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Flowtake alternatives

Local-first screen recorder and timeline editor for polished developer demos.

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12 Windows apps in the same category as Flowtake, ranked by what they have in common and by popularity.

  • OBS Studio

    Free and open source software for video recording and live streaming.

    Open source 33.0.0 809K ↓ ★ 77.9K recorder, recording
  • ShareX

    Screen capture, file sharing and productivity tool

    Open source 21.0.0 528.9K ↓ ★ 40.3K screen-recorder, recorder
  • ScreenToGif

    Screen, webcam and sketchboard recorder with an integrated editor.

    Open source 2.43.2 189.7K ↓ ★ 27.8K recorder, recording
  • Captura

    Capture Screen, WebCam, Audio, Cursor, Mouse Clicks and Keystrokes

    Open source 8.0.0 30.6K ↓ ★ 10.9K screen-recorder, screencast, recording
  • SoundSwitch

    SoundSwitch offers you the opportunity to switch your playback and recording devices using simple hotkeys.

    Open source 7.3.3 19.7K ↓ ★ 3.5K recording, windows
  • Magpie

    Magpie can enlarge any window to full screen and supports a variety of advanced zoom algorithms, including Lanczos, Anime4K, FSR, FSRCNNX, etc.

    Open source 0.13.0 6K ↓ ★ 16K windows
  • GStreamer

    GStreamer is a library for constructing graphs of media-handling components.

    Open source 1.28.8 71.4K ↓ recording
  • Screenpresso

    Image and Video screen capture

    Proprietary 2.3.10.0 370.4K ↓ recording
  • Vysor

    Mirror and Control your Phone

    Free 5.0.7 2.2K ↓ ★ 2K windows
  • Movavi Screen Recorder

    A free screen recorder for PC

    Proprietary 24.8.2 78.9K ↓ screencast, recorder, recording
  • Recordly

    Create 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.

    Open source v1.4.0 ★ 34.8K screen-recorder, open-source, windows
  • ZoomIt

    ZoomIt is a screen zoom, annotation, and recording tool for technical presentations that include application demonstrations.

    Proprietary 12.3 178.6K ↓ recording

Comparison

AppLicenceVersionUpdatedGitHub starsChocolatey downloads
Flowtake Open source 1.6.0 July 16, 2026 8 —
OBS Studio Open source 33.0.0 October 24, 2026 77.9K 809K
ShareX Open source 21.0.0 July 4, 2026 40.3K 528.9K
ScreenToGif Open source 2.43.2 July 30, 2026 27.8K 189.7K
Captura Open source 8.0.0 March 30, 2021 10.9K 30.6K
SoundSwitch Open source 7.3.3 September 2, 2026 3.5K 19.7K
Magpie Open source 0.13.0 October 19, 2026 16K 6K
GStreamer Open source 1.28.8 October 21, 2026 — 71.4K
Screenpresso Proprietary 2.3.10.0 October 22, 2026 — 370.4K
Vysor Free 5.0.7 August 18, 2023 2K 2.2K
Movavi Screen Recorder Proprietary 24.8.2 September 30, 2026 — 78.9K
Recordly Open source v1.4.0 September 8, 2026 34.8K —
ZoomIt Proprietary 12.3 October 17, 2026 — 178.6K