CamStudio
The facts below are what the maker publishes about CamStudio, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From CamStudio's own pricing page, checked 12 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| CamStudio | Free | No subscription costs or paywalled premium features |
The facts
Each one read from CamStudio's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Audio
- It can capture system audio or audio from a designated application; microphone recording is temporarily disabled.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Audio formats
- Supported output audio formats include AAC and FLAC.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Beta scan
- The maker reports that the V3.1 beta showed 3 of 70 VirusTotal issues as of March 10, 2026, which it describes as false positives.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Capture modes
- It can record the full screen, a single window, or a selected region.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Historical bundling
- The maker says CamStudio was bundled with a third-party installation wrapper from approximately 2013 to 2019.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Microphone recording
- Nochecked 22 Sep 2026
- Portable use
- The V3 download runs without an installation wizard or setup.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Project history
- The maker says CamStudio 1.0 was originally released as open source by RenderSoft in 2001, and that CamStudio V3 was developed after the current maintainer took up the project.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Recording controls
- Users can set recording limits by time or file size and adjust resolution and frame rate.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Screen recording
- CamStudio records computer screen activity and creates MP4 videos for tutorials, demos, and presentations.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Security status
- The maker says V3 is distributed exclusively from camstudio.org, is not bundled with third-party software, and was reported clean in a VirusTotal scan.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Support
- The FAQ directs users with unresolved issues to documentation or contact support.checked 12 Oct 2026
- System audio
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
- Video codecs
- CamStudio 3 supports MP4 output using H.264, H.265/HEVC, and AV1 codecs.checked 12 Oct 2026
The company
- Founded
- 2001checked 28 Sep 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
Where it runs
- Supported platforms
- Windowschecked 22 Sep 2026
- Windows requirements
- CamStudio 3 requires 64-bit Windows 10 or 11, at least 4 GB RAM, DirectX 11-compatible graphics, 1 GB free disk space, and administrator access at first launch.checked 12 Oct 2026
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