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OBS Studio vs GPU Screen Recorder: catalog facts
OBS Studio	GPU Screen Recorder
Free Free and open source, funded by sponsors and contributors; no paid tier or watermark.	Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0-only licence.
Windows, macOS, Linux	Linux
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	GPU-based recording with low overhead ShadowPlay-style workflow on Linux
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	Linux only Project site sometimes refuses automated or heavy traffic
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-2.0	License: GPL-3.0-only
No account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 20, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026

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