SimpleScreenRecorder

SimpleScreenRecorder is a Linux screen recorder that supports X11 and OpenGL. It is easy to use, feature-rich, and has a Qt-based graphical user interface.

Free
Open Source
Linux

simplescreenrecorder is a linux screen recorder that supports x11 and opengl. it is easy to use, featurerich, and has a qtbased graphical user interface. it can record the entire screen or part of it, or record opengl applications directly. the recording can be paused and resumed at any time. many different file formats and codecs are supported, and easy to add more.

created 201213 and currently maintained code: https://github.com/maartenbaert/ssr but also prepackaged for most popular linux distros.

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Capture Screen / Take screenshots Lightweight Google Chrome extension Capture Video Record videos Support for gestures

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