Screen Recording Software reviews from Reddit
Summary
We analyzed 275 Reddit reviews across 53 subreddits and 75 posts to rank the best Screen Recording Software brands recommended by redditors, including communities like r/software, r/mac, r/macapps, r/windows, r/pcmasterrace. Top-rated brands include OBS (4.9/5), OBS Studio (4.9/5), ShareX (4.1/5).
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Reviews275
Subreddits53
Posts75
Brands79
Products5
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#1
OBS
4.9
(58)
"I use OBS as a Flatpak, with VA-API H.265 gpu-video encoder"
"OBS"
"OBS is great."
"Obs studio"
"Obs or maybe use the in-built snipping tool screen recorder"
"OBS 30.0 (latest) works well now."
"Use OBS to record the screen"
"OBS Studio is probably the best free screen recorder."
"Your second option is OBS just remember to get it from official source"
"OBS is the best you’ll get and it’s 100% free."
#2
OBS Studio
4.9
(46)
"OBS - Open Broadcaster Software"
"OBS."
"Obs, windows game bar, and windwos snipping tool also can help you record screens"
"OBS, one thousand times."
"OBS"
"OBS"
"Obs"
"Obs is good for just plain screen recording"
"OBS is the go-to."
"OBS has always been great tbh"
#4
Bandicam
4.3
(12)
"I've been fine using Bandicam for decades"
"Bandicam works best for me."
"Bandicam is great"
"Bandicam works great!"
"Unregistered bandicam 2"
"Bandicam has been great for about $50."
"Maybe you can try Bandicam or RecMaster."
"Bandicam"
"I use Bandicam."
"I used to use Bandicam when I would do screen recordings for Avid tutorials and it worked pretty well."
#5
QuickTime
3.8
(13)
"Quicktime. It comes preinstalled on your Mac, is an Apple app, and it is free."
"If you want simple recordings, Quicktime is great."
"Record the sceeen using QuickTime player"
"Have you tried quicktime with Loopback?"
"QuickTime with BlackHole should work."
"It's built into QuickTime. Launch QuickTime Player, and it's something along the lines of New Screen Recording."
"Your built-in QuickTime player has a decent screen recorder."
"Use Quicktime (the app) that's already on your Mac."
"QuickTime does that, and comes with macOS"
"You know you can do that from QuickTime!"
#6
Pactto
4.6
(10)
"Check out Pactto."
"Check out Pactto. An old co-worker from Adobe and I are launching it today."
"Check out Pactto. An old co-worker from Adobe and I are launching it today."
"Check out Pactto."
"Check out Pactto. An old co-worker from Adobe and I are launching it today and we'd love to get your feedback and votes on Product Hunt."
"Check out Pactto. An old co-worker from Adobe and I are launching it today"
"Check out Pactto. An old co-worker from Adobe and I are launching it today and we'd love to get your feedback and votes on Product Hunt."
"Check out Pactto. An old co-worker from Adobe and I are launching it today."
"Check out Pactto. An old co-worker from Adobe and I are launching it today."
"Check out Pactto. An old co-worker from Adobe and I are launching it today and we'd love to get your feedback and votes on Product Hunt."
#7
ScreenRec
4.4
(8)
"Explore ScreenRec for a user-friendly experience; other options include OBS Studio and QuickTime for varied needs."
"ScreenRec comes highly recommended."
"ScreenRec provides a user-friendly interface and stellar quality."
"If you're seeking alternatives, ScreenRec might help."
"ScreenRec and ActivePresenter could also help."
"ScreenRec is a top choice for macOS, offering user-friendly screen recording."
"ScreenRec is a top choice for macOS."
"ScreenRec can capture your screen along with internal audio."
#8
NVIDIA ShadowPlay
4.3
(7)
"Screen recording - Nvidia Shadowplay works perfectly for me."
"Nvidia Shadowplay if you have an Nvidia GPU."
"Amd relive, nvidia shadowplay are the best to preserve your performance."
"If you have an nvidia GPU, shadowplay is good."
"I recommend either NVIDIA shadowplay or OBS."
"If you have an NVIDIA graphics card then you just need to flip a switch to get Shadowplay installed."
"If you're using Nvidia, try ShadowPlay."
#9
Camtasia
4.3
(7)
"Camtasia for sure"
"I use Camtasia for screencast recording of my lectures and technical tutorials."
"Check out Camtasia."
"We have used Camtasia for sensitive/confidential materials."
"I've been using Camtasia for quite sometime and i had no problems with it."
