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Comparison of Screen recording softwares to create screencasts (capture screen as videos). It is useful to make video tutorials, demo or presentation of a new online service, startup...

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Link
Screenpresso
ScreenPal
ActivePresenter
Adobe Captivate
Adobe Presenter Video Express 11
FlashBack
Camstudio
Camtasia Studio
FastStone Capture
Fraps
HyperCam
iShowU HD Pro
Jing
Krut
Open Broadcaster Software
Qarbon Viewletbuilder
ScreenFlow
Screenr
TipCam
TurboDemo
UltraVnc screen recorder
VLC
Webinaria
Wink
WeVideo screen recorder
ScreenMix - Screen Recorder by Mixilab
Website
screenpresso.com/fr/screenpal.comatomisystems.comadobe.com/...adobe.com/...flashbackrecorder.comcamstudio.orgtechsmith.com/...faststone.orgfraps.comhyperionics.comshinywhitebox.com/...techsmith.com/...sourceforge.netobsproject.comqarbon.com/...telestream.net/...screenr.comutipu.comturbodemo.com/...uvnc.com/...videolan.org/...webinaria.comdebugmode.com/...wevideo.com/...mixilab.com/...
Latest version
1.5.2.0 (.NET4)58.0.1113.2.2.20962.7.28.0.27.93.4.72.27.002.2.92.4.102310.9.37.3.1432.1.5 (win)22.1.28.0
Release date
Feb. 11th 2012 Mar. 1st 2012 Oct. 18th 2012 Jun. 15th 2012 Dec. 19th 2011 Oct. 19th 2013 Jul. 24th 2012 Dec. 23rd 2004 Oct. 22nd 2011 Mar. 14th 2012 Feb. 8th 2013 Oct. 3rd 2011 Jul. 18th 2008 Jul. 14th 2008 Nov. 3rd 2020
Distribution
FreewareOnline ServiceProprietary softwareProprietary softwareProprietary softwareOpen SourceProprietary softwareProprietary softwareProprietary softwareFreewareProprietary softwareProprietary softwareOpen SourceOpen SourceProprietary softwareProprietary softwareOnline ServiceProprietary softwareProprietary softwareOpen SourceOpen SourceOpen SourceFreewareProprietary software
Price
€ 0 (PRO 28.89 € - SITE 1190 €)$ 0 - $10 / month$ 0 - $349.95 - $449.95$ 799 - 1165,20 €$ 199 US$ 0 - $199$ 0$ 299.000$ 19.95 one month test old version free but no video€ 29.95$ 0$ 29.95 (and $59.95 PRO)$ 0 or 14.95$/year (pro version)$ 0€ 0$ 399 - $599$ 99.000$ 0 , $19/mo, $49/mo, $99/mo, $289/mo$ 0 - $99$ 199$ 0$ 0$ 0$ 12.99 (The Price and Discount depend on your Microsoft Store Region)
Languages
19 langues : Anglais Français Allemand Espagnol Japonais Russe Chinois simplifié Chinois traditionnel Turc Georgien Portuguais Brésilien Arabe Italien Ukrainien Polonais Danois Hongrois FlamandEnglishEnglishEnglish, Français, Español, Deutsch, ItalianoEnglish French German Japanese Korean Portuguese (Brazilian) Spanish ArabicEnglishEnglish, FrançaisEnglish, Français, Deutsch, Korean, JapaneseEnglishEnglishEnglishEnglishEnglishEnglishEnglish, Spanish, French, German, Chinese, Danish, Hebrew, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Portuguese, TurkishEnglish, JapaneseEnglishEnglishEnglishan ar ast be bn_IN bs ca cs cy da de de_LU el en en_GB es et fa fr gd gl gu he hi hr hu is it ja km kn ko ky lt lv ml mr my nb nl or pl pt pt_BR ro ru si sk sl sr sv te th tr tt uk ur vi wa zh zh_TWEnglishEnglish, Français, Español, Deutsch, Italiano Danish, Serbian, Japanese, Brazilian Portuguese, Simplified/Traditional ChineseEnglish, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, Italian, French, German, Polish, Ukrainian, Russian, Korean, Japanese, Simplified Chinese
Tutorial
screenpresso.com/...fraps.com/...shinywhitebox.com/...qarbon.com/...screenr.com/...balesio.com/...nicolargo.com/...mixilab.com/...
