ScreenPal

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

FreemiumProprietaryWeb

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About ScreenPal

ScreenPal, previously called Screencast-O-Matic, is used to record the screen, capture screenshots and edit the resulting videos and images. It offers an online recorder in the browser and a desktop recorder with more advanced features. Videos can be edited in an online editor, currently in beta, or in the desktop editor.

It also includes a storyboard tool, templates, quiz creation and AI-assisted creation. This makes it a common choice for teachers and trainers who make tutorials and lessons.

Strengths

  • Recording, screenshots and video editing in one service
  • Choice of browser recorder or desktop recorder
  • Quiz and storyboard tools aimed at teaching

Limitations

  • Online video editor is still in beta
  • Built around an online account and hosted service

Details

Pricing
FreemiumFree to sign up, with paid plans for more features.
License
Proprietary
Developer
ScreenPal
Platforms
Web
How it runs
Downloadable app, Web application, Hosted service
Account
Required
Best suited for
Teachers and trainers making screen-recorded lessons and tutorials
Last verified
Added
Provenance
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Alternatives to ScreenPal

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Software that can replace ScreenPal for an important use case, and what changes if you switch.

  • Screencastify

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

    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.

    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

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    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.

    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.

    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.

    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.

    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.

    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.

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