"Other popular screen recording software that usually get mentioned a lot are among others: 1. Camtasia (paid) 2. Bandicam (freemium)"
"Camtasia?"
#10
ScreenFlow
4.8
(5)
"Screenflow for recording and editing, or OBS."
"Screenflow"
"1. **ScreenFlow**. The first aspect you'll notice about ScreenFlow is the price tag."
"Screenflow. Fantastic tool."
"ScreenFlow."
#11
HyperCam 2
3.8
(4)
"Hypercam 2. Version 3 is the newest one to use for Windows 11 and 10."
"Hypercam 2 or Bandicam"
"Hypercam 2 is free now, so it shouldnt have any watermarks."
"Unregistered Hypercam 2🤣"
#12
Vmaker
4.7
(3)
"I am using Vmaker Screen Recorder for Mac to create screen recording videos."
"I personally use a Vmaker screen recorder to record my screen and webcam on Mac."
"Here is the list of best screen recorders for Mac: 1. Vmaker."
#13
Screen Studio
4.7
(3)
"I'm amazed that Screen Studio hasn't come up yet."
"Best screen recorder I've used with good zoom transitions is Screen Studio."
"I personally have been using screen studio to record and edit with nice zoom animations."
#14
1001 Record
4.7
(3)
"Allow me to recommend 1001 Record, it's an app I built."
"1001 Record is the best screen recording app so far."
"I use the 1001 record for employee onboarding recordings."
#15
ffmpeg
4.3
(3)
"Ffmpeg is the best. 2hr recording only 60mb."
"Ffmpeg - as fast and lightweight as you can get"
"*ffmpeg* is the simplest in terms of setup."
#16
GeForce Experience
4.0
(3)
"If you've got an Nvidia chipset, you might also have access to GeForce Experience."
"You should have access to geforce experience and you can use that to screen record."
"You can also use GeForce Experience/Shadowplay to record your games."
#17
Loom
3.7
(3)
"Loom and FlashBack Express are good choices too."
"Loom and Awesome Screenshot"
"I use loom.com and my videos tend to not show mouse movement very well."
#18
Kap
5.0
(2)
"Found this and it's perfect. Free and open-source."
"The best free one is **Kap.** and the best paid one **screenium**."
#19
EaseUS
4.0
(2)
"EaseUS RecExperts could be a great fit for you."
"I second this, it's what I use to record my time-lapse drawings."
#20
Streamlabs
4.0
(2)
"Streamlabs works"
"Streamlabs for OBS but prettier."
#21
Claquette
4.0
(2)
"Claquette on apple store."
"You can try the following Claquette."
#22
Vokoscreen NG
4.0
(2)
"VokoscreenNG is now lightweight and very powerful for screen recording."
"**VokoscreenNG** is a free app that let you record with some annotation tools"
#23
Shotcut
4.0
(2)
"Shotcut, Kdenlive, OpenShot for editors."
"If you also need to edit those videos later on, you can get Shotcut and Blender as options too"
#24
ScreenCapture
4.0
(2)
"Free online screen recorder - http://www.screencapture.com/"
"You can do the same things but with good quality with screencapture.com."
#25
Snagit
3.5
(2)
"Snagit"
#26
CamStudio
3.5
(2)
"You might try CamStudio since it allows text overlays."
"I personally use Cam Studio. :)"
#27
Scrcpy
5.0
(1)
"Scrcpy mate it's best"
#28
Squadcast
5.0
(1)
"Squadcast is dope. Records audio and video on each separate computer."
#29
GPU Screen Recorder
5.0
(1)
"By far the best recorder I've used."
#30
Screen Recorder by Kimcy929
5.0
(1)
"Screen Recorder by Kimcy929 is the best for sure!"
#31
Screenflick
5.0
(1)
"Screenflick is great and super smooth."
#32
DemoCreator
5.0
(1)
"I’d recommend DemoCreator. The free version lets you record, add text overlays, and export your clips as .mp4 files, making it perfect for sharing with others."
#33
EaseUS Screen Recorder
5.0
(1)
"EaseUS screen recorder. It can record an instructional video. Add annotations or icons while recording. Record and export 1-minute videos for free."
#34
InVideo
5.0
(1)
"INVIDEO 10/10 recommend"
#35
QuickTime Player
4.0
(1)
"Have you tried QuickTime Player? It's pretty good."
