SimpleScreenRecorder MaartenBaert/ssr

Long-running Linux screen recorder (Qt, FFmpeg) for the whole screen, a region or OpenGL apps; in most distro repositories.

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SimpleScreenRecorder at a glance

Checked 16 Oct 2026

SimpleScreenRecorder (2.9k stars, last commit Aug 2026) is a mature Linux recorder built on FFmpeg/libav and Qt. It records the whole screen, part of it or OpenGL programs directly, with ALSA, PulseAudio or JACK audio, and is packaged by most distributions. GPL-3.0, free. Its build dependencies are X11 libraries; Wayland support is not documented. No camera overlay workflow, editor, upload or share links. Note the project warns that simplescreenrecorder.com is a fake site.

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How much of Loom does it replace?

1 of 6 jobs. Screen recording to a local file only; no sharing, editing or AI. Linux only.

Screen and camera recording Partial replacement

Instant share links for recordings Not covered

Timestamped comments and reactions on videos Not covered

AI titles Not covered

Trimming and editing recordings Not covered

Team video library and viewer analytics Not covered

For instant share links for recordings, timestamped comments and reactions on videos, AI titles, trimming and editing recordings, team video library and viewer analytics, see other Loom alternatives. You may also need to build an interface, an API server and hosting yourself.

Facts, with sources

Every answer links to where we found it. We read the documentation; we did not install it.

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Runs on my machine? Yes, desktop app Records the entire screen or part of it, or records OpenGL applications directly (similar to Fraps on Windows). maartenbaert.be · simplescreenrecorder ↗ today

Code licence GPL-3.0 (copyleft) GNU GPL v3 - read 'COPYING' for more info. github.com · ssr#license ↗ today

Model weights licence No separate model weights github.com · ssr#readme ↗ today

Commercial use Free to use for work; redistributing modified versions must follow GPL-3.0 GNU GPL v3 - read 'COPYING' for more info. github.com · ssr#license ↗ today

Paid services needed? None required for local recording; official instructions install the standalone Linux application from distribution packages or build it from source maartenbaert.be · simplescreenrecorder ↗ today

Hardware Not documented Know the answer? —

Operating systems Linux only SimpleScreenRecorder is a screen recorder for Linux. github.com · ssr#readme ↗ today

Setup effort Easy; install from your distribution's repositories, or build from source with CMake SimpleScreenRecorder should work on any Linux distribution, and in most cases can be installed from the official repositories. maartenbaert.be · simplescreenrecorder ↗ today