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{{see also|List of screencasting software}}

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==

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|-

! scope="col" style="width: 12em14em" | SoftwareProduct name

! scope="col" | Publisher

! Latest '''stable''' version

! scope="col" | Latest releasestable dateversion

! scope="col" | Latest release date

! OS

! scope="col" | OS

! [[Software license]]

! scope="col" | [[Software license]]

! [[Open source]]

! scope="col" | Source code<br/>available?

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|-

! scope="row" | [[Adobe Captivate]]

| [[CamStudio]]

| [[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}}

| 2.0<br/>

| 2005, 04/06

| [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]]

| [[GPL]]

| {{yes}}

|-

! scope="row" | [[Adobe Presenter Video Express]]

| [[Camtasia Studio]]

| [[Adobe Systems]] || 12.0.2.170 || 2017-11-28 || [[Windows]]<br/>[[macOS]] || {{Nonfree|[[Proprietary software|Proprietary]] [[Commercial software|commercial]]}} || {{No}}

| 6.0.2<br/>

| 2009, 01/06

| [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]]

| [[Proprietary software|Proprietary]]

| {{no}}

|-

! scope="row" | [[AVS Video Editor]]

| [[Adobe Captivate]]

| 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}}

| 4<br/>

| 2009, 01/20

| [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]]

| [[Proprietary]]

| {{no}}

|-

! scope="row" | [[CankiriBandicam]]

| 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}}

| 0.2<br/>

| 2006, 08/06

| [[Linux]]

| [[GPL#Version_2|GPL Version 2]]

| {{yes}}

|-

! scope="row" | [[BB FlashBack]]

| [[DemoCreator]]

| 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}}

| 2.5.5<br/>

| 2009, 03/09

| [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]]

| [[Proprietary software|Proprietary]]

| {{no}}

|-

! scope="row" | [[BB FlashBack]] Express

| [http://www.atomisystems.com ActivePresenter]

| 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}}

| 1.1<br/>

| 2009, 04/09

| [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]]

| [[Proprietary software|Proprietary]]

| {{no}}

|-

! scope="row" | [[FFmpegCamStudio]]

| 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}}

| 0.5<br/>

| 2009, 03/10

| [[multi platform]]

| [[GNU Lesser General Public License|LGPL]]

| {{yes}}

|-

! scope="row" | [[Camtasia|Camtasia (Windows)]]

| [[E.M. Free Game Capture]]

| 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}}

| 2.30<br/>

| 2008, 12/25

| [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]]

| [[Freeware]]

| {{no}}

|-

! scope="row" | [[Camtasia|Camtasia (Mac)]]

| [[Fraps]]

| 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}}

| 2.9.8<br/>

| 2009, 01/03

| [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]]

| [[Proprietary Software|Proprietary]]

| {{no}}

|-

! scope="row" | [[GlcCloudApp]]

| [[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}}

| 0.5.7<br/>

| 2008, 08/25

| [[Linux]]

| [[Zlib_license|Zlib]]

| {{yes}}

|-

! scope="row" | [[Debut Video Capture Software|Debut (Windows)]]

| [[Growler Guncam]]

| [[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}}

| 3.2.4.0<br/>

| 2007, 06/14

| [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]]

| [[Proprietary Software|Proprietary]]

| {{no}}

|-

! scope="row" | [[Debut Video Capture Software|Debut (Mac)]]

| [[HyperCam]]

| [[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}}

| 2.14.02<br/>

| 2007, 03/15

| [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]]

| [[Proprietary Software|Proprietary]]

| {{no}}

|-

! scope="row" | [[Fraps]]

| [[Nero Vision]]

| 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}}

| 8.2.8.0<br/>

| 2008

| [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]]

| [[Proprietary Software|Proprietary]]

| {{no}}

|-

! scope="row" | [[ScreenCamFreeseer]]

| 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}}

| 3.3.0<br/>

| 2009, 03/24

| [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]]

| [[Proprietary]]

| {{no}}

|-

! scope="row" | [[HyperCam]]

| [[ScreenFlow]]

| 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}}

| 1.5.2<br/>

| 2008

| [[Mac OS X 10.5]]

| [[Proprietary Software|Proprietary]]

| {{no}}

|-

! scope="row" | [[HyperCam]]

| [[ScreenToaster]]

| Hyperionics || 2.29.00 || 2016-01-07 || [[Windows]] || {{Partial|[[Freeware]]}} || {{No}}