#36
NVIDIA GeForce Experience
4.0
(1)
"Obs is good or just use alt+Z which is nvidia its built in screen recorder…"
#37
Google Play Games
4.0
(1)
"Google play games had a screen recording function which worked well."
#38
Fraps
4.0
(1)
"I like Fraps"
#39
Shadowplay
4.0
(1)
"Shadowplay."
#40
VideoProc Converter AI
4.0
(1)
"It's an AI-powered video enhancer and converter software, and have a bonus video recording feature."
#41
XSplit
4.0
(1)
"I have been using XSplit (commercial version) to do all of my live shows."
#42
Riverside
4.0
(1)
"Riverside is good for podcasters. It records locally which allows you to edit much easier after recording."
#43
X Recorder
4.0
(1)
"It works brilliantly and is handily located in my Quick Setting tiles."
#44
Kazam
4.0
(1)
"Kazam is a very basic screen recorder, but it gets the job done"
#45
RecMaster
4.0
(1)
"I prefer RecMaster and Bandicam."
#46
RecordMyDesktop
4.0
(1)
"RecordMyDesktop, VokoscreenNG, OBS are the programs I use for screen recording."
#47
MSI Afterburner
4.0
(1)
"I used MSI Afterburner to do screen recordings."
#48
oCam
4.0
(1)
"If you don't want to do livestreams, oCam is perfect."
#49
Movavi Video Suite
4.0
(1)
"Use Movavi Video Suite or Movavi Screen Record."
#50
CamFrame
4.0
(1)
"I can suggest CamFrame for Mac."
#51
NeetoRecord
4.0
(1)
"I built NeetoRecord, a loom alternative."
#52
ScreenCam
4.0
(1)
"I use ScreenCam that's available (free of course) from F-Droid."
#53
LICEcap
4.0
(1)
"LICEcap"
#54
Movavi Screen Capture Studio
4.0
(1)
"I like Movavi Screen Capture Studio."
#55
IORad
4.0
(1)
"I like IORad or Active Presenter - I use both a lot"
#56
Clipchamp
4.0
(1)
"Clipchamp, it has PWA (acquired by Microsoft but still great)"
#57
AMD ReLive
4.0
(1)
"Amd relive, nvidia shadowplay are the best to preserve your performance."
#58
Kdenlive
4.0
(1)
"Shotcut, Kdenlive, OpenShot for editors."
#59
OpenShot
4.0
(1)
"Shotcut, Kdenlive, OpenShot for editors."
#60
ActivePresenter
4.0
(1)
"ScreenRec and ActivePresenter could also help."
#61
Surflex Screen Recorder
4.0
(1)
"Give Surflex Screen recorder a try. Hope it helps worked well for me."
#62
Live Screen Recorder
4.0
(1)
"This one is great! Live Screen Recorder"
#63
Focusee
4.0
(1)
"Or you can try Focusee, this free screen recording software."
#64
Vokoscreen
4.0
(1)
"Vokoscreen for something lightweight and easy to use."
#65
Prism Live Studio
4.0
(1)
"Prism Live Studio - it's probably OBS, but with more knick knacks."
#66
Xbox Game Bar
4.0
(1)
"The Xbox Game Bar has a built in recording function."
#67
ScreenToGif
4.0
(1)
"I'll shout out ScreenToGif for snapping quick .gifs."
#68
Apple
4.0
(1)
"QuickTime."
#69
Apple Screen Recorder
4.0
(1)
"There is a native screen recorder built into Catalina on my 16 inch mbp so you should have that option as well"
#70
macOS
4.0
(1)
"In macOS Mojave there is a screen recorder built in."
#71
Advanced Screen Recorder
4.0
(1)
"When i was working in a private company I used advanced screen recorder. You can use that and check yourself if it is better for you or not."
#72
HyperCam
4.0
(1)
"Good old hypercam 2/fraps."
#73
VLC
4.0
(1)
"Probbaly the VLC player, tbh"
#74
Filmora
4.0
(1)
"Filmora is very easy to use for video making"
#75
vdo.ninja
4.0
(1)
"You could use vdo.ninja a website that creates a zoom like interface."
#76
Zencastr
4.0
(1)
"Zencastr."
#77
Windows Game Bar
3.0
(1)
"Win+G opens Windows Game Bar -- if you just need a tiny clip."
#78
TechSmith
3.0
(1)
"This screen recording software, Snagit, is compatible with both Mac and Windows systems."
#79
Cleanshot
2.0
(1)
"Cleanshot is the best but their recent decision to go to yearly subscriptions really chaps my ass as a product owner."
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