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This page provides '''a comparison of notable screencasting [[Software|software]]''', used to record activities on the [[Computer|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 [[Engineering:Software vision mixer|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" | [[Software:ActivePresenter|ActivePresenter]]
| Atomi Systems || 8.5.7 || 2022-05-16 || [[Software:Windows|Windows]]<br/>[[Software:MacOS|macOS]] || {{Nonfree|[[Proprietary software|Proprietary]] [[Commercial software|commercial]]}} || {{No}}
|-
! scope="row" | [[Software:ActivePresenter|ActivePresenter Free Edition]]
| Atomi Systems || 8.5.7 || 2021-05-16 || [[Software:Windows|Windows]]<br/>[[Software:MacOS|macOS]] || {{Partial|[[Freeware]]}} || {{No}}
|-
! scope="row" | [[Software:Adobe Captivate|Adobe Captivate]]
| [[Software:Adobe Systems|Adobe Systems]] || 9.0 || 2015-08-03 ||  [[Software:Windows|Windows]]<br/>[[Software:MacOS|macOS]] || {{Nonfree|[[Proprietary software|Proprietary]] [[Commercial software|commercial]]}} || {{No}}
|-
! scope="row" | [[Software:Adobe Presenter Video Express|Adobe Presenter Video Express]]
| [[Software:Adobe Systems|Adobe Systems]] || 11.0 || 2016-09-14 ||  [[Software:Windows|Windows]]<br/>[[Software:MacOS|macOS]] || {{Nonfree|[[Proprietary software|Proprietary]] [[Commercial software|commercial]]}} || {{No}}
|-
! scope="row" | [[Software:AVS Video Editor|AVS Video Editor]]
| Online Media Technologies Ltd || 7.5.1.288 || 2017-01-16  || [[Software:Windows|Windows]] || {{Nonfree| Commercial}} || {{No}}
|-
! scope="row" | [[Software:Bandicam|Bandicam]]
| Bandicam Company || 6.1.0.2044 || 2023-02-28 || [[Software:Windows|Windows]] || {{Nonfree|[[Finance:Freemium|Freemium]] [[Commercial software|commercial]]}} || {{No}}
|-
! scope="row" | [[Software:BB FlashBack|BB FlashBack]]
| Blueberry Software || 5.4.0.3442 || 2014-12-18 || [[Software:Windows|Windows]] || {{Nonfree|[[Proprietary software|Proprietary]] [[Commercial software|commercial]]}} || {{No}}
|-
! scope="row" | [[Software:BB FlashBack|BB FlashBack]] Express 
| Blueberry Software || 5.22.0.4178 || 2016-11-09 || [[Software:Windows|Windows]] || {{Partial|[[Freeware]]}} || {{No}}
|-
! scope="row" | [[Software:CamStudio|CamStudio]]
| CamStudio.org || 2.7.2 r326 || 2013-10-19 || [[Software:Windows|Windows]] || {{open source|[[GPL]]}} || {{Yes}}
|-
! scope="row" | [[Software: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}} ||[[Software:Windows|Windows]] || {{Nonfree|[[Proprietary software|Proprietary]] [[Commercial software|commercial]]}} || {{No}}
|-
! scope="row" | [[Software: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}} ||[[Software:MacOS|macOS]] || {{Nonfree|[[Proprietary software|Proprietary]] [[Commercial software|commercial]]}} || {{No}}
|-
! scope="row" | [[Software:CloudApp|CloudApp]]
| [[Software: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 Quailty Options|website=CloudApp Blog|language=en-US|access-date=2020-09-06}}</ref>|| 2020-07-13 || [[Software:Windows|Windows]]<br/>[[Software:MacOS|macOS]]<br/>[[Software:Linux|Linux]] || {{partial|[[Finance:Freemium|Freemium]]}} || {{No}}
|-
! scope="row" | [[Software:Debut Video Capture Software|Debut (Windows)]]
| NCH Software || 4.08 || 2017-09-14 || [[Software:Windows|Windows]] || {{Nonfree|Trialware}} || {{No}}
