this on Wikidata 2013-02-26 Windows Proprietary commercial No
Freeseer FOSSLC 3.0.1[12] Edit this on Wikidata 2014-01-03 Windows
macOS
Linux		 GPL-3.0-or-later Yes
HyperCam Solveig Multimedia 6.2.2404.10[13] Edit this on Wikidata 2024-04-10 Windows Proprietary commercial No
HyperCam Hyperionics 2.29.00 2016-01-07 Windows Freeware No
Microsoft Expression Encoder Microsoft 4 2011-11-02 Windows Freeware No
Nero Vision Nero AG 2025[14][15] Edit this on Wikidata 2024-10-09 Windows Proprietary commercial No
Nvidia Shadowplay Nvidia 2.11.4.0 2016-06-21 Windows Proprietary (Part of NVIDIA GFE) No
Open Broadcaster Software
(OBS Studio) 		OBS Project 31.0.0[16] Edit this on Wikidata 2024-12-06 Windows
macOS
Linux		 GPL-2.0-or-later Yes
Peek Philipp Wolfer 1.5.1[17] Edit this on Wikidata 2020-02-19 Linux GPL-3.0-or-later Yes
Pixetell Ontier Inc. 1.3.14599[18] Edit this on Wikidata 2010-07-29 Windows Proprietary commercial No
QuickTime X Apple Inc. 10.0 (118) 2010-03-29 macOS Proprietary (Part of macOS) No
recordMyDesktop SourceForge 0.4.0[19] Edit this on Wikidata 2021-03-14 Linux GPL-2.0-or-later & GPL-3.0-or-later Yes
Screencam SmartGuyz Inc. 3.3.0 2009-03-24 Windows Proprietary commercial No
ScreenPal ScreenPal 3.14.3[20] Edit this on Wikidata
3.14.3[20] Edit this on Wikidata		 2024-12-02
2024-12-02		 Windows
macOS
 Freemium No
ScreenFlow Telestream 10.0.10[21] Edit this on Wikidata 2023-10-31 macOS Proprietary commercial No
ShareX Jaex and Michael Delpach 16.1.0[22] Edit this on Wikidata 2024-05-09 Windows GPL v3 Yes
SimpleScreenRecorder maartenbaert 0.4.4[23] Edit this on Wikidata 2021-05-24 Linux GPL-3.0-or-later Yes
Snagit (Windows) TechSmith 2024.3.0 [24] 2024-11-13 Windows Proprietary commercial No
Snagit (Mac) TechSmith 2024.4.0 [25] 2024-11-14 macOS Proprietary commercial No
Snapz Pro X Ambrosia Software 2.6.1 2016-10-17 macOS Proprietary commercial No
VirtualDub SourceForge 1.10.4.35491[26] Edit this on Wikidata 2013-10-27 Windows GPL-2.0-or-later Yes
VLC media player VideoLAN 3.0.18 2022-11-08[27] Windows
macOS
Linux
BSD
Solaris
QNX
Haiku
Syllable
OS/2		 LGPL-2.1-or-later Yes
Xbox (Game DVR) / Xbox Game Bar Microsoft Windows Freeware No
XVidCap SourceForge 1.1.7[28][29] Edit this on Wikidata 2008-07-13 Unix-like GPL-2.0-or-later Yes
XSplit Broadcaster SplitmediaLabs 4.5.2412.0304[30] Edit this on Wikidata 2024-11-08 Windows Shareware No
Product name Publisher Latest stable version Latest release date OS Software license Source code
available?

Comparison by features

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The following table compares features of screencasting software. The table has seven fields, as follows:

