When comparing Screencast-O-Matic vs Snagit, the Slant community recommends Snagit for most people. In the question“What are the best screen recorders for Windows?” Snagit is ranked 7th while Screencast-O-Matic is ranked 15th. The most important reason people chose Snagit is:
Allows you to adjust the capture, add captions and symbols (arrows, boxes etc).
Specs
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Pros
Pro Includes basic video editing tools (pro)
The webapp includes video editing tools that allow cutting out and trimming around a section, zooming in & out, changing playback speed and adding transitions among other things.
Pro Web-based
Pro Scripts tool
Pro Webcam support
Pro Adjustable cursor size and optional click vizualizion
Pro Annotate video
Pro Full screen and area capture
Pro Includes an image editor
Allows you to adjust the capture, add captions and symbols (arrows, boxes etc).
Pro Good markers for setting the capture area
Simple to choose between full-screen, window or a selected area.
Pro Can easily add annotations
The editor allows you to quickly and easily mark and annotate the screen capture.
Pro Can capture screen video
Pro Integrates with third party services
Google drive, Twitter, Facebook, email etc.
Pro Allows for delayed capture
Allows you to arrange the screen as you want it captured. Things like opening a popup menu, to have it part of the capture.
Pro Can capture editable text
Just about any text on the screen can be editable text. I say "just about" because it's like OCR software in that unusual and extra fancy fonts or text against a low contrast background may be a challenge. But overall it works in most situations.
Pro Mobile app for easily moving screenshots from smartphone to Snagit's editor
Cons
Con Restrictive free version
Free version is limited to creating up to 15 minute long, watermarked standard definition videos.