What are the best free screen recording software tools?

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OBS, or Open BroadcasterSoftware, is a free (and open source) screen recorder that also supports livestreams and facecams.

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Records to many popular formats

You can record videos in formats such as mp4, flv, mkv, and more. You also have control over the bitrate used.

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Chloe Montanez
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Free and open source

No subscriptions or payments or licenses.

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Fast

From the website: "GPU-based game capture for high performance game streaming."

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Andris Pelcbergs
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Extendable

OBS has an API allowing developers to create their own unique plugins, giving them and others complete control of their streaming experience.

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Available for Linux, Mac, Windows

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Encoding using H264 (x264) and AAC and file output to MP4 or FLV

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Unlimited number of scenes and sources

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Endi Sukaj
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Needs tutorial to get started

Otherwise it's hard to find out how to record a screen or window.

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Overkill for simple projects

Plus the interface is a bit intimidating.

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Recording a window will not record the menu bar, popup menus or child dialogs

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