Alternatives to ScreenPal

A screen recorder and video editor, formerly Screencast-O-Matic, available online and as a desktop app. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.

  • ScreenPal

    A screen recorder and video editor, formerly Screencast-O-Matic, available online and as a desktop app.

    FreemiumProprietaryWeb

Replacements

Listings that take over the same core job as ScreenPal.

  • Screencastify

    A browser-based screen recorder for Chrome and Edge for recording, editing and sharing videos.

    FreemiumProprietaryWebBrowser extension

    Screencastify is also aimed at teachers and students, running as a Chrome and Edge extension with interactive questions and AI translation for lessons.

  • Loom

    Async video messaging tool for quick screen and webcam recordings.

    FreemiumProprietaryWindowsmacOSWeb

    Loom focuses on fast screen and webcam messages shared by link, and is less suited to heavily edited videos or teaching tools like quizzes.

  • Camtasia

    Professional screen recorder and video editor for tutorials and demos.

    PaidProprietaryWindowsmacOS

    Camtasia is paid desktop software for Windows and macOS that combines recording and editing for tutorials, without depending on an online account and hosted service.

  • Wondershare DemoCreator

    A screen recorder with a built-in video editor for making tutorials, demos, courses and gaming videos.

    FreemiumProprietaryWindowsmacOSWeb

    Wondershare DemoCreator provides recording and editing in one application on Windows and macOS plus an online recorder, aimed at tutorials, courses and demos.

  • ActivePresenter

    A desktop authoring tool for screen recordings, software simulations, interactive slides and eLearning courses.

    FreemiumProprietaryWindowsmacOS

    ActivePresenter is a Windows and macOS authoring tool that builds interactive simulations and SCORM or xAPI packages from recordings, with no sign-up needed to download.

  • Screenity

    An open-source Chrome extension for recording the screen, with annotation and editing tools.

    FreeOpen sourceBrowser extension

    Screenity is a free open-source Chrome extension with no recording limits and built-in annotation and editing, though without ScreenPal's quiz and storyboard tools.

  • Tella

    A screen recorder for Mac, Windows and the web that records, edits and shares videos.

    PaidProprietaryWindowsmacOSWeb

    Tella is a paid recorder for Mac, Windows and the web with AI-assisted editing and 4K export, aimed at product demos instead of teaching.

  • Clipchamp

    Microsoft's video editor that runs in the browser or as a Windows app, with templates and stock media.

    FreemiumProprietaryWindowsWeb

    Clipchamp is Microsoft's editor for the browser or Windows, with a built-in screen recorder, templates, stock media and automatic subtitles in more than 80 languages.

Similar software

Related functionality, not a direct replacement.