|-
! scope="row" | [[Software:Debut Video Capture Software|Debut (Mac)]]
| NCH Software || 4.01 || 2017-03-31 || [[Software:MacOS|macOS]] || {{Nonfree|Trialware}} || {{No}}
|-
! scope="row" | [[Software:Fraps|Fraps]]
| Beepa Pty Ltd || 3.5.99 || 2013-02-26 || [[Software:Windows|Windows]] || {{Nonfree|[[Proprietary software|Proprietary]] [[Commercial software|commercial]]}} || {{No}}
|-
! scope="row" | [[Software:Freeseer|Freeseer]]
| FOSSLC || 3.0.1 || 2013-12-15 || [[Software:Windows|Windows]]<br/>[[Software:MacOS|macOS]]<br/>[[Software:Linux|Linux]] || {{open source|[[Software:GNU General Public License|GPL-3.0-or-later]]}} || {{Yes}}
|-
! scope="row" | [[Software:HyperCam|HyperCam]]
| Solveig Multimedia || 4.0.1511.06 || 2015-11-06  || [[Software:Windows|Windows]] || {{Nonfree|[[Proprietary software|Proprietary]] [[Commercial software|commercial]]}} || {{No}}
|-
! scope="row" | [[Software:HyperCam|HyperCam]]
| Hyperionics || 2.29.00 || 2016-01-07 || [[Software:Windows|Windows]] || {{Partial|[[Freeware]]}} || {{No}}
|-
! scope="row" | Microsoft Expression Encoder
| [[Company:Microsoft|Microsoft]] || 4 || 2011-11-02 || [[Software:Windows|Windows]] || {{Partial|[[Freeware]]}} || {{No}}
|-
! scope="row" | [[Software:Nero Vision|Nero Vision]]
| Nero AG || 10.6.10800 || 2011-04-19 || [[Software:Windows|Windows]] || {{Nonfree|[[Proprietary software|Proprietary]] [[Commercial software|commercial]]}} || {{No}}
|-
! scope="row" | Nvidia Shadowplay
| [[Company:Nvidia|Nvidia]] || 2.11.4.0 || 2016-06-21 || [[Software:Windows|Windows]] || {{proprietary}} (Part of NVIDIA GFE) || {{No}}
|-
! scope="row" | [[Software:Open Broadcaster Software|Open Broadcaster Software]]
(OBS Studio)
| OBS Project || {{wikidata|property|edit|reference|Q21707789|P348|P548=Q2804309}}
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|[[Software:Windows|Windows]]<br />[[Software:MacOS|macOS]]<br />[[Software:Linux|Linux]] || {{open source|[[Software:GNU General Public License|GPL-2.0-or-later]]}} || {{Yes}}
|-
! scope="row" | [[Software:Peek|Peek]]
| Philipp Wolfer
| 1.5.1
| 2020-02-19
| [[Software:Linux|Linux]]|| {{open source|[[Software:GNU General Public License|GPL-3.0-or-later]]}} || {{Yes}}
|-
! scope="row" | [[Software:Pixetell|Pixetell]]
| Ontier Inc. || 1.3.11913 || 2010-01-15 || [[Software:Windows|Windows]] || {{Nonfree|[[Proprietary software|Proprietary]] [[Commercial software|commercial]]}} || {{No}}
|-
! scope="row" | [[Software:QuickTime|QuickTime X]]
| [[Company:Apple Inc.|Apple Inc.]] || 10.0 (118) || 2010-03-29 || [[Software:MacOS|macOS]] || {{proprietary}} (Part of [[Software:MacOS|macOS]]) || {{No}}
|-
! scope="row" | [[Software:RecordMyDesktop|recordMyDesktop]]
| [[Software:SourceForge|SourceForge]] || 0.4.0 || 2021-03-14 || [[Software:Linux|Linux]] || {{open source|[[Software:GNU General Public License|GPL-2.0-or-later]] & [[Software:GNU General Public License|GPL-3.0-or-later]]}} || {{Yes}}
|-
! scope="row" | [[Software:Screencam|Screencam]]
| SmartGuyz Inc. || 3.3.0 || 2009-03-24 || [[Software:Windows|Windows]] || {{Nonfree|[[Proprietary software|Proprietary]] [[Commercial software|commercial]]}} || {{No}}
|-
! scope="row" | [[Software:ScreenFlow|ScreenFlow]]
| [[Company:Telestream|Telestream]] ||10.0.2||2021-07-06 ||[[Software:MacOS|macOS]] || {{Nonfree|[[Proprietary software|Proprietary]] [[Commercial software|commercial]]}} || {{No}}
