Comparison of screencasting software

See also: List of screencasting software

Comparison by specification

Software	Latest stable version	Latest release date	OS	Software license	Open source
ActivePresenter	1.1.25	2009, 07/06	Windows	Proprietary	No
CamStudio	2.0	2005, 04/06	Windows	GPL	Yes
Camtasia Studio	6.0.2	2009, 01/06	Windows	Proprietary	No
Cankiri	0.2	2006, 08/06	Linux	GPL Version 2	Yes
Adobe Captivate	4	2009, 01/20	Windows	Proprietary	No
DemoCreator	2.5.5	2009, 03/09	Windows	Proprietary	No
FFmpeg	0.5	2009, 03/10	multi platform	LGPL	Yes
E.M. Free Game Capture	2.30	2008, 12/25	Windows	Freeware	No
Fraps	2.9.8	2009, 01/03	Windows	Proprietary	No
Glc	0.5.7	2008, 08/25	Linux	Zlib	Yes
Growler Guncam	3.2.4.0	2007, 06/14	Windows	Proprietary	No
HyperCam	2.14.02	2007, 03/15	Windows	Proprietary	No
Nero Vision	8.2.8.0	2008	Windows	Proprietary	No
ScreenCam	3.3.0	2009, 03/24	Windows	Proprietary	No
ScreenFlow	1.5.2	2008	Mac OS X 10.5	Proprietary	No
Screenium	1.2	2009	Mac OS X 10.4	Proprietary	No
ScreenToaster	Beta	2008	multi platform	Proprietary	No
SWFTools	0.9.0	2009, 03/29	multi platform	GPL	Yes
Taksi	0.7.6	2006, 06/22	Windows	BSD License	Yes
VirtualDub	1.9.4	2009, 07/27	Windows	GPL	Yes
VLC	0.8.6i	2008, 07/12	multi platform	GPL	Yes
Windows Media Encoder	9.00.00.3352 (x86) 10.00.00.3809 (x64)	2002	Windows	Freeware	No
Wink	2.0	2008, 07/14	multi platform	Freeware	No
BB FlashBack	2.5	2008, 11/07	Windows	Proprietary	No
XVidCap	1.1.7	2008, 07/13	Linux	GPL	Yes
RecordMyDesktop	0.3.8		Linux	GPL	Yes
YoHelpOnline	Beta	2009	multi platform	Proprietary	No
Total Screen Recorder	1.5	2009,05	Windows	Shareware	No
FlshDemo Studio	2.11	2009, 02/09	Windows	Shareware	No
DemoRecorder	2.5.17	2009, 06/24	Linux	Proprietary	No

Comparison by features

Software	Open source	Audio recording	Whole Desktop	Full Screen OpenGL	Full Screen DirectX on Win32	Post-Record Editing
ActivePresenter	No	Yes	Yes	?	?	Yes
CamStudio	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	?	No
Camtasia Studio	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Cankiri	Yes	Yes	?	?	n.a.	No
Adobe Captivate	No	Yes	?	?	?	Yes
DemoCreator	No	Yes	Yes	?	?	Yes
FFmpeg	Yes	Yes	?	?	?	No
Fraps	No	Yes (Registered Version) No (Free Trial Version)	No	Yes	Yes	No
E.M. Free Game Capture	No	?	?	?	?	No
Glc	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No
Growler Guncam	No	Yes (Licensed Version) No (Free Trial Version)	?	?	?	No
HyperCam	No	Yes (Licensed Version) Yes (Newest Freeware Version)	Yes	?	?	No
Nero Vision	No	Yes	?	?	?	Yes
ScreenCam	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
ScreenFlow	No	Yes	?	?	n.a.	Yes
ScreenToaster	No	Yes	?	?	?	?
SWFTools	Yes	Yes	?	?	?	No
Taksi	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	No
VirtualDub	Yes	Yes	?	?	?	limited
VLC	Yes	No	Yes	?	?	No
Windows Media Encoder	No	Yes	Yes	?	?	No
Wink	No	Yes	?	?	?	Yes
XVidCap	Yes	Yes	?	?	n.a.	No
YoHelpOnline	No	Yes	Yes	?	?	?
Total Screen Recorder	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	?
FlashDemo Studio	No	Yes	Yes	?	?	Yes
DemoRecorder	No	Yes	Yes	Yes (if used in OpenGL/Animation-mode)	—	No