Comparison of screencasting software

Comparison by specification

Software	Latest stable version	Latest release date	OS	Software license	Open source
CamStudio	2.0	2005, 04/06	Windows	GPL	Yes
Camtasia Studio	6.0.2	2009, 01/06	Windows	Proprietary	No
Adobe Captivate	4	2009, 01/20	Windows	Proprietary	No
Cankiri	0.2	2006, 08/06	Linux	GPL Version 2	Yes
DemoCreator	2.5.5	2009, 03/09	Windows	Proprietary	No
ActivePresenter	1.1	2009, 04/09	Windows	Proprietary	No
FFmpeg	0.5	2009, 03/10	multi platform	LGPL	Yes
E.M. Free Game Capture	2.30	2008, 12/25	Windows	Freeware	No
Fraps	2.9.8	2009, 01/03	Windows	Proprietary	No
Glc	0.5.7	2008, 08/25	Linux	Zlib	Yes
Growler Guncam	3.2.4.0	2007, 06/14	Windows	Proprietary	No
HyperCam	2.14.02	2007, 03/15	Windows	Proprietary	No
Nero Vision	8.2.8.0	2008	Windows	Proprietary	No
ScreenCam	3.3.0	2009, 03/24	Windows	Proprietary	No
ScreenFlow	1.5.2	2008	Mac OS X 10.5	Proprietary	No
Screenium	1.2	2009	Mac OS X 10.4	Proprietary	No
ScreenToaster	Beta	2008	multi platform	Proprietary	No
SWFTools	0.9.0	2009, 03/29	multi platform	GPL	Yes
Taksi	0.7.6	2006, 06/22	Windows	BSD License	Yes
VirtualDub	1.8.8	2009, 01/04	Windows	GPL	Yes
VLC	0.8.6i	2008, 07/12	multi platform	GPL	Yes
Windows Media Encoder	9.00.00.3352 (x86) 10.00.00.3809 (x64)	2002	Windows	Freeware	No
Wink	2.0	2008, 07/14	multi platform	Freeware	No
BB FlashBack	2.5	2008, 11/07	Windows	Proprietary	No
XVidCap	1.1.7	2008, 07/13	Linux	GPL	Yes
RecordMyDesktop	0.3.8		Linux	GPL	Yes
YoHelpOnline	Beta	2009	multi platform	Proprietary	No
Total Screen Recorder	1.5	2009,05	Windows	Shareware	No
FlshDemo Studio	2.11	2009, 02/09	Windows	Shareware	No

Software	Open source	Audio recording	Whole Desktop	Full Screen OpenGL	Full Screen DirectX on Win32
CamStudio	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	?
Camtasia Studio	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Adobe Captivate	No	Yes	?	?	?
Cankiri	Yes	Yes	?	?	n.a.
DemoCreator	No	Yes	Yes	?	?
ActivePresenter	No	Yes	?	?	?
FFmpeg	Yes	Yes	?	?	?
Fraps	No	Yes (Registered Version) No (Free Trial Version)	No	Yes	Yes
E.M. Free Game Capture	No	?	?	?	?
Glc	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No
Growler Guncam	No	Yes (Licensed Version) No (Free Trial Version)	?	?	?
HyperCam	No	Yes (Licensed Version) Yes (Newest Freeware Version)	Yes	?	?
Nero Vision	No	Yes	?	?	?
ScreenCam	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
ScreenFlow	No	Yes	?	?	n.a.
ScreenToaster	No	Yes	?	?	?
SWFTools	Yes	Yes	?	?	?
Taksi	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes
VirtualDub	Yes	Yes	?	?	?
VLC	Yes	No	Yes	?	?
Windows Media Encoder	No	Yes	Yes	?	?
Wink	No	Yes	?	?	?
XVidCap	Yes	Yes	?	?	n.a.
YoHelpOnline	No	Yes	Yes	?	?
Total Screen Recorder	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
FlashDemo Studio	No	Yes	Yes	?	?