Top 9 Open-Source Alternatives to CamStudio

CamStudio

CamStudio is a screen capturing tool that records video from computer screen and save it to system’s storage with AVI extension, which is propped up by most frequent video players and editors.

Product categories

File Uploads Image Annotation Live Streaming Open Source Screen Capture Screen Recording Screenshot Annotation Screenshots Video Maker Video Recording

Summary

The top open-source alternatives to CamStudio are OBS Studio, SimpleScreenRecorder, and ShareX. One of the criteria for ordering this list is the number of mentions that products have on reliable external sources. You can suggest additional sources through the form here.

OBS Studio Landing Page
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OBS Studio

Free and open source software for video recording and live streaming for Mac, Windows and Linux.
Pricing:
- Open Source
- Free
#Video Recording #Screen Recording #Live Streaming 1062 social mentions
SimpleScreenRecorder Landing Page
2

SimpleScreenRecorder

SimpleScreenRecorder is a Linux screen recorder that supports X11 and OpenGL.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Screenshots #Screen Recording #Screenshot Annotation 1 social mentions
ShareX Landing Page
3

ShareX

ShareX is a free and open source program that lets you capture or record any area of your screen...
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Screenshots #Screenshot Annotation #Image Annotation 271 social mentions
Greenshot Landing Page
4

Greenshot

Greenshot is a free and open source screenshot tool that allows annotation and highlighting using the built-in image editor.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Screenshot Annotation #Screenshots #Image Annotation 116 social mentions
Shutter Landing Page
5

Shutter

Shutter is a feature-rich screenshot program.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Screenshot Annotation #Screenshots #Image Annotation 7 social mentions
LICEcap Landing Page
6

LICEcap

A straightforward, high performance application that enables users to capture a portion of the desktop and save it to . GIF or . LCF, LICEcap is available for download as a GPL free software.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Screenshot Annotation #Screenshots #Image Annotation
Onenote Web Clipper Landing Page
7

Onenote Web Clipper

Quickly capture any webpage to OneNote where you can easily edit, annotate, or share it. Clip the full page, or clip only the article, recipe, or product information you really need.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Screenshot Annotation #Screenshots #Image Annotation
Kap Landing Page
8

Kap

Kap is an open-source screen recorder built with web technology.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Screen Recording #Screenshot Annotation #Video Maker 37 social mentions
ScreenToGif Landing Page
9

ScreenToGif

This tool allows you to record a selected area of your screen and save as a animated gif.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Screenshot Annotation #Screenshots #Image Annotation