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

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