Last update
Apr. 15th 2015 3:48:00 PMMar. 16th 2023 8:43:50 AMNov. 24th 2016 9:50:34 AMSep. 16th 2022 8:10:04 PMJun. 15th 2016 9:48:36 PMSep. 16th 2022 8:35:31 PMSep. 16th 2022 8:10:04 PMDec. 5th 2020 4:22:54 PMMar. 16th 2023 9:04:48 AMMar. 16th 2012 10:12:18 PMSep. 16th 2022 8:43:16 PMAug. 25th 2015 2:25:37 PMSep. 16th 2022 8:10:04 PMAug. 7th 2012 9:54:08 PMAug. 25th 2015 2:25:37 PMMar. 8th 2013 10:50:28 AMAug. 25th 2015 1:35:17 PMFeb. 5th 2015 12:06:10 PMAug. 7th 2012 9:54:08 PMJul. 27th 2011 8:09:53 PMAug. 7th 2012 9:54:08 PMOct. 15th 2014 9:26:59 AMJul. 27th 2011 8:26:47 PMJun. 14th 2023 8:16:33 AMSep. 19th 2022 8:21:14 PMDec. 9th 2022 10:26:19 AM
Platforms
Windows
YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesNoYesYesYes Beta & Beta MultiplatformYesNoYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
macOS
- Only for iOSYesYesYesYesNoNoYesNoNoYesYesYes- Beta MultiplatformYesYesNoNoYesNoNoNo
Linux
YesNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoYes- Beta MultiplatformYes ViewletBuilder 4NoNoNoYesNoYesNo
Features
Webcam recording
YesNoYesYesYesNoYes With PCNoYesYes- webcam pro version onlyYesYesNoYesYesYesYes
Record microphone audio
YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Record system audio
YesYesYesYesYesYesYes wavYesYesYes
Video Editing
YesYesYesYesYesYes Pro VersionYes For pros, lots of features.YesNoYesNoYesYesYes- VLMC BetaYesYes It is possible to edit a screen recording with Animotica - video editor by Mixilab
Type of generated files
MP4, WMW, OGV, WEBMSWF, Windows media, quicktimeAVI, MP4, WMV, WebM, FLV, HTML, PDF, JPEG, PNG, DOC/DOCX, XLS/XLSX, PPT/PPTX, AJAX, and SWFHTML5, MP4, EXE, SWF, PDFMP4, HTML5, AICC and Scorm complianceSWF, QuickTime, AVI, Windows Media Video, EXEAVI, SWFH.264, Windows Media, AVI, SWF, FLVsaves images in BMP, GIF, JPEG, PCX, PNG, TGA, TIFF and PDF formats. Built-in screen recorder saves videos in WMV (Windows Media Video) format.AVI, H.264AVISWF, MPEG-4 AVC (pro version only)MOV, WAVFlash SWF, MP4, FLV, AICC and SCORM compliant packages, HTML, PDF, JPEG, BMP, PNG, TIFF, EXE, VVL, ZIPQuickTime, FlashAVI, EXE, GIF, PDFOuch !... Too many. see videolan.org/...AVI, FLVSWF, PDF, HTML, EXE, PostScriptMP4
Other features
Screen annotations
- Annotation only on screen captYes- Limited to Sreen presentationYes to be placed while recordingYesYes
Pause/Resume
YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Follow Mouse
NoYesNoYesYesNoYesYesYes
Mouse highlighting
YesYesNoYesYesYesYes
Custom presets
YesYesNoYesNoYesYes
Custom backgrounds
YesNoYesYesNoYesYes
Upload to web
YesYesYesNoYes YouTube, Blip.TV and Howcast built-inYes YouTube, Facebook, ViewletCentral, FTP
Embed watermarks
- on free tool- On free toolNoYesNoYesYesNo
Record Keystrokes
YesYesYesYesNoNoYesYesYes
Zooming
- PROYesYesNoYes
Pen or highlighter tool
- on screen capture- PRO- Limited to Screen presentationNoYesYesYes
Panning
NoYesNoYesYesYes
Record fullscreen
Yes and area etc...YesYesYes and areaYesYesYes
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