Alternatives to Bandicam
A Windows screen recorder for capturing the desktop, games, webcam and audio, with built-in editing. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
Bandicam
A Windows screen recorder for capturing the desktop, games, webcam and audio, with built-in editing.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as Bandicam.
OBS Studio
The standard free tool for recording a screen and for live streaming, built around scenes and sources.
OBS Studio is free and open source, runs on Windows, macOS and Linux and adds live streaming, but has a steeper learning curve and no built-in trimming.
Action!
A Windows screen and gameplay recorder that also streams live, with webcam and greenscreen support.
Action! is a Windows gameplay recorder that also live streams with greenscreen webcam support, sold as a lifetime license after a 30-day trial.
NVIDIA ShadowPlay
Built-in NVIDIA App recording and instant replay for supported RTX and GTX GPUs.
NVIDIA ShadowPlay provides free hardware-accelerated recording and instant replay on Windows, but only with a supported NVIDIA GPU and without Bandicam's scheduling or editing.
AMD Adrenalin
AMD's driver suite with built-in instant replay and game recording via ReLive.
AMD Adrenalin includes free game recording and instant replay in the driver on Windows, but it only works with AMD Radeon graphics hardware.
EaseUS RecExperts
A screen recorder for Windows and Mac that captures screen, webcam, audio, meetings and gameplay.
EaseUS RecExperts records screen, webcam, audio and gameplay on Windows and macOS with auto-zoom, though its free version limits are not clearly stated.
Icecream Screen Recorder
A screen recorder and screenshot tool for Windows, Mac and Android with annotation tools.
Icecream Screen Recorder records screen and audio with annotations on Windows, Mac and Android, with a freemium PRO upgrade, though it is aimed at tutorials rather than games.
Movavi Screen Recorder
A desktop screen recorder for Windows and Mac that captures screen, webcam, system audio and voice.
Movavi Screen Recorder captures screen, webcam and audio on Windows and Mac with scheduling and keystroke highlighting, but it is paid with only a trial download.
FlashBack Express
A Windows screen recorder with webcam and audio capture plus an editor for tutorials and demos.
FlashBack Express is a paid Windows recorder with screen, webcam and audio capture plus an editor with captions and transitions, focused on tutorials.
Also worth comparing
These listings name Bandicam as their own alternative, so the relationship runs both ways.
Debut Video Capture
A screen, webcam and device video recorder for Windows and Mac from NCH Software.
Bandicam is Windows only and records games, desktop and webcam with scheduled recording and AI transcription, but full use requires a paid licence per PC.
vokoscreenNG
An open-source screencast recorder for Windows and Linux that captures the screen, an area or a window.
Bandicam is a closed-source Windows recorder with built-in trimming, scheduled recording and AI transcription, and full use requires a paid licence per PC.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
Medal.tv
Auto-recording gaming clip app with a built-in social network for sharing clips.
Outplayed
Auto-clipping capture app that highlights big plays in popular competitive games.
Streamlabs Desktop
Streaming-focused fork of OBS with built-in widgets, alerts and themes.
Camtasia
Professional screen recorder and video editor for tutorials and demos.
Insights Capture
Windows app that auto-clips gameplay highlights and reviews matches afterward.
