Good to know: Free-use terms vary by tool and plan. When a card lists no tool-specific limit, check quotas, watermarks and export terms on the official page.
OpenScreen is a free, open-source screen recorder and demo-video editor for Windows, macOS and Linux that records, transcribes and renders on your own computer.
Screen Recording
Good to know: Requires desktop installation.
Microsoft Clipchamp is Microsoft's online video editor that records the screen, webcam and audio in the browser and lets you continue editing the video in the same place.
Screen Recording
Loom is a video recording and sharing tool that records the screen and webcam and turns them into a shareable link, with a desktop app and a Chrome extension; it requires an account.
Screen Recording
Good to know: Requires desktop installation.
OBS Studio is free, open-source software for Windows, macOS and Linux that combines screen, window, webcam and audio sources in scenes for recording or live streaming.
Screen Recording
Good to know: Requires desktop installation.
Reframed is a free, open-source macOS app that records the screen, a window, a region or a connected iPhone or iPad, then edits with trimming, zoom and captions.
Screen Recording
Good to know: Requires desktop installation.
Better Shot is a free, open-source app for macOS 26 and later that takes screenshots, marks them up with arrows and text, polishes them and records the screen.
Screen Recording
Good to know: Requires desktop installation.
ShareX is a free, open-source Windows tool that captures and annotates screenshots, records the screen, makes GIFs and can upload the result to destinations you choose.
Screen Recording
Good to know: Requires desktop installation.
Snow Shot is an open-source tool for Windows and macOS that captures and annotates screenshots, extracts text from images, records the screen and pins images on top of the screen.
Screen Recording
Good to know: Requires desktop installation.