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OBS Studio vs CamStudio: catalog facts
OBS Studio	CamStudio
Free Free and open source, funded by sponsors and contributors; no paid tier or watermark.	Free Free and open source under GPL-3.0, no subscription.
Windows, macOS, Linux	Windows
Unlimited scenes built from window, display, camera, browser, image and text sources, with custom transitions Audio mixer with per-source noise gate, noise suppression and gain, plus VST plugin support	Records full screen, a window or a region Modern codecs H.264, H.265 and AV1 with AAC or FLAC audio
There is a real learning curve before the first good recording Screen capture on Linux depends on the desktop: Wayland needs the PipeWire capture source	Windows only Current builds marked as beta
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-2.0	License: GPL-3.0-or-later
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 20, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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