Freeware Screen Recorder Software

[Milardo]

Hi, right now for a freeware screen recorder I use Debut screen recorder software.

It is freeware but you have to watch out when installing it, be careful about the installation process. Also, when recording to like mpeg or flv it has to download separate components which are free I believe but strange it doesn't come with it already. For the best quality I use the windows media 9 codec for video and choose a mpeg layer 3 for audio.

It can record videos that play in windows media player and embedded flash players without adjusting hardware acceleration. It might be able to record screen activity from games too haven't tried it yet.

I still have freeware zd soft screen recorder which I don't use right now because of audio issues. However it might work great for you.

Freeware screen video recorder software for Windows:

• Freecorder 8. Comes with a bunch of other free goodies too, including video downloader, converter, torrent downloader, audio recorder and more. Recommended!
  
  Others:
  
• CamStudio
• Debut Lite
• BB FlashBack Express
• Freez Screen Video Capture
• Nbxsoft Free Screen Recorder
• Jing
• VH Screen Capture Driver
• Taksi (open source)
• Free Screen Video Recorder
• The last free version of ZD Soft Screen Recorder
• The last free version of AmaRecCo

Freeware online screen video recorder software (Windows/Linux/Mac OS/...)
I don't really like web-based screen recorders, because they limit your recording time plus they worked slower for me giving worse quality. But they are free, work on many platforms besides Windows and theoretically can be used from any computer where you can install Java 1.5 and a web-browser

• Screenr (Windows/Mac)
• Screencast-O-Matic (Windows/Mac/Linux/...)
• Screen Toaster (Windows/Mac/Linux/...)

Freeware cross-platform screen video recorder software (Windows/Linux/Mac OS/...)

• Krut
• vnc2flv

[any ANONYMOUS forum user]

Add the following freeware screen recorders into your list:

Nbxsoft Free Screen Recorder (Windows)
AutoScreenRecorder (Windows) - records video without audio only
Krut (Windows, Linux,...) - freeware java based screen recorder

[Milardo]

Free Screen Video Recorder - Doesn't record audio yet, but the quality and ease of use is good. Might have to watch out for the toolbar it might install, but the support from the dvdvideosoft staff is good.

[Milardo]

I think the latest free version of AmaRecCo should be put on the list. See my original post.

http://stream-recorder.com/forum/ano...ind-t8330.html

[downloader]

Freecorder has been working great for me.

[clemenzina]

I don't think that Debut is free any more - unless I was conned into paying (approx) ?25 to continue using it past a trial period. Of the several screen capture programs I've tried, it's the best - in the opinion of this very inexpert user!

Am now trying out CamStudio on my netbook (not wanting to pay for another Debut licence), and it is working but am still working out how not to have to select the same region every session, but it's early days (Day1, actually ).

Originally Posted by clemenzina

I don't think that Debut is free any more - unless I was conned into paying (approx) ?25 to continue using it past a trial period. Of the several screen capture programs I've tried, it's the best - in the opinion of this very inexpert user!

Just got a reply from NCH Support:

Originally Posted by clemenzina

Hello,

Thank you for choosing NCH Software.

The free version of Debut is available for use.

Do let us know if you need more information and we are happy to assist you.

Regards,

Jan
NCH Software Support Team

[clemenzina]

Maybe I needed features not included in the free version.

I just bought another licence for laptop No2, it's version 1.63 and is not working properly - for one thing, the screen capture area isn't "holding" - so I've uninstalled it and used 1.61 instead, but am still having problems with it, despite checking that the settings are identical in both installations Both laptops are running Windows7 Home Premium.

[Terrence41]

Freez Screen Video Capture is a screen-capture & screen-recording tool to record screen activities and sounds into standard AVI video files. You can record any part of the screen's activities and the cursor's movements, using a microphone to narrate your screen recordings. You can choose the output video's compressor (such as Microsoft Video 1, MPEG-4, DivX...), quality, framerate, audio format (such as PCM, ADPCM, MP3, OGG...), and volumn. You can also start, pause, and stop screen recording with hotkeys.

Key Features:

Start, pause, stop screen recording with user-defined hotkeys.
Record screen activities into Standard or Compressed AVI video files.
Record any region of the screen.
Record Screen in any screen color depth.
Supports sound recording from microphone, videotape, Internet, etc.
Select the video encoder for your screen recording output AVI file.
Adjustable screen capture framerate, output AVI video quality.
Set the sound recording format and compressed audio format.
Can record Actual Cursor on the screen.
User-friendly interface, easy to use.
Free to use and register.