Alternatives

Products that do what BetterCapture – free and open source screen recorder for macOS does

1. 1
   Capto▲179

   A powerful new screen recorder and editor

   2016

2. 2AS
   A simple recording program with the ability to record the screen▲168

   2021 · github.com

3. 3TA
   ttystudio – a terminal-to-gif recorder without the headaches▲118

   2015 · github.com

4. 4SO
   Screenity – Open source screen recorder and annotation tool▲103

   2020 · github.com

5. 5FS
   Free screen recording Mac app that uploads while you record▲56

   It's meant to be lite and fast. Hope you like it

   2014 · recordit.co

6. 6IM
   I made a macOS app to let me draw on the screen while on video calls▲232

   2020 · apps.apple.com

7. 7
   Voila▲82

   The Ultimate Screen Capture Solution For Mac

   2014

8. 8RI
   RetroClip – Instant Replay for Your Mac▲309

   2018 · realartists.com

9. 9GA
   Gifcap, a browser based client-side GIF screen recording tool▲197

   2020 · gifcap.dev

10. 10
    Screen Flow▲116

    Screen recording and editing for Mac

    2014

11. 11WM
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    2020 · getwatercooler.io

12. 12
    BetterRecorder▲113

    Record screen, video and audio on Mac

    2021

13. 13SR
    Screen recording with real-time upload▲45

    2014 · screenmailer.com

14. 14OO
    Openvid – open-source cinematic screen recorder and mockup editor▲6

    May 2026 · github.com

15. 15SR
    Screen Recorded – A browser-based screen recorder▲5

    2024 · screenrecorded.com

16. 16
    Tapes for Mac▲67

    Share screencasts fast.

    2014

17. 17
    OwnClip▲104

    Native macOS screen recorder with local-first AI privacy

    Jun 2026

18. 18SR
    Screen recording with JavaScript▲87

    2014 · mgechev.github.io

19. 19IM
    I made a screen recorder for developers▲17

    2020 · vasai.app

20. 20
    Retina▲147

    Screen recorder w/ auto-zoom, smooth cursors, + AI graphics

    May 2026

21. 21FC
    Ffscreencast – CLI-based screencasts for OS X, Linux, BSD▲76

    2017 · github.com

22. 22IB
    I built a free screen recording app similar to Screen Studio▲9

    2024 · screenvivid.com

23. 23TR
    T-rec – super fast terminal recorder generates animated GIFs for macOS▲7

    2020 · github.com

24. 24PT
    Penc – Trackpad-oriented window manager for macOS▲61

    2018 · dgurkaynak.github.io

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