5 Best Free Video Capture and Streaming Software in 2020
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When most of people think to create videos to share on social media or their websites, they face the obstacle of buying a screen recording or streaming software. So it is important to find some free tools to help.
Today, I am sharing with you the best 5 free video capture and streaming software to use without spending money. You can start trying any of the following 5 recorders and create your content!
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1- Open Broadcaster Software (OBS Studio)
OBS is a free and open source software helps you to capture your screen and live stream. It has many great features. You can choose the layers you need to record and put them together to form a scene.
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Pros:
– Screen, audio and Webcam recording.
– You can create scenes using multiple sources including images, videos, texts, webcams, browsers, as well as capturing your window.
– You can set up an unlimited number of scenes and switch between them.
Cons:
– You may face a black screen issue with the “Display Capture” option when you try to capture your desktop if your Graphics Card is not updated. Don’t worry. This can be fixed easily.
You can find here a tutorial to fix it if you are using an AMD Card and also find here how to fix this error if you are using NVIDIA GPU.
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2- Debut Video Capture and Screen Recorder Software
Debut Video Capture Software is very easy to use. It is controlled with three simple buttons (record, pause and stop) so that gives you an idea about the simplicity of the program.
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Pros:
– Screen, audio and Webcam recording.
– Recordings can be exported in different formats.
– It has a great feature which enables you to email the videos you recorded or upload them to an FTP server after recording them.
Cons:
– Commercial use is not free.
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3- Free Cam
Free Cam recorder offers you an option to record any small portion of your screen and upload your videos to YouTube directly beside recording your full screen.
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Pros:
– Simple User interface.
– Screen and audio recording.
– Supports high-quality video recordings.
Cons:
– No webcam support.
– When Screen-capture size increases, recording quality decreases.
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4- Thundersoft Free Screen Recorder
This program is a simple free screen recorder for Windows. Its user interface is very easy to use with no many confusing options. It captures audio, screen and microphone recordings.
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Pros:
– Free screen recorder.
– Simple and user-friendly layout.
– Screen and audio recording.
– Supports both text and image watermarks.
Cons:
– Works with Windows only
– No webcam support.
– Its design is a little bit old-fashioned.
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5- Windows 10 X-Box screen recorder
This one may be a surprise for you!
If you are using Windows 10, You can record your screen without downloading any software!
This is a built-in app in Windows 10. It is designed to record Xbox games screen. Many gamers use it to record their gaming videos on Youtube.
You can open it by clicking Windows key + G buttons in the Keyboard.
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Pros:
– It records the whole screen.
– It has no recording time limit.
– Screen, audio and games recording.
Cons:
– No webcam support.
– It can’t record your desktop or Explorer browser.
– It records only one window at a time. So, if you started recording your browser and switched to another app, it keeps recording your browser’s screen while recording the sound of the other app in the background.
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You can create your own content and share it now! Try these and e-mail me your thoughts.
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