| Beta<br/>

| 2008

| [[multi platform]]

| [[Proprietary]]

| {{no}}

|-

! scope="row" | [[Microsoft Expression Encoder]]

| [[SWFTools]]

| [[Microsoft]] || 4 || 2011-11-02 || [[Windows]] || {{Partial|[[Freeware]]}} || {{No}}

| 0.9.0<br/>

| 2009, 03/29

| [[multi platform]]

| [[GPL]]

| {{yes}}

|-

! scope="row" | [[Nero Vision]]

| [[Taksi (software)|Taksi]]

| [[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}}

| 0.7.6<br/>

| 2006, 06/22

| [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]]

| [[BSD License]]

| {{yes}}

|-

! scope="row" | [[Nvidia Shadowplay]]

| [[VirtualDub]]

| [[Nvidia]] || 2.11.4.0 || 2016-06-21 || [[Windows]] || {{proprietary}} (Part of [[GeForce Experience|NVIDIA GFE]]) || {{No}}

| 1.8.8<br/>

| 2009, 01/04

| [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]]

| [[GPL]]

| {{yes}}

|-

! scope="row" | [[Open Broadcaster Software]]<br>(OBS Studio)

| [[VLC media player|VLC]]

| OBS Project || {{wikidata|property|edit|reference|Q21707789|P348|P548=Q2804309}}

| 0.8.6i<br/>

| {{wikidata|qualifier|raw|Q21707789|P348|P548=Q2804309|P577}}

| 2008, 07/12

|[[Windows]]<br />[[macOS]]<br />[[Linux]] || {{open source|[[GNU General Public License|GPL-2.0-or-later]]}} || {{Yes}}

| [[multi platform]]

| [[GPL]]

| {{yes}}

|-

! scope="row" | [[Peek (software)|Peek]]

| [[Windows Media Encoder]]

| 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}}

| 9.00.00.3352 (x86)<br/>10.00.00.3809 (x64)<br/>

| 2002

| [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]]

| [[Freeware]]

| {{no}}

|-

! scope="row" | [[Pixetell]]

| [[Wink (tutorial software)|Wink]]

| 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}}

| 2.0<br/>

| 2008, 07/14

| [[multi platform]]

| [[Freeware]]

| {{no}}

|-

! scope="row" | [[QuickTime|QuickTime X]]

| [[BB FlashBack]]

| [[Apple Inc.]] || 10.0 (118) || 2010-03-29 || [[macOS]] || {{proprietary}} (Part of [[macOS]]) || {{No}}

| 2.5<br/>

| 2008, 11/07

| [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]]

| [[Proprietary Software|Proprietary]]

| {{no}}

|-

! scope="row" | [[recordMyDesktop]]

| [[XVidCap]]

| [[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}}

| 1.1.7<br/>

| 2008, 07/13

| [[Linux]]

| [[GPL]]

| {{yes}}

|-

! scope="row" | [[Screencam]]

| [[RecordMyDesktop]]

| SmartGuyz Inc. || 3.3.0 || 2009-03-24 || [[Windows]] || {{Nonfree|[[Proprietary software|Proprietary]] [[Commercial software|commercial]]}} || {{No}}

| 0.3.8<br/>

|

| [[Linux]]

| [[GPL]]

| {{yes}}

|-

! scope="row" | [[Screenpal|ScreenPal]]

| [http://www.yohelponline.com YoHelpOnline]

|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}}

| Beta<br/>

|-

| 2009

! scope="row" | [[ScreenFlow]]

| [[multi platform]]

| [[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}}

| [[Proprietary]]

|-

| {{no}}

! scope="row" | [[ShareX]]

| 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]]

| 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)]]

| 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)]]

| 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]]

| [[Ambrosia Software]] || 2.6.1 || 2016-10-17 || [[macOS]] || {{Nonfree|[[Proprietary software|Proprietary]] [[Commercial software|commercial]]}} || {{No}}

|-

! scope="row" | [[VirtualDub]]

| [[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]]

| [[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]]

|[[Microsoft]] || || ||[[Microsoft Windows|Windows]] || {{Partial|[[Freeware]]}} || {{No}}

|-

! scope="row" | [[XSplit Broadcaster]]

| [[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

! scope="col" | Publisher

! scope="col" | Latest stable version

! scope="col" | Latest release date

! scope="col" | OS

! scope="col" | [[Software license]]

! scope="col" | Source code<br/>available?

