Top 5 Best FREE Screen Recording Software (2024)

[Music] you have many choices when looking for a free screen recorder whether you need one for personal use for your business or creating content for YouTube twitch or other video streaming service there's a free program for you coming up I'll count down the top five best free screen recording software to capture high quality video of what is happening on your computer let's get [Music] started starting off our countdown coming in at number five is share X this free and open source program for Windows only is one of the best for taking screenshots and includes a screen recorder built in with no watermarks or time limits if you have an older computer or low system memory this one might be perfect for you because it's light on system resources another positive is if you want to share your videos with others they can be uploaded directly to dozens of services including YouTube a downside is that full screen recordings for video games is not supported at this time share X does not have a button to start or stop a recording you could use the keyboard shortcut listed shift plus print screen to start or stop a recording or you could go to capture here in the left Pane and select screen recording here in the list also some users report that they can't hear any audio in the recordings to activate your microphone in the left pane click on task settings here on the left select screen recorder click on screen recording options then for audio Source go to the drop down menu and select the microphone or microphone app that you're using if you need help using sharex I'll put the link to our beginner guide in the description of this video in at number four from Blackberry software is Flashback Express also for Windows only this is one I recommend for people just starting out learning how to use screen recording software not only is it simple to use getting it set up is easy there are no watermarks or time limits it lets you change the frames per second record any part of your screen and allows your recordings to be uploaded directly to YouTube a downside of flashback Express his exports of your recordings are limited to 720p to record up to 4K and get additional features upgrading to flashback Pro is a onetime cost of just $49 on a side note Blackberry software has another screen recorder designed for gamers called fbx its free version is feature packed but does slap their branded watermark on your videos if it weren't for the watermark fbx would be in our top five to remove the watermark on fbx they do have a Pro Plan that is just $19 per year if you're a serious gamer this cost might be worth it to upgrade especially if you plan to stream games to Twitch or some other servers in the number three spot we'll cover two free programs built into graphics card software first of which is NVIDIA shadowplay as part of the GeForce experience this is for people that own a PC with a GeForce GTX or RTX class graphics card it lets you record almost anything on your screen including games up to a resolution of 8K plus it lets you broadcast live to various services including YouTube and twitch Shadow play is only available for Windows 10 and windows 11 when using it it's recommended that your computer has at least 2 GB of system memory to avoid lagging and stuttering issues if you need help when getting started using Shadow play the link to our beginner guide can be found in the description also coming in at number three is AMD radon relive if your PC has an AMD radon graphics card the relive software may already be installed the features are very similar to Shadow play for recording and broadcasting live before we get to our top two here's a few bonus picks that for some of you might be worth your time to check out available for both Windows and Mac tiny te is an easy to use screen recorder and capture program that lets you save your recordings to your computer and offers 2 GB of cloud storage to save your work while the free plan for tiny te does not have any water marks the reason for it not being in our top five is the recording limit is 5 minutes per video with many of the premium features locked unless you upgrade debut video capture for Windows and Mac is another one worth checking out if you're looking for tons of features for free some of those include being able to record any part of your screen Mouse highlighting and a handy green screen tool to replace the background be careful when downloading debut video capture offers both a free and paid version to download the free version click the link below Get It Free do note that the free version is for non-commercial use only which is fine for those of you that don't plan to monetize your content to use it commercially you'll have to purchase one of their paid additions and the last of our bonus pck Pi is IPR free cam for Windows it's what we first use when creating videos for YouTube to use it they'll require that you enter in your email address before downloading it includes many useful features you have the ability to highlight your mouse for presentations and can upload directly to YouTube also built in is a video and audio editor to remove parts of your recording that you don't want while Ice Spring freecam does not have any time limits or watermarks the export limit is up to 720P they do offer a pro version with additional features including a higher export limit but it's pricey at $227 per year so quite honestly it's not worth the upgrade back to the countdown in the runnerup spot screen wreck comes in at number two with crossplatform support this program is packed full of useful tools and it's light on system resources making it a solid choice at this time it's 100% completely free with no time limits or water marks you can save automatically to an encrypted cloud account to easily share with others but the free storage limit is only 2 GB you can also save those recordings to your computer in the mp4 file format screen wre originally was only available for Windows it's now available for Linux and the latest update for Mac OS works with the M series Arm based chips in the top spot coming in at number one OBS studio is the absolute best screen recorder that you can use for free not only is it free it's open source and available for all three of the major platforms Windows Mac and Linux there are no ads watermarks or time limits it includes a ton of features including multiv view which lets you manage eight different scenes at a time has a customizable layout and has plug-in support to enhance the functionality OBS Studio does have a steep learning curve if you need help getting started we created a beginner guide for this program as well the link to that video is also in the description one downside is that it is resource intensive so to run it without any lag or stuttering you should have at least 4 GB of RAM with at least a dual core processor if your computer can handle it there's no better screen recorder for the low price of free than OBS Studio thanks for watching links are in the description if this video is useful for you give it a thumbs up and share it with others if you use a free screen recorder not mentioned let us know about it in the comments and we'll try it out and if you're new to our Channel subscribe and click the Bell to stay up to date with our newest top fives and other Tech rated stuff

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Length: 7min 34sec (454 seconds)

Published: Fri Oct 27 2023