10 Best Screen Recording Software for Windows

Screen recorder, a.k.a screencasting software is used to capture the activities of a computer and make the video out of it. Many software come with in-built features that let you edit the recorded video. Some software also allows live streaming of edited video and direct uploading of video to YouTube and other social media platforms. Check out the list of 10 software that has immensely simplified the process of screen recording.

Free Cam

Free Cam is a simple software that can help you with screen recording, without charging you anything for it. Apart from screen recording, you can also edit the recorded audio/video with the help of in-built editor. The intuitive features of the software will help you with creating screencasts, without much of a hassle.

Features:

• It leaves no watermarks in the final product, despite the software being free
• No in-between ads
• Video quality is top-notch
• Deletes background noise from the finished product
• You can add a range of audio effects with this software

ShareX

This software is compatible with Windows operating system. This particular software is loaded with features (as many as you would expect from a paid software!). In fact, it has so many tools that it is liked mostly by professional users; a person wanting the basic feature of screen recording would find the software way too fancy!

Features:

• It can screen record from many URL sharing platforms
• It can import videos files and music files from a different location
• You can add custom watermark with the help of this software
• Create hotkeys and make navigation easier

Filmora Scrn

This is again a paid software that can be used to record fast-paced activities on the screen, along with capturing the video from webcam. You can also use the in-built video editor and features, to make your video stand out.

Features:

• The software is adept in importing 50 files from various areas
• The software can be used to export files of a variety of formats
• The software can be used to record in 4k and HD quality

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CamStudio

If you are an occasional user and do not need much of an editing function then you would like CamStudio. This is quite a light-weight software which is absolutely easy to use. It is an open-source screen recording software and helps you make videos in AVI format. You will be able to convert the video into SWF format from AVI, though.

Features:

• Good for creating small sized videos/audios
• Good for making screen-in-screen videos

 

Ezvid

This software comes in handy when you randomly wish to record a video and share the same on YouTube and social media platforms. It would not be wrong to say that this is one of the easiest software to work with, as far as screen recording is concerned. Ezvid is quite famous amongst movie and gaming fans.

Features:

• You get high resolution video as final product
• You can select music track of your choice to infuse in your video
• There is a narrative guide in the form of system-generate speech

OBS Studio

OBS Studio is good for recording videos on screen and then going live with those videos; the best part of it is you can get the final product without any watermark in background. If you are the kind of gamer who likes to publish your gaming footage, then you would love working with OBS Studio

Features:

• It allows to capture required content even from microphone and webcam
• Before streaming your video, you get to choose between various desktop applications & audio sources

Bandicam

This software is developed by Bandicam Company and is quite a popular software amongst gamers. This software can even record 3D games that too in 4K UHD resolution. It can also record from external devices like webcam and consoles. If you wish to record only a part of the screen, then even that is possible with Bandicam.

Features:       

• While you are recording the video, you can still add text and take screenshots of the video
• You can also add animation to the video, while the video is getting recorded
• You can even do a bit of voice mixing with this software

ActivePresenter

This software possibly has all those basic features that you would need to record a video from a platform and simultaneously edit the recorded video. When you wish to record some how-to videos, or some tutorials, you can do that easily with ActivePresenter.

Features:

• You can use a plethora of features while editing your video
• You can start with using the free version of the software and can get the paid version to use more advanced video editing features

Flashback Express

This software comes in handy to make video files from screen and webcam. You will get a watermark free output video with this software. If you wish to record the screen across multiple monitors, you can do it with Flashback Express.

Features:

• You can schedule your recordings with this software
• You can make use of cursor to highlight a part of the video
• Through this software, you can directly publish the video to YouTube

Camtasia

Here, we are talking about paid software. However, the software still has more than 10 million users across the globe (Yes, it is quite a popular software!). This software claims that you will be able to record the video, and then edit it in a way that the final product comes out to be extremely polished and professional.

Features:

• You can benefit from video editing features like customizable video intros
• You can make use of in-built themes to enhance the presentation of your video
• You can use the trial version of the software for 30 days