# Open-source alternatives for Screen recording

> Record your screen and camera and share the video with a link, without a per-seat recording subscription.

## Paid products
- [Open-source alternatives to Loom](https://repoquarry.dev/alternatives/loom.md): Hosted async video messaging. Record your screen and camera from a desktop app or browser extension, get a share link straight away, and collect comments, reactions and view analytics in a team library. AI titles, summaries and transcripts, plus trimming and basic editing. Recordings are stored in Loom's cloud. Pricing: See pricing page.

## Top ranked projects
1. [OBS Studio](https://repoquarry.dev/projects/obs-studio.md): Mature desktop app for recording and streaming screen, camera and audio with scene compositing; saves local files, no share links. Commercial use: Partial.
2. [ShareX](https://repoquarry.dev/projects/sharex.md): Windows screenshot and screen recording tool that uploads captures to your chosen destination and copies a share link automatically. Commercial use: Partial.
3. [Recordly](https://repoquarry.dev/projects/recordly.md): Desktop screen recorder and editor for polished demos with auto-zoom, cursor effects, webcam bubble and timeline trims; exports MP4 or GIF. Commercial use: Partial.
4. [ScreenToGif](https://repoquarry.dev/projects/screentogif.md): Windows recorder for a screen area, webcam or sketchboard with a built-in editor; exports GIF, APNG, video or images. Commercial use: Confirmed.
5. [Cap](https://repoquarry.dev/projects/cap.md): Loom-style screen and camera recorder with instant share links, comments, transcripts and analytics; desktop app plus a self-hostable web app. Commercial use: Partial.
6. [Screenity](https://repoquarry.dev/projects/screenity.md): Chrome extension that records tab, screen or camera with annotations, blur and an editor; saves locally or to Google Drive. Share links are paid Pro. Commercial use: Partial.
7. [OpenScreen](https://repoquarry.dev/projects/openscreen.md): Desktop recorder and editor for product demos with webcam overlay, auto-zoom, on-device captions and a CLI; MIT, exports MP4 or GIF. Commercial use: Confirmed.
8. [Kooha](https://repoquarry.dev/projects/kooha.md): Minimal Linux screen recorder (GTK, PipeWire) for a monitor or region with mic and desktop audio; saves WebM, MP4, GIF or MKV. Commercial use: Partial.
9. [vokoscreenNG](https://repoquarry.dev/projects/vokoscreenng.md): Screencast recorder for Windows and Linux with a built-in webcam overlay, multi-source audio, magnifier, countdown and click highlights. Commercial use: Partial.
10. [SimpleScreenRecorder](https://repoquarry.dev/projects/simplescreenrecorder.md): Long-running Linux screen recorder (Qt, FFmpeg) for the whole screen, a region or OpenGL apps; in most distro repositories. Commercial use: Partial.
11. [SendRec](https://repoquarry.dev/projects/sendrec.md): Self-hosted async video messaging; record screen and camera in the browser, share links, comments, transcripts, AI summaries and viewer analytics. Commercial use: Partial.
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