10 Best Screen Recorders for Linux

Features, pros, and limitations of each

Screen recordings are useful in both business, educational and personal environments. They allow you to create a range of presentations, video tutorials, and how-to guides for multiple uses.

Here, we will look at the features, pros, and limitations of 10 best screen recorders for Linux, and how to get the most out of your software.

SimpleScreenRecorder

SimpleScreenRecorderis a free Linux screencast application used torecord your favourite PS4 games, your screen, and programs.

A developer created the software to make it simple to use with a straightforward user interface.

Kazam

Another free screen recorder for Linux isKazam. Use it to capture your screen in WebM, VP8, and h264 formats.

recordMyDesktop

recordMyDesktopis a lightweight and powerful screen-casting app with synchronized audio.

There are two main parts of the software. The first part involves screen capture and encoding while recording. The second part opens the presentation for editing.

Open Broadcaster Software Studio (OBS)

OBSis a widely used free and open-source screen recorder. It will work on Windows, Mac, and Linux.

ScreenStudio

ScreenStudiois a free open source screen recorder for Linux with an easy to use interface. It is made available under the GPL license.

Green Recorder

Green Recorder is one of the earliest Linux screen recording tools to provide support forthe Wayland display server.

There is no webcam recording support.

Vokoscreen

Vokoscreenis an easy to use and simple Linux screen capture app for screencasting.

VLC Media Player

VLCis a free, open-source, popular and powerful Linux Multimedia Player. It is full of features, including screencasting andcan be used with Chromecast.

Freeseer

Another free screen recording cross-platform app isFreeseer. Like all free and open-source programs, developers add plugins and new features to enhance the functionality of the app.

It only supports the Ogg output format.

Wink

Winkis a software tool to create interactive tutorials and presentations.

It’s not really a video recorder. Tutorials capture frames and export them to Flash.

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