| 1 |  OBS StudioFree and open source software for video recording and live streaming. | 33.0.0 | Open source | October 24, 2026 | — | 797.1K ↓ |
| 2 |  ShareXScreen capture, file sharing and productivity tool | 21.0.0 | Open source | July 4, 2026 | — | 528.9K ↓ |
| 3 |  ScreenToGifScreen, webcam and sketchboard recorder with an integrated editor. | 2.43.2 | Open source | July 30, 2026 | — | 189.7K ↓ |
| 4 |  SoundSwitchSoundSwitch offers you the opportunity to switch your playback and recording devices using simple hotkeys. | 7.3.3 | Open source | September 2, 2026 | — | 19.7K ↓ |
| 5 |  CapturaCapture Screen, WebCam, Audio, Cursor, Mouse Clicks and Keystrokes | 8.0.0 | Open source | March 30, 2021 | — | 30.6K ↓ |
| 6 |  CamtasiaThe best all-in-one screen recorder and video editor. Record your screen, add video effects, transitions and more. | 26.2.3.20804 | Proprietary | October 22, 2026 | 323.5 MB | 106.2K ↓ |
| 7 |  MagpieMagpie can enlarge any window to full screen and supports a variety of advanced zoom algorithms, including Lanczos, Anime4K, FSR, FSRCNNX, etc. | 0.13.0 | Open source | October 19, 2026 | — | 6K ↓ |
| 8 |  GStreamerGStreamer is a library for constructing graphs of media-handling components. | 1.28.8 | Open source | October 21, 2026 | 542.6 MB | 71.4K ↓ |
| 9 | SScreenpressoImage and Video screen capture | 2.3.10.0 | Proprietary | October 22, 2026 | 248.4 MB | 370.4K ↓ |
| 10 |  VysorMirror and Control your Phone | 5.0.7 | Free | August 18, 2023 | — | 2.2K ↓ |
| 11 |  AirtameThe all-in-one platform for shared screens. | 4.16.0 | Proprietary | September 1, 2026 | 87.1 MB | 115.9K ↓ |
| 12 |  ZoomItZoomIt is a screen zoom, annotation, and recording tool for technical presentations that include application demonstrations. | 12.3 | Proprietary | October 17, 2026 | 253.8 MB | 178.6K ↓ |
| 13 |  MeazureMeazure Setup | 4.0.0 | Proprietary | June 30, 2022 | — | 2.2K ↓ |
| 14 | MMovavi Screen RecorderA free screen recorder for PC | 24.8.2 | Proprietary | September 30, 2026 | — | 78.9K ↓ |
| 15 | FFastStone CaptureA powerful, lightweight, yet full-featured screen capture tool and screen video recorder. | 11.3 | Proprietary | July 30, 2026 | — | 32.6K ↓ |
| 16 |  ActivePresenterThe World-class Authoring Tool for eLearning Design | 9.4.0 | Proprietary | November 14, 2025 | 87.9 MB | 52.2K ↓ |
| 17 |  OBS Studio BetaFree and open source software for video recording and live streaming. | 32.0.0-rc1 | Open source | September 19, 2025 | — | ★ 77.9K |
| 18 |  LICEcapLICEcap can capture an area of your desktop and save it directly to .GIF | 1.32 | Open source | June 18, 2023 | 257 KB | 17K ↓ |
| 19 |  Action!Gameplay and Screen Recorder | 4.48.1 | Proprietary | April 24, 2026 | 113.3 MB | 6.1K ↓ |
| 20 |  Capture2TextQuickly OCR part of the screen and save resulting text to clipboard | 4.6.3 | Open source | September 17, 2025 | 63.6 MB | 15.8K ↓ |
| 21 |  EscrcpyGraphical Scrcpy to display and control Android, devices powered by Electron. | 3.3.1 | Open source | October 10, 2026 | — | ★ 12.1K |
| 22 | Mmp3directcutLossless audio editor and recorder for MP3 files. | 2.38 | Free | | — | 11.3K ↓ |
| 23 | VvirtualdubVideo capture/processing utility | 1.10.4.35491 | Open source | | — | 8.3K ↓ |
| 24 |  Snagit 2020Screen capture and screen recording software from TechSmith. | 20.1.8 | Proprietary | December 2, 2025 | 343.0 MB | 6.7K ↓ |
| 25 | Oobs-studio-smallVideo recording and live streaming without the browser source plugin | 21.1.2 | Open source | | — | ★ 77.9K |
| 26 |  RecordlyCreate polished screen recordings for free. An open-source screen recorder for Mac/Windows/Linux that adds auto-zooms, animated cursors, auto-captions and more to your videos. | v1.4.0 | Open source | September 8, 2026 | — | ★ 34.8K |
| 27 |  ProxyPinOpen source free capture HTTP(S) traffic software | 1.3.3+39 | Open source | September 30, 2026 | — | ★ 14.2K |
