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wf-recorder vs wl-screenrec: catalog facts
wf-recorder	wl-screenrec
Free Free and open source.	Free Free to use, with source code published on GitHub.
Linux, Command line	Linux, Command line
Lightweight command-line recorder Uses ffmpeg for encoding	Hardware encoding keeps CPU load low dma-buf capture avoids copying frames through the CPU
Only works on wlroots-based compositors No graphical interface	Only works on wlroots-based Wayland compositors Needs a GPU with hardware video encoding
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Closed source
License not stated	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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