Alternatives to SimpleScreenRecorder

A Linux screen recorder for capturing programs and games, with live streaming and audio recording support. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.

Replacements

Listings that take over the same core job as SimpleScreenRecorder.

  • OBS Studio

    The standard free tool for recording a screen and for live streaming, built around scenes and sources.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinux

    OBS Studio is free and open source on Linux, Windows and macOS with scenes, an audio mixer and RTMP streaming, but has a steeper learning curve.

  • vokoscreenNG

    An open-source screencast recorder for Windows and Linux that captures the screen, an area or a window.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsLinux

    vokoscreenNG is an open-source screencast recorder for Linux and Windows with webcam overlay, magnifier and click highlighting, but no live streaming or editor.

  • Kooha

    A simple GTK screen recorder for Linux with a minimal interface, supporting Wayland and X11.

    FreeOpen sourceLinux

    Kooha is a simpler open-source GTK recorder with one-click recording on Wayland and X11, but offers fewer advanced options and no live streaming.

  • Blue Recorder

    A simple desktop screen recorder built with GTK4 and FFmpeg, with Wayland support on GNOME and KDE.

    FreeProprietaryWindowsLinux

    Blue Recorder is a GTK4 and FFmpeg recorder for Linux and Windows that works on Wayland under GNOME and KDE, though it is not open source.

  • Spectacle

    KDE's screenshot and screen recording application for Linux desktops.

    FreeOpen sourceLinux

    Spectacle is KDE's open-source screenshot and screen recording app, fitting best on a Plasma desktop and lacking live streaming and codec options.

  • wf-recorder

    A command-line screen recorder for wlroots-based Wayland compositors, using ffmpeg for encoding.

    FreeOpen sourceLinuxCommand line

    wf-recorder is an open-source command-line recorder using ffmpeg, working only on wlroots-based Wayland compositors and without a graphical interface.

  • wl-screenrec

    A command-line screen recorder for wlroots Wayland compositors that encodes video on the GPU.

    FreeProprietaryLinuxCommand line

    wl-screenrec is a command-line recorder for wlroots compositors that uses GPU hardware encoding for low CPU load, but it needs a supported GPU and has no GUI.

Also worth comparing

These listings name SimpleScreenRecorder as their own alternative, so the relationship runs both ways.

  • Action!

    A Windows screen and gameplay recorder that also streams live, with webcam and greenscreen support.

    PaidProprietaryWindows

    SimpleScreenRecorder is free and open source for Linux, recording programs and games with live streaming, so switching means moving from Windows to Linux.

  • Streamlabs Desktop

    Streaming-focused fork of OBS with built-in widgets, alerts and themes.

    FreemiumProprietaryWindowsmacOS

    SimpleScreenRecorder is a free open-source Linux recorder with live streaming support, lacking Streamlabs' widgets, alerts and themes.

  • XSplit Broadcaster

    Streaming app with strong scene-transition and source-management tools.

    FreemiumProprietaryWindows

    SimpleScreenRecorder is a free open-source Linux recorder with live streaming support, but lacks XSplit's scene-transition and source-management tools.

Similar software

Related functionality, not a direct replacement.