|}

==Comparison by features==

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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;"

|-

! stylescope="width: 12emcol" | SoftwareProduct name

! scope="col" | Audio

! [[Open source]]

! scope="col" | Entire<br />desktop

! Audio recording

! scope="col" | [[OpenGL]]

! Whole Desktop

! scope="col" | [[Direct3D]]

! Full Screen OpenGL

! scope="col" | [[video editing software|Editing]]

! Full Screen DirectX on Win32

! scope="col" | Output

|-

! 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>

| [[CamStudio]]

| {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{dunno}} || {{dunno}} || {{Yes}} || [[SWF]], [[EXE]], [[MP4]]

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{?}}

| {{?}}

|-

! 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>

| [[Camtasia Studio]]

| {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{dunno}} || {{dunno}} || {{Yes}} || [[MP4]]

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{?}}

| {{?}}

| {{?}}

|-

! scope="row" | [[Bandicam]]

| [[Adobe Captivate]]

| {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{No}} || {{ubl

| {{no}}

|Video: [[Audio Video Interleave|AVI]], [[MP4]]

| {{yes}}

|Images format:[[BMP file format|BMP]], [[Portable Network Graphics|PNG]], [[JPEG]]

| {{?}}

|Audio: [[WAV]], [[MP3]]

| {{?}}

| {{?}}

|-

! scope="row" | [[BB FlashBack]]

| [[Cankiri]]

| {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{dunno}} || {{dunno}} || {{Yes}} || [[Audio Video Interleave|AVI]], [[Flash Video|FLV]], [[SWF]]<ref name="blueberry" />

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{?}}

| {{?}}

| n.a.

|-

! scope="row" | [[BB FlashBack|BB FlashBack express]]

| [[DemoCreator]]

| {{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>

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{?}}

| {{?}}

|-

! scope="row" | [[CamStudio]]

| [http://www.atomisystems.com ActivePresenter]

| {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{dunno}} || {{dunno}} || {{Yes}} || [[Audio Video Interleave|AVI]], [[SWF]]

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{?}}

| {{?}}

| {{?}}

|-

! scope="row" | [[Camtasia|Camtasia (Windows)]]

| [[FFmpeg]]

| {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{ubl

| {{yes}}

|Video: [[MP4]], MP4 embedded in webpage (HTML5), [[Windows Media Video|WMV]], [[Audio Video Interleave|AVI]], [[Animated GIF]]

| {{yes}}

|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)]]

| [[Fraps]]

| {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{ubl

| {{no}}

|Video: [[MP4]], MP4 embedded in webpage (HTML5), [[QuickTime File Format|MOV]], [[Animated GIF]]

| Yes (Registered Version)<br/>No (Free Trial Version)

|Images format: [[Portable Network Graphics|PNG]]

| {{no}}

|Audio: [[WAV]], [[MPEG-4 Part 14|M4A]] (audio-only MP4)

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

|-

! scope="row" | [[CloudApp]]

| [[E.M. Free Game Capture]]

| {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{No}} || {{No}} || {{Yes}} || {{dunno}}

| {{no}}

| {{?}}

| {{?}}

| {{?}}

| {{?}}

|-

! scope="row" | [[Debut Video Capture Software|Debut]]

| [[Glc]]

| {{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

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

|-

! scope="row" | [[FFmpeg]] with a plug-in

| [[Growler Guncam]]

| {{Depends}} || {{Depends}} || {{Depends}} || {{Depends}} || {{No}} || ''cf.'' {{section link|FFmpeg|Codecs, formats and protocols supported}}

| {{no}}

| Yes (Licensed Version)<br/>No (Free Trial Version)

| {{?}}

| {{?}}

| {{?}}

|-

! scope="row" | [[HyperCamFraps]]

| {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{No}} || FPS1 in [[Audio Video Interleave|AVI]]

| {{no}}

| Yes (Licensed Version)<br/>Yes (Newest Freeware Version)

| {{Yes}}

| {{?}}

| {{?}}

|-

! scope="row" | [[Freeseer]]

| [[Nero Vision]]

| {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{dunno}} || {{dunno}} || {{No}} || [[Ogg]]

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{?}}

| {{?}}

| {{?}}

|-

! scope="row" | [[ScreenCamHyperCam]]

| {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{dunno}} || {{dunno}} || {{No}} || [[Audio Video Interleave|AVI]], [[Windows Media Video|WMV]]

