Alternatives to Screencastify
A browser-based screen recorder for Chrome and Edge for recording, editing and sharing videos. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
Screencastify
A browser-based screen recorder for Chrome and Edge for recording, editing and sharing videos.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as Screencastify.
Screenity
An open-source Chrome extension for recording the screen, with annotation and editing tools.
Screenity is a free, open-source Chrome extension with no recording limits and built-in annotation, but it lacks education features such as interactive questions and AI translation.
Loom
Async video messaging tool for quick screen and webcam recordings.
Loom offers desktop apps for Windows and macOS as well as the web, and focuses on quick async video messages rather than lesson tools like interactive questions.
ScreenPal
A screen recorder and video editor, formerly Screencast-O-Matic, available online and as a desktop app.
ScreenPal, formerly Screencast-O-Matic, also targets teachers with quiz and storyboard tools and offers a desktop recorder alongside the browser one, though its online editor is in beta.
Nimbus Screenshot
Screenshot and screen recording extension with annotation.
Nimbus Screenshot is a browser extension that adds screenshots with annotation and blurring to screen and webcam recording, while longer recordings need an account or paid plan.
Jumpshare
A screen recorder for macOS, Windows and Chrome that records, edits and shares videos by link.
Jumpshare adds Windows and macOS apps to its Chrome extension, records up to 4K without a watermark, and is geared toward business teams rather than classrooms.
Cap
An open-source screen recorder and Loom alternative with local editing, instant share links and the option to use your own storage.
Cap is an open-source AGPL-3.0 desktop recorder for Windows and macOS that can store videos locally, in your own S3 bucket or on a self-hosted platform.
Tella
A screen recorder for Mac, Windows and the web that records, edits and shares videos.
Tella is a paid recorder for Mac, Windows and the web with AI-assisted editing and 4K export, aimed at product demos rather than lessons and assignments.
Awesome Screenshot
A browser extension and app for taking annotated screenshots and recording the screen and camera.
Awesome Screenshot combines full-page annotated screenshots with screen and camera recording, and shares to Slack, Trello, Asana, Jira and Google Drive instead of offering lesson features.
Also worth comparing
These listings name Screencastify as their own alternative, so the relationship runs both ways.
ActivePresenter
A desktop authoring tool for screen recordings, software simulations, interactive slides and eLearning courses.
Screencastify records lessons in Chrome or Edge with interactive questions, moving authoring into the browser and relying on its hosted service for editing and sharing.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
OBS Studio
The standard free tool for recording a screen and for live streaming, built around scenes and sources.
Clipchamp
Microsoft's video editor that runs in the browser or as a Windows app, with templates and stock media.
ScreenApp
A screen and audio recorder with AI transcription, summaries and meeting notes across desktop, mobile and browser.
BrowserStack Bug Capture
A browser extension that records bugs on screen and attaches console logs, network requests and system information.
Zight
A screen capture service that turns screen recordings, screenshots and AI guides into shareable links.