| 28 |  eSearchScreenshot OCR search translate search for picture paste the picture on the screen screen recorder | 15.6.1 | Open source | October 25, 2026 | — | ★ 7.3K |
| 29 |  Snow ShotA screenshot utility for capturing, annotating, pinning, and recognizing screen content. | 1.3.9 | Open source | October 25, 2026 | — | ★ 6.1K |
| 30 |  CapOpen source Loom alternative. Beautiful, shareable screen recordings | 0.5.7 | Open source | August 5, 2026 | 140.5 MB | ★ 23.5K |
| 31 |  Reflector 4Discover how easy it is to wirelessly share and record your favorite devices. No cables, adapters or confusing hardware. Present, teach or entertain from the palm of your hand. | 4.1.3.0 | Proprietary | October 19, 2026 | 103.3 MB | 2.4K ↓ |
| 32 |  NormCapOCR-powered screenshot tool to capture text instead of images. | 0.6.0 | Open source | September 4, 2025 | — | ★ 2.8K |
| 33 |  OpenScreenDesktop screen recorder with built-in editor | 2.1.2 | Open source | October 19, 2026 | — | ★ 4.8K |
| 34 |  WinSnapCapture and edit screenshots with annotations and visual effects. | 6.3.5 | Proprietary | October 21, 2026 | — | 1.4K ↓ |
| 35 |  Hyperion Ambient LightThe successor to Hyperion aka Hyperion Next Generation | 2.2.1 | Open source | April 6, 2026 | — | ★ 3.9K |
| 36 |  WinDVA small and easy to use Windows application for capturing videos from DV devices (camcorder) into AVI files, and for recording AVI files into DV devices via FireWire (IEEE 1394) interface. | 1.2.3 | Free | February 26, 2026 | 39 KB | 1.3K ↓ |
| 37 |  RØDE ConnectRØDE Connect allows you to connect up to four guests using a wide range of compatible RØDE microphones and interfaces, and then mix, process, record and stream your audio. | 1.3.44 | Proprietary | September 9, 2025 | 57.8 MB | 1K ↓ |
| 38 | WwindowtextextractorA tool allows you to get a text from any window of an operating system including asterisk passwords. | 2.2.1 | Open source | | — | 898 ↓ |
| 39 | RReflector 3Discover how easy it is to wirelessly share and record your favorite devices. No cables, adapters or confusing hardware. Present, teach or entertain from the palm of your hand. | 3.2.0.0 | Proprietary | July 3, 2025 | 100.8 MB | 723 ↓ |
| 40 | BBandicamBandicam is a lightweight screen recorder software for Windows that can capture anything on your PC screen as a high-quality video. | 27.0.7.2687 | Proprietary | October 16, 2026 | 63.4 MB | — |
| 41 |  DictaphoneVoice and audio recorder | 1.2 | Free | March 10, 2025 | 25.4 MB | 399 ↓ |
| 42 |  wcapSmall and efficient screen recording utility for Windows 10 and 11. | 2025.11.27 | Open source | June 15, 2026 | 68 KB | ★ 1.3K |
| 43 |  ScreenRecorderA simple recording program with the ability to record screens and audio on your computer. | 2.1.0 | Open source | July 8, 2026 | — | ★ 551 |
| 44 |  SnapXSnapX is a free, open-source, cross-platform tool that lets you capture or record any area of your screen and instantly share it with a single keypress. Upload images, videos, text, and more to multiple supported destinations—all with ease. ShareX fork | 0.4.0 | Open source | April 3, 2026 | — | ★ 1.1K |
| 45 |  Scrcpy GUIA user-friendly GUI for scrcpy with added functionalities | 1.4.18 | Open source | December 3, 2025 | — | ★ 420 |
| 46 |  OddSnapScreenshot, annotation, OCR, sticker, and recording tool for Windows | 0.8.48 | Open source | August 20, 2026 | — | ★ 290 |
| 47 |  Electron Screen RecorderA Desktop screen recorder app built using web technologies for Mac, Linux and Windows. | 2.1.1 | Open source | March 30, 2021 | — | ★ 295 |
| 48 |  YoinkScreenshot, annotation, OCR, sticker, and recording tool for Windows | 0.8.4.2 | Open source | April 10, 2026 | — | ★ 290 |
| 49 |  Win10PcapNew WinPcap-based packet capture library for Windows 10,8 and 7. Compatible with NDIs 6.x driver model. Supports IEEE802.1Q VLAN tags. | 10.2.5002 | Open source | October 5, 2021 | 1.4 MB | ★ 352 |
| 50 |  Tiny ClipsCapture screenshots, video, and GIFs of any screen region from the system tray. | 1.9.0.0 | Open source | October 19, 2026 | — | ★ 122 |