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Spectacle vs wf-recorder: catalog facts
Spectacle	wf-recorder
Free Free and open source under the GPL-2.0-or-later licence.	Free Free and open source.
Linux	Linux, Command line
Captures a region, window, monitor or the whole desktop Keyboard shortcuts for each capture mode	Lightweight command-line recorder Uses ffmpeg for encoding
Linux only Fits best on a KDE Plasma desktop	Only works on wlroots-based compositors No graphical interface
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open 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 23, 2026

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