|-
! scope="row" | [[Software:ShareX|ShareX]]
| Jaex and Michael Delpach || 15.0.0 || 2023-01-18 ||[[Software:Windows|Windows]] || {{open source|[[GPL#Version 3|GPL v3]]}} || {{Yes}}
|-
! scope="row" | [[Software:SimpleScreenRecorder|SimpleScreenRecorder]]
| maartenbaert || 0.4.3 || 2020-12-26 ||[[Software:Linux|Linux]] || {{open source|[[Software:GNU General Public License|GPL-3.0-or-later]]}} || {{Yes}}
|-
! scope="row" | [[Software: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}}</ref>|| {{Wikidata|qualifier|raw|Q1776235|P348|P306=Q1406|publicationDate}} || [[Software:Windows|Windows]] || {{Nonfree|[[Proprietary software|Proprietary]] [[Commercial software|commercial]]}} || {{No}}
|-
! scope="row" | [[Software: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}}</ref>|| {{Wikidata|qualifier|raw|Q1776235|P348|P306=Q14116|publicationDate}} || [[Software:MacOS|macOS]] || {{Nonfree|[[Proprietary software|Proprietary]] [[Commercial software|commercial]]}} || {{No}}
|-
! scope="row" | [[Software:Snapz Pro X|Snapz Pro X]]
| [[Company:Ambrosia Software|Ambrosia Software]] || 2.6.1 || 2016-10-17 || [[Software:MacOS|macOS]] || {{Nonfree|[[Proprietary software|Proprietary]] [[Commercial software|commercial]]}} || {{No}}
|-
! scope="row" | [[Software:VirtualDub|VirtualDub]]
| [[Software:SourceForge|SourceForge]] || 1.9.11 || 2012-12-27 || [[Software:Windows|Windows]] || {{open source|[[Software:GNU General Public License|GPL-2.0-or-later]]}} || {{Yes}}
|-
! scope="row" | [[Software:VLC media player|VLC media player]]
| [[Organization:VideoLAN|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> || [[Software:Windows|Windows]]<br/>[[Software:MacOS|macOS]]<br/>[[Software:Linux|Linux]]<br/>BSD<br/>[[Software:Solaris (operating system)|Solaris]]<br/>[[QNX]]<br/>[[Software:Haiku (operating system)|Haiku]]<br/>[[Software:Syllable Desktop|Syllable]]<br/>OS/2 || {{open source|[[Software:GNU Lesser General Public License|LGPL-2.1-or-later]]}} || {{Yes}}
|-
! scope="row" | [[Engineering:Xbox|Xbox]] (Game DVR) / Xbox Game Bar 
|[[Company:Microsoft|Microsoft]] || || ||[[Software:Microsoft Windows|Windows]] || {{Partial|[[Freeware]]}} || {{No}}
|-
! scope="row" | [[Software:XVidCap|XVidCap]]
| [[Software:SourceForge|SourceForge]] || 1.1.7 || 2008-07-13 || [[Unix-like]] || {{open source|[[Software:GNU General Public License|GPL-2.0-or-later]]}} || {{Yes}}
|-
! scope="row" | XSplit Broadcaster
| SplitmediaLabs || 3.0.1705.3117 || 2017-06-27 || [[Software:Windows|Windows]] || {{partial|[[Shareware]]}} || {{No}}
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! 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 [[Software:OpenGL|OpenGL]] to render digital image
# '''Direct3D''': Specifies whether the product supports recording from video games or software that employ [[Software:Direct3D|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" | [[Software:OpenGL|OpenGL]]
! scope="col" | [[Software:Direct3D|Direct3D]]
! scope="col" | [[Engineering:Video editing software|Editing]]
! scope="col" | Output
|-
! scope="row" | [[Software:ActivePresenter|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]], WMV
  |Image sequence: [[Portable Network Graphics|PNG]], [[JPEG]]
  |Slideshow: [[Software:Microsoft PowerPoint|PowerPoint]]
