Top 7 Open-Source Alternatives to recordMyDesktop

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 recordMyDesktop 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
1

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 1061 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
Lightscreen Landing Page
5

Lightscreen

Lightscreen is a lightweight screen shooting application for Windows and linux used to automate the...
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Screenshot Annotation #Screenshots #Image Annotation 2 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
Kap Landing Page
7

Kap

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