There can be many reasons why you would like to record the screen on your Windows 10 computer. Maybe you need to record a game or need to record a tutorial? You may want to keep a record of your video or chat presentation. Instead of taking a series of screenshots, you need a reliable screen recording app for Windows 10.
There are a few screen recording apps for Windows 10 available in the market, and each one is suitable for a specific audience. This is how most software competing in the same niche stand out.
1. Game Bar
Windows 10 comes with a built-in app called Game Bar, which is mostly used by gamers to record their screens. It's a clean, free screen recording app for Windows 10. Because the functionality is closely tied to Xbox, it's somewhat limited for use otherwise. For example, it will only record video within an app or game and not in File Explorer or on the desktop.
It is more suitable for screen recording when you are playing on your computer. You can record both audio and video (MP4) and also take screenshots (PNG) using keyboard shortcuts. The recorded screen video can then be shared on Twitter and other social media accounts. Recorded files will be saved here.
C:Users[your username]VideosCapture
An interesting feature is the ability to record the last 30 seconds. Useful when you make a killer move in a game and realize that logging is off. Press Windows key + G to start it or search for it in the Start menu.
2. Freecam
Freecam is free, for the most part. You can choose a recording area on the screen and be selective about what is recorded. Since Freecam was designed for tutors and people creating demonstration videos, it comes with features such as highlighting the cursor to track its movement, remove background noise, and even record system sounds.
The pro version, costing $ 227 / year, will add more features like voiceover, annotation, recording screen and webcam together, insert shapes, music, effects and text, and more. Freecam is excellent if you make demo videos for YouTube (direct upload option), students or even in the office.
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3 Camtasia
Camtasia is the most powerful and feature-rich screen recording app for Windows 10. It is also one of the oldest. It's easy to learn, works in the background, and comes with many useful effects and shapes. Unlike Freecam, Camtasia works not only with YouTube but also with other popular video streaming sites like Vimeo.
Camtasia offers everything you get with Freecam like transition effects, text, shapes, adding audio and video and then some additional features like zoom, pan and quiz. Camtasia is also more stable, simple and professional in its approach.
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4. Bandicam
Bandicam was designed with gamers in mind, but can be used for virtually all types of recording. It offers a beautiful and easy to use user interface. The Game Bar was only introduced with Windows 10 and is still far from perfect. Bandicam uses high compression to reduce the size of the video, but it also compromises the quality a little but nothing significant. It also works with Xbox, PS, smartphones and external devices.
Bandicam will allow you to effortlessly record both games and screens from any app. Selecting an area to focus on and recording is easy. A smaller file size means they're easier to share and upload, but you can also record in 4K. Its lifetime license costs $ 39. Bandicam offers some additional but interesting features like real-time planning and drawing. It is a good all-round screen recording app for Windows 10.
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5.ShareX
ShareX is an open source capture software and screen recorder for Windows 10 that is completely free and updated regularly. While the user interface can be a bit confusing, it is an excellent app with tons of features and options. Not only can you capture and record screen videos, but you can also automate what happens when the recording is finished.
Some examples include opening the file path, adding watermark, uploading to your favorite social media platform, and more. There's a long list of streaming sites, URL shorteners, and social media apps that it integrates with.
You can select a zone to capture and record, annotate, add effects and do more easily. Some additional tools you might like are a color picker, QR code scanner, URL shortener, image splitting / merging, and directory indexer.
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6. ApowerREC
ApowerREC screen recording app for Windows 10 offers some really smart features like auto recording, scheduling and recording only when a particular app is running. These features, along with a customizable user interface, make it a solid contender in the screen recording space.
You can select an area of the screen to record or choose the webcam. In any case, you can easily edit the recorded videos. Then there is the video converter, which will further help you with your editing needs. Other editing features include adding intro and outro, watermarking and cutting. A lifetime license will cost you $ 69. It's affordable and worthwhile for app-centric registration and scheduling.
- Download ApowerREC
7. Flashback
FlashBack is a screen recording app for Windows 10, popular with students and teachers. You can quickly and easily record the screen or part of it, annotate or add notes to the video, and export it to many supported formats.
Are you using a multiple monitor setup? FlashBack will register any or all monitors. You can also add a watermark to the video. There is a separate version called FBX or FlashBack Extreme for gamers. You can make special highlight videos to show your gaming skills in one click with FBX. A lifetime license will cost you $ 49, but students get a 50% discount.
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Record everything
As a player, I like to record everything no matter what I'm doing or playing. You don't know what you will discover on the next screen or what will happen next.
