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Blue Recorder vs Spectacle: catalog facts
Blue Recorder	Spectacle
Free Free to download, with source code published on GitHub.	Free Free and open source under the GPL-2.0-or-later licence.
Windows, Linux	Linux
Works on Wayland under GNOME and KDE Records audio along with video	Captures a region, window, monitor or the whole desktop Keyboard shortcuts for each capture mode
Fewer features than streaming-oriented recorders such as OBS No built-in video editing	Linux only Fits best on a KDE Plasma desktop
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License: GPL-2.0-or-later
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 24, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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