  |Scripted animation: [[SWF]], [[HTML5]], SCORM
  }}
|-
! scope="row" | [[Software:ActivePresenter|ActivePresenter free edition]]<ref name="ActivePresenter output" />
| {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{No}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{ubl
  |Video: [[Audio Video Interleave|AVI]], [[Matroska|MKV]], [[MP4]], [[WebM]], WMV
  |Image sequence: [[Portable Network Graphics|PNG]], [[JPEG]]
  }}
|-
! scope="row" | [[Software:Adobe Captivate|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" | [[Software:Adobe Presenter Video Express|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" | [[Software:Bandicam|Bandicam]]
| {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{No}} || {{ubl
  |Video: [[Audio Video Interleave|AVI]], [[MP4]]
  |Images format:BMP, [[Portable Network Graphics|PNG]], [[JPEG]]
  |Audio: [[WAV]], [[MP3]]
}}
|-
! scope="row" | [[Software:BB FlashBack|BB FlashBack]]
| {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{dunno}} || {{dunno}} || {{Yes}} || [[Audio Video Interleave|AVI]], [[Flash Video|FLV]], [[SWF]]<ref name="blueberry" />
|-
! scope="row" | [[Software: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), WMV, Animated GIF, [[Software: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" | [[Software:CamStudio|CamStudio]]
| {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{dunno}} || {{dunno}} || {{Yes}} || [[Audio Video Interleave|AVI]], [[SWF]]
|-
! scope="row" | [[Software:Camtasia|Camtasia (Windows)]]
| {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{ubl
  |Video: [[MP4]], MP4 embedded in webpage (HTML5), WMV, [[Audio Video Interleave|AVI]], Animated GIF
  |Images format: [[Portable Network Graphics|PNG]], [[JPEG]], [[GIF]], BMP
  |Audio: [[WAV]], [[MP3]], [[MPEG-4 Part 14|M4A]] (audio-only MP4)
}}
|-
! scope="row" | [[Software: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" | [[Software:CloudApp|CloudApp]]
| {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{No}} || {{No}} || {{Yes}} || {{dunno}}
|-
! scope="row" | [[Software:Debut Video Capture Software|Debut]]
| {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{dunno}} || {{dunno}} || {{Yes}} || [[Audio Video Interleave|AVI]], FLV, [[Matroska|MKV]], [[MP4]], [[WebM]], WMV, 3GP, [[Advanced Systems Format|ASF]], [[Engineering:DV (video format)|DV]], [[QuickTime File Format|MOV]], [[MPEG-1|MPG]], OGV
|-
! scope="row" | [[Software:FFmpeg|FFmpeg]] with a plug-in
| {{Depends}} || {{Depends}} || {{Depends}} || {{Depends}} || {{No}} || ''cf.'' {{section link|FFmpeg|Codecs, formats and protocols supported}}
|-
! scope="row" | [[Software:Fraps|Fraps]]
| {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{No}} || FPS1 in [[Audio Video Interleave|AVI]]
|-
! scope="row" | [[Software:Freeseer|Freeseer]]
| {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{dunno}} || {{dunno}} || {{No}} || [[Software:Ogg|Ogg]]
|-
! scope="row" | [[Software:HyperCam|HyperCam]]
| {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{dunno}} || {{dunno}} || {{No}} || [[Audio Video Interleave|AVI]], WMV
|-
! scope="row" | [[Software:Jing|Jing]]
| {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{dunno}} || {{dunno}} || {{No}} || [[SWF]]
|-
! scope="row" | Microsoft Expression Encoder
| {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{No}} || {{Yes}} ||