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

|-

! scope="row" | [[Jing (software)|Jing]]

| [[ScreenFlow]]

| {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{dunno}} || {{dunno}} || {{No}} || [[SWF]]

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{?}}

| {{?}}

| n.a.

|-

! scope="row" | [[Microsoft Expression Encoder]]

| [[ScreenToaster]]

| {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{No}} || {{Yes}} ||

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{?}}

| {{?}}

| {{?}}

|-

! scope="row" | [[Nero Vision]]

| [[SWFTools]]

| {{Yes}} || {{dunno}} || {{dunno}} || {{dunno}} || {{Yes}} ||

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{?}}

| {{?}}

| {{?}}

|-

! scope="row" | [[Nvidia Shadowplay]]

| [[Taksi (software)|Taksi]]

| {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{No}} || {{Yes}} || {{No}} || {{ubl

| {{yes}}

|Video: [[MP4]]

| {{no}}

|Image sequence: [[Portable Network Graphics|PNG]]

| {{no}}

| {{yes }}

| {{yes}}

|-

! scope="row" | [[Open Broadcaster Software]]

| [[VirtualDub]]

| {{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]]

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{?}}

| {{?}}

| {{?}}

|-

! scope="row" | [[Pixetell]]

| [[VLC media player|VLC]]

| {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} ||

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{?}}

| {{?}}

|-

! scope="row" | [[QuickTime X]]

| [[Windows Media Encoder]]

| {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{dunno}} || {{dunno}} || {{No}} ||

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{?}}

| {{?}}

| {{?}}

|-

! scope="row" | [[recordMyDesktop]]

| [[Wink (tutorial software)|Wink]]

| {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{dunno}} || {{N/A}} || {{No}} || [[Theora]] in [[Ogg]]

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{?}}

| {{?}}

| {{?}}

|-

! scope="row" | [[XVidCapScreencam]]

| {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} ||

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{?}}

| {{?}}

| n.a.

|-

! scope="row" | [[Screenpal|ScreenPal]]

| [http://www.yohelponline.com YoHelpOnline]

| {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{ubl

| {{no}}

|Video: [[MP4]], [[Flash Video|FLV]], [[Audio Video Interleave|AVI]]. [[Animated GIF]]

| {{yes}}

|Audio: [[WAV]]

| {{yes}}

|Images format: [[Portable Network Graphics|PNG]], [[JPEG]], [[TIFF]], [[GIF]], [[BMP file format|BMP]]

| {{?}}

|[[Optical character recognition]] (OCR): [[Text file|simple text]] }}

| {{?}}

|-

! scope="row" | [[ScreenFlow]]

| {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{N/A}} || {{Yes}} ||ProRes, MP4, GIF, AAC

|-

! scope="row" | [[ShareX]]

| {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{No}} || {{No}} || {{No}} || [[Audio Video Interleave|AVI]], [[MP4]], [[GIF]]

|-

! scope="row" | [[SimpleScreenRecorder]]

| {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{N/A}} || {{No}} || Formats supported by [[libavformat]]

|-

! scope="row" | [[Snagit|Snagit (Windows)]]

| {{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)]]

| {{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]]

| {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{dunno}} || {{dunno}} || {{No}} ||

|-

! scope="row" | [[VirtualDub]]

| {{Yes}} || {{dunno}} || {{dunno}} || {{dunno}} || {{Yes}} || [[Audio Video Interleave|AVI]]

|-

! scope="row" | [[VLC media player|VLC]]

| {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{dunno}} || {{Yes}} ||

|-

! scope="row" | [[Windows Media Encoder]]

| {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{dunno}} || {{dunno}} || {{No}} ||

|-

! scope="row" | [[Xbox App|Xbox]] (Game DVR) /[[Xbox Game Bar]]

|{{Yes}}

|{{No}}

|{{Dunno}}

|{{Dunno}}

|{{No}}

| [[MP4]]

|-

! scope="row" | [[XSplit Broadcaster]]

| {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || [[MP4]], [[FLV]]

|-

! scope="col" | Product name

! scope="col" | Audio

! scope="col" | Entire<br />desktop

! scope="col" | [[OpenGL]]

! scope="col" | [[Direct3D]]

! scope="col" | [[video editing software|Editing]]

! scope="col" | Output

|}

==See also==

* [[Remote desktop software]]

* [[Comparison of webcam software]]

==References==

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[[Category:Screencasting software|*]]

[[Category:SoftwareMultimedia software comparisons|Screencasting software]]

[[Category:Lists of software]]