25 Best Screen-capture Recording Program for YouTube
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With rapid software advancement, more people are in need of tutorials and how-to videos now more than ever. Screen-capture programs make it possible to capture, create, and edit such videos. Below are 25 best screen-capture recording programs for YouTube.
Icecream Screen Recorder
Icecream recorder can record portions or the entire screen. Besides YouTube, it is also ideal for capturing video calls, webinars, gameplay, and conferences. It supports annotating, hotkey configuration, voice recording, and its user interface is very friendly.
Atomi Active Presenter
Atomi is intuitive and can capture portions or your computer’s entire screen. Its videos are high quality, and it allows voice recording too. It is easy to use and has a free and paid version.
Ezvid Video Maker
Ezvid produces high-resolution screen recordings and supports entire screen or screen portion recording. It also supports on-screen drawing and the addition of meta information into videos such as title, keywords, etc.
Bandicam Screen Recorder
Has several modes such as device recording, screen recording, and game recording. It is easy to use, and it supports screen portion recording as well as voice recording.
Screenpresso
Screenpresso can create quality high definition screen recording videos. It is full of nifty features most of which are only available in the paid version.
iSpring Free Cam
One of the best free screencast programs, it is simple and easy to use and does not watermark recordings. It produces high-quality screen recordings and has many features plus several audio effects.
DVDVideoSoft Screen Video Recorder
It produces high-resolution screen recordings and allows for voice recording. It also has a screenshot feature.
CamStudio
Camstudio is lightweight and uncomplicated and produces screencasts in AVI. It is perfect for users with minimal video recording needs.
ShareX
ShareX is one of the most feature-heavy yet free screen-capture recording programs. It is ad free, but it may boggle inexperienced users since it was made with developers in mind.
Camstasia Studio
It is a paid software that allows for separate recording of video and audio. The two are then merged later for a detailed, quality video. It is ideal for perfectionists.
Flashback
It has an easy to use interface which has made it popular with students and professors. It has both paid and free versions, and it is full-motion-based.
MadCap Mimic
Madcap is particularly handy for making engaging screen recordings, and it has full-motion, automatic, and manual recording modes. It is also very versatile.
Screencast-O-Matic
Screencast-O-Matic has a user-friendly free version plus several paid versions depending on the capabilities one desires.
Tinytake
Tinytake produces top-notch videos and it ideal for creating professional-looking screen recordings. It has both free and paid versions.
Aiseesoft Screen Recorder
Aiseesoft can record games, online videos, and webcam videos in addition to audios from other sources. It is easy to use with many helpful features.
ZD Soft Screen Recorder
ZD Soft Screen Recorder is intuitive and can be used to make quality tutorials that are ideal for YouTube. It can record webcam videos as well as games.
Debut Video Capture Software
Debut video can record online videos, webcams, or content from external sources. It is feature rich and outputs recordings in FLV, AVI and MPG.
Fraps
Frap is renowned for its screenshot capture formats such as JPG. However, it can also record high-resolution screen recordings of YouTube, games, software, etc.
Apowersoft Screen Recorder
Apowersoft will allow you to record screen videos and convert them to a range of formats. It is full-feature, and it can also convert recorded videos to DVD friendly formats.
Movavi Screen-capture
Movavi screencasts are high quality, and it is easy to create tutorials with this screen recording software. It is comprehensive and allows for video conversions to other formats.
Elgato Screen Recorder
Widely regarded as costly, it does an excellent job of recording quality screencasts. It supports Xbox and Wii U which means that recording games, in particular, is a breeze.
Rylstim Screen Recorder
Easy to use and straightforward, Rylstim enables screen recording to create presentations and how-to videos. It supports labeling but it only has AVI output format.
Voila Screen Recorder
Voila is budget-friendly, with a beautiful interface. It even allows for pausing screen recordings. It supports many languages as well as editing and audio recording.
Total Recorder VideoPro Edition
Total recorder supports screen capturing of external devices as well as the recording of screen portions. It outputs videos in AVI, FLV, WMV and MOV. Its installation can be challenging.
BSR Screen Recorder
It is perfect for making tutorials since it records both video and audio. It is fairly easy to use, and it is full of handy features such as video zoom when recording screencasts.
As is evident, the above list is not exhaustive. It is only meant to give you a glimpse into the best screen recording programs out there for both YouTube and general screen casting.