|-
! scope="row" | [[Software:Nero Vision|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" | [[Software:Open Broadcaster Software|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 [[Software:Libavformat|libavformat]]
|-
! scope="row" | [[Software:Pixetell|Pixetell]]
| {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} ||
|-
! scope="row" | QuickTime X
| {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{dunno}} || {{dunno}} || {{No}} ||
|-
! scope="row" | [[Software:RecordMyDesktop|recordMyDesktop]]
| {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{dunno}} || {{N/A}} || {{No}} || [[Software:Theora|Theora]] in [[Software:Ogg|Ogg]]
|-
! scope="row" | [[Software:Screencam|Screencam]]
| {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} ||
|-
! scope="row" | [[Software:ScreenFlow|ScreenFlow]]
| {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{N/A}} || {{Yes}} ||ProRes, MP4, GIF, AAC
|-
! scope="row" | [[Software:ShareX|ShareX]]
| {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{No}} || {{No}} || {{No}} || [[Audio Video Interleave|AVI]], [[MP4]], [[GIF]]
|-
! scope="row" | [[Software:SimpleScreenRecorder|SimpleScreenRecorder]]
| {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{N/A}} || {{No}} || Formats supported by [[Software:Libavformat|libavformat]]
|-
! scope="row" | [[Software:Snagit|Snagit (Windows)]]
| {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{ubl
  |Video: [[MP4]], Animated GIF
  |Images format: [[Portable Network Graphics|PNG]], [[JPEG]], TIFF, [[GIF]], [[Software:WebP|WebP]], BMP 
  |Documents: [[PDF]]
  |[[Optical character recognition]] (OCR): [[Text file|simple text]]
}}
|-
! scope="row" | [[Software:Snagit|Snagit (Mac)]]
| {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{ubl
  |Video: [[MP4]], Animated GIF
  |Images format: [[Portable Network Graphics|PNG]], [[JPEG]], TIFF, [[GIF]], [[Software:WebP|WebP]], HEIF, BMP 
  |Documents: [[PDF]]
  |[[Optical character recognition]] (OCR): [[Text file|simple text]]
}}
|-
! scope="row" | [[Software:Snapz Pro X|Snapz Pro X]]
| {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{dunno}} || {{dunno}} || {{No}} ||
|-
! scope="row" | [[Software:VirtualDub|VirtualDub]]
| {{Yes}} || {{dunno}} || {{dunno}} || {{dunno}} || {{Yes}} || [[Audio Video Interleave|AVI]]
|-
! scope="row" | [[Software:VLC media player|VLC]]
| {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{dunno}} || {{Yes}} ||
|-
! scope="row" | [[Software:Windows Media Encoder|Windows Media Encoder]]
| {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{dunno}} || {{dunno}} || {{No}} ||
|-
! scope="row" | Xbox (Game DVR) /Xbox Game Bar
|{{Yes}}
|{{No}}
|{{Dunno}}
|{{Dunno}}
|{{No}}
| [[MP4]]
|-
! scope="row" | [[Software:XVidCap|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" | [[Software:OpenGL|OpenGL]]
! scope="col" | [[Software:Direct3D|Direct3D]]
! scope="col" | [[Engineering:Video editing software|Editing]]
! scope="col" | Output
|}

==See also==
* [[Engineering:Comparison of webcam software|Comparison of webcam software]]

==References==
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[[Category:Screencasting software|*]]
[[Category:Multimedia software comparisons|Screencasting software]]
[[Category:Lists of software]]

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