Best 5 Screen Recording Software for PC/Mac (Free & Paid)

Vincent Cero
3 min readJan 13, 2021

Have you ever tried recording your screen? Or are you still looking for a screen recording software? We researched and compared the best 5 screen recording software for Windows and Mac (both free and paid) to help you find an ideal fit for your specific needs.

1. VideoProc

VideoProc is an one-stop video editing software which allows you to edit, convert, resize and adjust large 4K/HDR videos, audios and DVDs easily at fully accelerated speed. Screen recording is a rather easy job by using VideoProc. You can easily capture videos from your computer’s screen and/or webcam, chroma key, draw, type, highlight, add voiceover during recording, set recording quality, format, etc.

  • OS: Windows, Mac.
  • Price: You can either use VideoProc for free or simply pay a one-off fee of $42.95 to get a lifetime license for VideoProc.

2. Filmora

Wondershare Filmora is an elegant video editing software that is comeing from Wondershare, an excellent developer behind so many popular apps like Dr.fone, Recoverit, and PDFelement. It should be noted that Wondershare Filmora is not only the best video editing software, but also a professional screen recorder.

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  • OS: Windows, Mac.
  • Price: $39.99/year; $69.99/lifetime.

3. Movavi

Movavi Screen Recorder is an easy-to-use screen capture tool that enables you to record computer screens, capture webcam and audio, save recordings as videos and GIFs, and take screenshots. You can upload records to Google Drive or YouTube and share them with your audience via social networks.

  • OS: Windows, Mac.
  • Price: You can either use Movavi Screen Recorder for free or pay a one-off fee of $39.95 to get a lifetime license for Movavi Screen Recorder.

4. ShareX

ShareX is an open-source ad-free tool that boasts almost as many custom features as some paid software screen recorders. ShareX is mostly targeted toward developers and power users, so an average customer might get lost in the many advanced tools and editors.

  • OS: Windows.
  • Price: Free and open source.

5. OBS Studio

OBS Studio is a powerful open source software for video recording and live streaming. It is a cross-platform and open source screen recorder that allows users to make screencasts on desktop or share your screen over the internet. But it’s worth mentioning that OBS does not come with any video editing tools, which might be prohibitive to some users.

  • OS: Windows, mac OS, Linux.
  • Price: Free and open source.

Originally published at http://digitalcentralworld.wordpress.com on January 13, 2021.

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