Green Recorder!

You will need version 4 or higher of `firefox` https://www.mozilla.org/firefox
to run Pencil as a Firefox Extension. Linux users will need version 4 or higher of either `firefox`, `iceweasel` or `xulrunner` https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Projects/XULRunner,
or version 25 or higher of `palemoon` https://www.palemoon.org/.
The Windows installer and OS X archive has everything you need built-in. Windows, Linux, OS X & Firefox Packages are available for download from the Releases Page https://github.com/prikhi/pencil/releases.
You can also install the Firefox Add-on from the Mozilla Add-on Repository https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/pencil-prototyping/.
To install the OS X package, unzip the archive and copy the `Pencil.app` folder t

Green Recorder alternatives

  • Open Broadcaster Software

  • OBS Studio (also known as Open Broadcaster Software, or OBS) is a screen-casting and live-streaming software available across multiple platforms including Mac OSX, Windows and Linux. Boasting features typically only found in commercial screen recording apps, OBS also provides one of the simplest workflows with an intuitive and easy-to-learn interface that makes recording and streaming a breeze. It's also totally free and open-source.

    tags: audio-recording broadcasting chrome-extension custom-overlays customizable
  • Camtasia Studio

  • Produce videos for the web using the industry-leading H.264 format. No tweaks or technospeak, just sparkling HD-quality video with compact file sizes...every single time. Two existing production presets (blog and web) and three new presets (YouTube, HD display, and Screencast.com) take advantage of the new format.

    tags: animated-gif-creator animations chroma-key create-tutorials desktop-recording
  • Fraps

  • Fraps is a universal Windows application that can be used with games using DirectX or OpenGL graphic technology. In its current form Fraps performs many tasks and can best be described as:

    tags: Discontinued audio-video-sync directx fps-counter game-benchmarking
  • SimpleScreenRecorder

  • SimpleScreenRecorder is a Linux screen recorder that supports X11 and OpenGL. It is easy to use, feature-rich, and has a Qt-based graphical user interface. It can record the entire screen or part of it, or record OpenGL applications directly. The recording can be paused and resumed at any time. Many different file formats and codecs are supported, and easy to add more.

    tags: chrome-extension gesture-support lightweight recording screen-capture
  • Bandicam Screen Recorder

  • Record Everything (Game + PC screen) and save it as AVI, MP4 files.

    tags: create-tutorials directx fps-counter game-benchmarking game-video-recorder
  • CamStudio

  • Record your computer screen with audio input from Mic or Speakers. Also shows mouse clicks in addition to the regular cursor. Simple interface with ability to record in AVI or export as swf.

    tags: Discontinued Warning Portable presentation screen-capture
  • Kazam

  • Kazam is a simple screen recording program that will capture the content of your screen and record a video file that can be played by any video player that supports VP8/WebM video format.

    tags: screen-recorder screencasting webcam-overlay
  • ActivePresenter

  • ActivePresenter is a solution for creating screencast videos, handouts, manuals, documentation, and interactive training presentations. With the full-featured editor, ActivePresenter allows you to edit audio/video, tweak the look and feel of content, and define the branched scenarios easily and effectively. Supporting the latest web standard HTML5 and the ability to integrate with Learning Management Systems, the content created with ActivePresenter can be delivered virtually to any devices and platforms. »

    tags: html5 interactive-elearning lossless-compression mp4 non-linear-editor
  • recordMyDesktop

  • recordMyDesktop is a desktop session recorder for GNU / Linux that attemps to be easy to use, yet also effective at it's primary task. As such, the program is separated in two parts; a simple command line tool that performs the basic tasks of capturing and encoding and an interface that exposes the program functionality in a usable way. The commandline tool (which essentially is recordMyDesktop), is written in C, while there are two frontends, written in python with pyGtk (gtk-recordMyDesktop) and pyQt4 (qt-recordMyDesktop). »

    tags: Discontinued ogg-theora record-desktop-activity screen-recorder screencasting
  • Peek GIF Screen Recorder for Linux

  • Simple animated Gif screen recorder for Linux. Open-source. Provides an easy to install Ubuntu deb package.

    tags: gif screen-capture screen-recorder screencasting
  • ScreenFlow

  • Capture the contents of your entire desktop at the same time as your video camera, microphone and computer's audio. Sophisticated editing tools allow you to create incredible screencasts in no time. The finished result is a QuickTime movie, ready for publishing to your website or blog.

    tags: record-desktop-activity screen-capture screen-recorder screencasting
  • FlashBack

  • Free software which lets you record your screen, add a PIP webcam and select multiple options to export your video to. It will first store a lossless proprietary file which you can review frame by frame and then easily experiment with the output options to select best suited.

    tags: picture-in-picture record-desktop-activity screen-capture screen-recorder screencasting