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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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ScreenpressoScreenPalActivePresenterAdobe CaptivateAdobe Presenter Video Express 11FlashBackCamstudioCamtasia StudioFastStone CaptureFrapsHyperCamiShowU HD ProJingKrutOpen Broadcaster SoftwareQarbon ViewletbuilderScreenFlowScreenrTipCamTurboDemoUltraVnc screen recorderVLCWebinariaWinkWeVideo screen recorderScreenMix - Screen Recorder by Mixilab
Websitescreenpresso.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 version1.5.2.0 (.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 dateFeb. 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
DistributionFreewareOnline 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)
Languages19 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
Tutorialscreenpresso.com/...fraps.com/...shinywhitebox.com/...qarbon.com/...screenr.com/...balesio.com/...nicolargo.com/...mixilab.com/...
Last updateApr. 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
WindowsYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesNoYesYesYes Beta & Beta MultiplatformYesNoYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
macOS- Only for iOSYesYesYesYesNoNoYesNoNoYesYesYes- Beta MultiplatformYesYesNoNoYesNoNoNo
LinuxYesNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoYes- Beta MultiplatformYes ViewletBuilder 4NoNoNoYesNoYesNo
Features
Webcam recordingYesNoYesYesYesNoYes With PCNoYesYes- webcam pro version onlyYesYesNoYesYesYesYes
Record microphone audioYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Record system audioYesYesYesYesYesYesYes wavYesYesYes
Video EditingYesYesYesYesYesYes 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 filesMP4, 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/ResumeYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Follow MouseNoYesNoYesYesNoYesYesYes
Mouse highlightingYesYesNoYesYesYesYes
Custom presetsYesYesNoYesNoYesYes
Custom backgroundsYesNoYesYesNoYesYes
Upload to webYesYesYesNoYes YouTube, Blip.TV and Howcast built-inYes YouTube, Facebook, ViewletCentral, FTP
Embed watermarks- on free tool- On free toolNoYesNoYesYesNo
Record KeystrokesYesYesYesYesNoNoYesYesYes
Zooming- PROYesYesNoYes
Pen or highlighter tool- on screen capture- PRO- Limited to Screen presentationNoYesYesYes
PanningNoYesNoYesYesYes
Record fullscreenYes and area etc...YesYesYes and areaYesYesYes
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