TabCaster Alternatives

TabCaster is described as 'Privacy-focused Chrome extension for effortless browser tab recording. It captures high-quality video and microphone audio directly from your toolbar' and is an app in the web browsers category. There are more than 50 alternatives to TabCaster for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Windows, Linux, Web-based and Google Chrome apps. The best TabCaster alternative is OBS Studio, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like TabCaster are ShareX, OpenScreen, Recordly and GPU Screen Recorder.

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  1. OBS Studio icon
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    A robust cross-platform application offering seamless screen recording and live-streaming capabilities across Mac, Windows, and Linux. It supports advanced features like H264 encoding, multiple scenes, customizable themes, and direct streaming to platforms like Twitch and YouTube.

    240 OBS Studio alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
    • PortableApps.com
    • Steam
    • FreeBSD
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  2. ShareX icon
     841 likes

    Open-source screen capture and file sharing tool with recording, editing, and annotation features. Supports 4K, dark mode, theming, offline use, and offers a lightweight, ad-free experience without tracking user data.

    311 ShareX alternatives

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    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
    • Steam
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  3. OpenScreen icon
     58 likes

    Open-source, no-cost screen recorder with no watermarks, supporting entire screen or app capture, manual zoom, smooth pan, custom backgrounds, cropping, motion blur, and direct use in browser for product demos, tutorials, and commercial purposes.

    90 OpenScreen alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  4. Recordly icon
     41 likes

    Free open-source screen recorder for macOS and Windows featuring auto-zoom, smooth cursor animations, MP4 and GIF export, timeline trimming, speed changes, annotations, frame styling options, advanced audio capture, and substantial OpenScreen modifications.

    76 Recordly alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  5. This is a screen recorder that has minimal impact on system performance by recording a monitor using the GPU only, similar to shadowplay on windows.

    73 GPU Screen Recorder alternatives

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    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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  6. SimpleScreenRecorder is a Linux screen recorder that supports X11 and OpenGL. It is easy to use, feature-rich, and has a Qt-based graphical user interface. It can record the entire screen or part of it, or record OpenGL applications directly.

    168 SimpleScreenRecorder alternatives

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    • Linux
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  7. ScreenArc icon
     25 likes

    Cross-platform screen recording and editing tool featuring automated cinematic pan-and-zoom on mouse actions, webcam overlay, customizable visuals, timeline editor, multi-monitor support, instant aspect ratio switching, style presets, and 2K output in MP4 or GIF.

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  8. Screenity icon
     46 likes

    Open source screen recorder and annotation tool for Chromium browsers supporting local and offline storage, screen, tab, or camera capture, audio recording, cursor and click highlights, blur, zoom, countdowns, and UI controls. Source code available on GitHub.

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    • Microsoft Edge
    • Google Chrome
    • Brave
    • Chromium
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    Pro editor: Build multi-scene videos with a timeline, templates, and automated zooms.
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  9. Bandicam icon
     139 likes

    Bandicam is a lightweight screen recorder for Windows that can capture anything on your PC screen. Also, it makes it possible to record a certain area on a PC screen, or capture a game.

    182 Bandicam alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
    • Mac
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  10. A powerful, lightweight, yet full-featured screen capture tool that allows you to easily capture and annotate anything on the screen including windows, objects, menus, full screen, rectangular/freehand regions and even scrolling windows/web pages.

    220 FastStone Capture alternatives

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
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  11. Camtasia icon
     238 likes

    This all-in-one solution offers screen and webcam recording, video editing, and chroma key features, producing stunning HD-quality content easily shareable on platforms like YouTube and Screencast.com. Designed for training, presentations, and more, it supports H.264 format and compact file sizes.

    319 Camtasia alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
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  12. VokoscreenNG icon
     75 likes

    VokoscreenNG is a user friendly screencaster for Linux and Windows. It is a continuation of the now discontinued Vokoscreen project that has been totally rewritten from scratch using Qt and GStreamer.

    192 VokoscreenNG alternatives

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    • Windows
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