 Link | ScreenPal | Adobe Captivate | Camtasia Studio | Jing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Website | screenpal.com | adobe.com/... | techsmith.com/... | techsmith.com/... |
| Latest version | 8.0.1 | 8.0.2 | 2.4.10231 | |
| Release date | Mar. 1st 2012 | Jun. 15th 2012 | Jul. 24th 2012 | |
| Distribution | Online Service | Proprietary software | Proprietary software | Proprietary software |
| Price | $ 0 - $10 / month | $ 799 - 1165,20 € | $ 299.000 | $ 0 or 14.95$/year (pro version) |
| Languages | English | English, Français, Español, Deutsch, Italiano | English, Français, Deutsch, Korean, Japanese | English |
| Tutorial |  | |||
| Last update | Mar. 16th 2023 8:43:50 AM | Sep. 16th 2022 8:10:04 PM | Dec. 5th 2020 4:22:54 PM | Sep. 16th 2022 8:10:04 PM |
| Platforms | ||||
| Windows | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | No | No | No |
| Features | ||||
| Webcam recording | Yes | Yes | Yes With PC | - webcam pro version only |
| Record microphone audio | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Record system audio | Yes | Yes | ||
| Video Editing | Yes | Yes | Yes For pros, lots of features. | |
| Type of generated files | SWF, Windows media, quicktime | HTML5, MP4, EXE, SWF, PDF | H.264, Windows Media, AVI, SWF, FLV | SWF, MPEG-4 AVC (pro version only) |
| Other features | ||||
| Screen annotations | Yes | |||
| Pause/Resume | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Follow Mouse | No | |||
| Mouse highlighting | Yes | |||
| Custom presets | ||||
| Custom backgrounds | No | |||
| Upload to web | Yes | |||
| Embed watermarks | - On free tool | |||
| Record Keystrokes | Yes | Yes | ||
| Zooming | - PRO | |||
| Pen or highlighter tool | - PRO | |||
| Panning | No | |||
| Record fullscreen | Yes | |||
| Your reviews | ||||
| Images quality rating | no rating | 3.3/5 3 ratings | 5.0/5 1 rating | no rating |
| Sound quality rating | no rating | 4.0/5 1 rating | 3.0/5 1 rating | no rating |
| Overall rating | no rating | 4.3/5 3 ratings | 4.3/5 3 ratings | 1.0/5 1 rating |
| Price | $ 299 | $ 0 | ||
| Availability | Individual License | |||
| Free trial period | Yes 30 days | Yes Free forever | ||
| Free plan | No | Yes | ||
| Creator's comments | Great tool, but encountered lots of bugs - lost sync on the videos / audio / webcam and took me a lot of time to recover from it. | I´m not sure if it works for long video sessions. | ||
| PC | Yes | Yes | ||
| Mobile | No | |||
| Take screen capture (videos) | Yes | Yes Maximum of five minutes | ||
| Webcam synchronization | - The video, audio and pip (webcam) are not locked - might easily loose sync. | No It allows audio, though. | ||
| System requirements | Microsoft Windows XP SP3, Windows Vista, or Windows 7 Microsoft DirectX 9 or later version Microsoft .NET 4.0 Client Profile (included, except with MSI installer) Dual-Core Processor minimum, Quad-Core Processor or better recommended 2GB RAM minimum, 4GB RAM or greater recommended 2GB of hard-disk space for program installation Display dimensions of 1024x768 or greater Dedicated Windows-compatible sound card, microphone and speakers recommended Camtasia Studio Add-in for PowerPoint requires PowerPoint 2007 or 2010 (32 bit) Import of .mov and production to .mov and .m4v requires Apple QuickTime 7.2 or later Camera video recording requires a USB Web camera. Recording live from a DV camera is not supported Integration with Camtasia Relay requires Camtasia Relay Client Recorder GPU acceleration requires DirectX 9 compatible video adapter with 128 MB of video memory or greater and Pixel Shader 2.0 or later | Windows System Requirements Windows XP, Vista, Windows 7, or Windows 8 Microsoft .NET Framework 4.0 Full Broadband recommended Mac System Requirements Mac OS X 10.5.8 or later QuickTime 7.5.5 or later Broadband recommended | ||
| Screen sharing (other computers) | No May use it along with google hangouts | |||
| Live Streaming | No Must use outside service to broadcast | |||
| Learning Analytics | Yes Screencast.com or Google Analytics | |||
| Sharing Permissions | Yes Thru Screencast.com | |||
| LDAP Authentication | No | |||
| Shibboleth | No | |||
| LMS Integration | No Can Manually Add Files | |||
| Downloadable Option | Yes Thru Screencast.com | |||
| Searchable Media Meta-Data | No | |||
| Automatic Captions | Yes | |||
| Content Sharing | Yes Link from Screencast.com | |||
| Student Video dropbox | No | |||
| Batch Upload | No | |||
| View Video on Mobile Device | Yes Screencast.com or App for Interaction | |||
| Institution Channel/Share | No Screencast.com Playlist | |||
| Directory Upload | No | |||
| Automatic Upload | No | |||
| Control Availability | Yes | |||
| Video Upload | Yes To External Service | |||
| Audio Upload | Yes To External Service | |||
| iTunes/iTunes U compatible RSS feed | Yes From Screencast.com | |||
| Include Attachments and Links | No | |||
| Lecture/Screen Capture | Yes |