  1. Product name: Product's name; sometime includes edition if a certain edition is targeted
  2. Audio: Specifies whether the product supports recording audio commentary on the video
  3. Entire desktop: Specifies whether product supports recording the entire desktop
  4. OpenGL: Specifies whether the product supports recording from video games and software that employ OpenGL to render digital image
  5. Direct3D: Specifies whether the product supports recording from video games or software that employ Direct3D to render digital image
  6. Editing: Specifies whether the product supports editing recorded video at least to some small extent, such as cropping, trimming or splitting
  7. Output: Specifies the file format in which the software saves the final video (audio output types are omitted)
Product name Audio Entire
desktop 		OpenGL Direct3D Editing Output
ActivePresenter[31] Yes Yes No Yes Yes
ActivePresenter free edition[31] Yes Yes No Yes Yes
Adobe Captivate[32] Yes Yes ? ? Yes SWF, EXE, MP4
Adobe Presenter Video Express[33] Yes Yes ? ? Yes MP4
Bandicam Yes Yes Yes Yes No
BB FlashBack Yes Yes ? ? Yes AVI, FLV, SWF[34]
BB FlashBack express Yes Yes ? ? No AVI, FLV, SWF, MP4 (H.264 or MPEG-4 ASP), WMV, Animated GIF, PowerPoint slideshow, self-extracting EXE[34]
CamStudio Yes Yes ? ? Yes AVI, SWF
Camtasia (Windows) Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Camtasia (Mac) Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
CloudApp Yes Yes No No Yes ?
Debut Yes Yes ? ? Yes AVI, FLV, MKV, MP4, WebM, WMV, 3GP, ASF, DV, MOV, MPG, OGV
FFmpeg with a plug-in Depends Depends Depends Depends No cf. [broken anchor]FFmpeg § Codecs, formats and protocols supported
Fraps Yes Yes Yes Yes No FPS1 in AVI
Freeseer Yes Yes ? ? No Ogg
HyperCam Yes Yes ? ? No AVI, WMV
Jing Yes Yes ? ? No SWF
Microsoft Expression Encoder Yes Yes Yes No Yes
Nero Vision Yes ? ? ? Yes
Nvidia Shadowplay Yes Yes No Yes No
Open Broadcaster Software Yes Yes Yes Yes No Simple mode: FLV, MP4, MOV, MKV, TS, HLS
Advanced mode: Any format supported by libavformat
Pixetell Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
QuickTime X Yes Yes ? ? No
recordMyDesktop Yes Yes ? — No Theora in Ogg
Screencam Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
ScreenPal Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
ScreenFlow Yes Yes Yes — Yes ProRes, MP4, GIF, AAC
ShareX Yes Yes No No No AVI, MP4, GIF
SimpleScreenRecorder Yes Yes Yes — No Formats supported by libavformat
Snagit (Windows) Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Snagit (Mac) Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Snapz Pro X Yes Yes ? ? No
VirtualDub Yes ? ? ? Yes AVI
VLC Yes Yes Yes ? Yes
Windows Media Encoder Yes Yes ? ? No
Xbox (Game DVR) /Xbox Game Bar Yes No ? ? No MP4
XVidCap Yes ? ? — No
XSplit Broadcaster Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes MP4, FLV
Product name Audio Entire
desktop 		OpenGL Direct3D Editing Output

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "ActivePresenter Changes Log". Retrieved 12 December 2024.
  2. ^ "Adobe Captivate - Design awesome courses in mins". Retrieved 12 December 2024.
  3. ^ "AVS Video Editor".
  4. ^ "Bandicam 8.0.0 (Bandicam 2025) - Blur effect, 'Whiteboard and All display - Bandicam Forum". Retrieved 12 December 2024.
  5. ^ a b "FlashBack change history". Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  6. ^ "CamStudio - Free Screen Recording Software". 15 December 2020. Archived from the original on 15 December 2020.
  7. ^ "Camtasia (Windows) Version History". TechSmith Support.
  8. ^ "Camtasia (Mac) Version History". TechSmith Support.
  9. ^ "Introducing: Automated Drop Naming, Enhanced Annotations, Multi-Monitor Support, and 4k Video Quality Options". CloudApp Blog. 28 April 2020. Retrieved 2020-09-06.
  10. ^ a b "Debut Video Capture Software Versions". Retrieved 12 December 2024.
  11. ^ "26th February 2013 - Fraps 3.5.99 Released". Archived from the original on 16 September 2022. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
  12. ^ "Release 3.0.1". 3 January 2014. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
  13. ^ "HyperCam Home Edition version history". Retrieved 12 December 2024.
  14. ^ "Nero Video - Simply better film projects!". Retrieved 12 December 2024.
  15. ^ Nathan (9 October 2024). "What's New in Nero Platinum Suite 2025". Retrieved 13 December 2024.
  16. ^ "Release 31.0.0". 6 December 2024. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
  17. ^ "Release 1.5.1". 19 February 2020. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
  18. ^ "Pixetell: Powerful Screen Recorder for Efficient Communication". Archived from the original on 16 March 2011.
  19. ^ "Release v0.4.0". 14 March 2021. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
  20. ^ a b "Release Notes Desktop - Version 3.14.3 - ScreenPal". Retrieved 12 December 2024.
  21. ^ "Version History".
  22. ^ "Release 16.1.0". 9 May 2024. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
  23. ^ "Release 0.4.4". 24 May 2021.
  24. ^ "Snagit (Windows) Version History". TechSmith Support. 13 November 2024.
  25. ^ "Snagit (Mac) Version History". TechSmith Support. 14 November 2024.
  26. ^ "VirtualDub - Browse /virtualdub-win/1.10.4.35491 at SourceForge.net".
  27. ^ "VLC: Official site - Free multimedia solutions for all OS! - VideoLAN". VideoLAN. Retrieved 2022-12-28.
  28. ^ "xvidcap - Browse /xvidcap/1.1.7 at SourceForge.net".
  29. ^ "xvidcap / News: xvidcap 1.1.7 released".
  30. ^ "XSplit Broadcaster Release Highlights: Powerful New Audio Mixer Features, Background Removal Updates, and More!". Retrieved 13 December 2024.
  31. ^ a b "Feature Comparison". ActivePresenter website. Atomi Systems. Retrieved 10 April 2012.
  32. ^ "Supported file formats". Adobe Captivate Help. Adobe Systems Incorporated. Retrieved 2013-06-03.
  33. ^ "Output formats". Adobe Presenter Video Express Help. Adobe Systems Incorporated. Retrieved 2015-09-14.
  34. ^ a b "Feature Comparison". bbsoftware.co.uk. Blueberry Software. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
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