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GPU Screen Recorder vs wl-screenrec: catalog facts
GPU Screen Recorder	wl-screenrec
Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0-only licence.	Free Free to use, with source code published on GitHub.
Linux	Linux, Command line
GPU-based recording with low overhead ShadowPlay-style workflow on Linux	Hardware encoding keeps CPU load low dma-buf capture avoids copying frames through the CPU
Linux only Project site sometimes refuses automated or heavy traffic	Only works on wlroots-based Wayland compositors Needs a GPU with hardware video encoding
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Closed source
License: GPL-3.0-only	License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 24, 2026

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