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Screen capture · 12 alternatives

Instead of OBS Studio, try one of these 12.

Every alternative is lined up against OBS Studio on what people actually switch for: price, open source, self-hosting, offline use and platforms. OBS Studio sits in the first row, so you can see what you give up.

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Alternative
Price
Open source
Self-host
Offline
Platforms
OBS StudioWhat you have now
Free, open-source live streaming and recording.
PriceFree
Open sourceYes
Self-hostNo
OfflineYes
Platforms
Win · Mac · Linux
ShareX#1
Open-source screenshot and screen recorder for Windows.
PriceFree
Open sourceYes
Self-hostNo
OfflineYes
Platforms
Win
Snagit#2
Veteran screenshot and screen recording tool.
PricePaid
$63 once
Open sourceNo
Self-hostNo
OfflineYes
Platforms
Win · Mac
SimpleScreenRecorder#3
Long-running Linux capture tool for X11 and OpenGL sessions.
PriceFree
Open sourceYes
Self-hostNo
OfflineYes
Platforms
Linux
Bandicam#4
Lightweight desktop and gameplay recorder for Windows users.
PriceFreemium
Open sourceNo
Self-hostNo
OfflineYes
Platforms
Win · Mac
VokoscreenNG#5
Simple Qt screencaster maintained for Linux and Windows desktops.
PriceFree
Open sourceYes
Self-hostNo
OfflineYes
Platforms
Win · Linux
OpenScreen#6
Open-source recorder for clean demos and tutorials without watermarks.
PriceFree
Open sourceYes
Self-hostNo
OfflineYes
Platforms
Win · Mac · Linux
XSplit Broadcaster#7
Streaming studio with layered scenes and multi-output recording.
PriceFreemium
Open sourceNo
Self-hostNo
OfflineYes
Platforms
Win
Recordly#8
Open-source recorder with auto-zoom and smooth cursor animation effects.
PriceFree
Open sourceYes
Self-hostNo
OfflineYes
Platforms
Win · Mac · Linux
Streamlabs Desktop#9
OBS-based studio bundling chat, alerts, and scene controls.
PriceFreemium
Open sourceYes
Self-hostNo
OfflineYes
Platforms
Win · Mac
GPU Screen Recorder#10
Linux recorder that pushes capture work onto the graphics card.
PriceFree
Open sourceYes
Self-hostNo
OfflineYes
Platforms
Linux
Nvidia App#11
NVIDIA control hub whose overlay records gameplay and replays.
PriceFree
Open sourceNo
Self-hostNo
OfflineYes
Platforms
Win
Prism Live Studio#12
Mobile and desktop streaming app with masks and multistreaming.
PriceFree
Open sourceNo
Self-hostNo
OfflineYes
Platforms
Win · iOS · Android

How to read this. “Yes” means fully supported by the maker. “Partial” means it works with caveats. Likes reflect community popularity; vendors can’t pay for them or for placement. How we compare.

OBS Studio alternatives at a glance

OBS Studio is a free screen capture app. We compared 12 alternatives: 7 are open source, 8 are completely free, 0 can be self-hosted and 12 work fully offline. The most popular is ShareX, with 640 likes.

Most liked overallShareX

Open-source screenshot and screen recorder for Windows.

Free · Open source · Works offline
Best free optionSimpleScreenRecorder

Long-running Linux capture tool for X11 and OpenGL sessions.

Free · Open source · Works offline
Best open-source optionVokoscreenNG

Simple Qt screencaster maintained for Linux and Windows desktops.

Free · Open source · Works offline
Best for offline useSnagit

Veteran screenshot and screen recording tool.

Paid · Works offline

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