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Screen Capture Applications for Mac and PC

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5.0 - Updated on 2023-10-11 by Sara Viray

4.0 - Updated on 2020-05-05 by Tim Gotch

3.0 - Updated on 2019-02-14 by Tim Gotch

2.0 - Updated on 2019-02-13 by Judith Stern

1.0 - Authored on 2015-07-14 by Alyssa Ferrell

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This article will deal with screen capture applications for Mac and PC and will inform about the features of each application. Keep in mind that each has a different feature set, so make sure that the one you pick does what you need it to do before spending any money. Almost all of the paid apps listed here have a free trial period and we encourage you to take advantage of that before purchasing.



App

Description

Audio

Video

Editing

Mac

Win

Cost

Free Trial

Quicktime Player

Basic screen capture and very simple editing (Mac only, comes with the OS)

X

X

X

X

 

Free  

ScreenFlow

Full featured screen capture and editing application (Mac only)

X

X

X

X

 

$99

 

Camtasia 2020

Screen capture and video editing application

X

X

X

X

X

$169

30 day

Snagit

Screen capture only from the makers of Camtasia

X

X

 

X

X

$29.95

15 day

Screencast-O-Matic

Web-based screen capture service.

X

X

 

X

X

Free up to 15 min, $15/yr

 

CamStudio

Open source screen capture for Windows (note that this is very old now)

X

X

 

 

X

Free  

HyperCam

Full featured screen capture and editing application 

X

X

X

 

X

$39.95

 

Windows 10 Game Bar

The Game Bar in modern versions of Windows 10 can be used for screen capture. X X     X Free  

 

               

 

               

 ** ETS does not endorse, support or guarantee any of the software linked in this article. Use it at your own risk, use anti-virus software and please contact the manufacturer, your department or IS&T for support.

 

Important Accessibility Information

Instructors are encouraged to reference accesscontent.berkeley.edu for best practices and resources for making course content accessible. In particular, you should refer to http://accesscontent.berkeley.edu/resources/help-guides/video-captions-transcripts

and http://accesscontent.berkeley.edu/resources/help-guides/adding-descriptive-audio to ensure that your content will be accessible to all students who may be in your course (now and into the future). Keep in mind that it is harder and more expensive to make content accessible after-the-fact. Also, know that you are required to ensure your content is accessible if it will be made available to the public or if you have been notified by DSP that student accommodation is required.