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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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{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="font-size: 85%; width: auto; table-layout: fixed;"
|-
! 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?
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|-
! scope="row" | [[ActivePresenter]]
| 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]]
| 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 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]]
| [[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]]
| 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]]
| 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]]
| 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 
| 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.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)]]
| 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)]]
| 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]]
| [[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)]]
| [[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)]]
| [[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]]
| 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]]
| 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}}
|-
! scope="row" | [[HyperCam]]
| 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]]
| Hyperionics || 2.29.00 || 2016-01-07 || [[Windows]] || {{Partial|[[Freeware]]}} || {{No}}
|-
! scope="row" | [[Microsoft Expression Encoder]]
| [[Microsoft]] || 4 || 2011-11-02 || [[Windows]] || {{Partial|[[Freeware]]}} || {{No}}
|-
! scope="row" | [[Nero Vision]]
| [[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]]
| [[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)
| 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]]
| 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]]
| 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]]
| [[Apple Inc.]] || 10.0 (118) || 2010-03-29 || [[macOS]] || {{proprietary}} (Part of [[macOS]]) || {{No}}
|-
! scope="row" | [[recordMyDesktop]]
| [[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]]
| SmartGuyz Inc. || 3.3.0 || 2009-03-24 || [[Windows]] || {{Nonfree|[[Proprietary software|Proprietary]] [[Commercial software|commercial]]}} || {{No}}
|-
! scope="row" | [[Screenpal|ScreenPal]] 
|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]]
| [[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]]
| 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" | XVidCap
| [[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]]
| [[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;"
|-
! 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
|-
! 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>
| {{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" />
| {{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>
| {{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>
| {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{dunno}} || {{dunno}} || {{Yes}} || [[MP4]]
|-
! scope="row" | [[Bandicam]]
| {{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]]
| {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{dunno}} || {{dunno}} || {{Yes}} || [[Audio Video Interleave|AVI]], [[Flash Video|FLV]], [[SWF]]<ref name="blueberry" />
|-
! scope="row" | [[BB FlashBack|BB FlashBack express]]
| {{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]]
| {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{dunno}} || {{dunno}} || {{Yes}} || [[Audio Video Interleave|AVI]], [[SWF]]
|-
! scope="row" | [[Camtasia|Camtasia (Windows)]]
| {{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)]]
| {{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]]
| {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{No}} || {{No}} || {{Yes}} || {{dunno}}
|-
! scope="row" | [[Debut Video Capture Software|Debut]]
| {{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
| {{Depends}} || {{Depends}} || {{Depends}} || {{Depends}} || {{No}} || ''cf.'' {{section link|FFmpeg|Codecs, formats and protocols supported}}
|-
! scope="row" | [[Fraps]]
| {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{No}} || FPS1 in [[Audio Video Interleave|AVI]]
|-
! scope="row" | [[Freeseer]]
| {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{dunno}} || {{dunno}} || {{No}} || [[Ogg]]
|-
! scope="row" | [[HyperCam]]
| {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{dunno}} || {{dunno}} || {{No}} || [[Audio Video Interleave|AVI]], [[Windows Media Video|WMV]]
|-
! scope="row" | [[Jing (software)|Jing]]
| {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{dunno}} || {{dunno}} || {{No}} || [[SWF]]
|-
! scope="row" | [[Microsoft Expression Encoder]]
| {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{No}} || {{Yes}} ||
|-
! scope="row" | [[Nero Vision]]
| {{Yes}} || {{dunno}} || {{dunno}} || {{dunno}} || {{Yes}} ||
|-
! scope="row" | [[Nvidia Shadowplay]]
| {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{No}} || {{Yes}} || {{No}} || {{ubl
  |Video: [[MP4]]
  |Image sequence: [[Portable Network Graphics|PNG]]
  }}
|-
! scope="row" | [[Open Broadcaster Software]]
| {{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]]
| {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} ||
|-
! scope="row" | [[QuickTime X]]
| {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{dunno}} || {{dunno}} || {{No}} ||
|-
! scope="row" | [[recordMyDesktop]]
| {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{dunno}} || {{N/A}} || {{No}} || [[Theora]] in [[Ogg]]
|-
! scope="row" | [[Screencam]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Harley |first=Nicola |date=10 May 2017 |title=Screen Recording Software with Audio |url=https://shotvu.com/ |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250609164950/https://shotvu.com/ |archive-date=9 Jun 2025 |publisher=The Telegraph |location=}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
| {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} ||
|-
! scope="row" | [[Screenpal|ScreenPal]]
| {{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]]
| {{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" | XVidCap
| {{Yes}} || {{dunno}} || {{dunno}} || {{N/A}} || {{No}} ||
|-
! 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:Multimedia software comparisons|Screencasting software]]
[[Category:Lists of software]]