GPU Screen Recorder
The facts below are what the maker publishes about GPU Screen Recorder, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From GPU Screen Recorder's own pricing page, checked 12 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| GPU Screen Recorder | Free | GPL-3.0-only · Linux software |
The facts
Each one read from GPU Screen Recorder's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Audio and image formats
- Supported audio codecs are Opus and AAC, and supported image formats are JPEG and PNG.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Capture support
- It works on X11 and Wayland with AMD, Intel, and NVIDIA GPUs.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Command line
- The recorder is CLI-only; the maker links to separate GTK and ShadowPlay-style UI projects.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Installation
- The maker lists Arch Linux’s official repository, source installation, and Flathub as official installation methods.checked 12 Oct 2026
- License
- The software is licensed under GPL-3.0-only.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Microphone recording
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
- Notable limitation
- Replay buffers are stored in RAM by default, and the maker cautions against long or high-quality replay buffers without enough memory; disk storage is also available.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Permissions
- Recording a monitor on AMD or Intel requires root access to KMS, handled by a separate small program; window or desktop portal capture does not require special user permission.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Plugins
- It supports plugins that render additional graphics over monitor or window capture.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- GPU Screen Recorder records a monitor using the GPU to minimize system performance impact and supports offline recording, live streaming, instant replay, and screenshots.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Remote control
- The recorder can be controlled with signals or commands sent through a Unix domain socket using its IPC option.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Streaming
- Streaming uses FFmpeg, so the recorder supports the protocols supported by FFmpeg; the page gives Twitch as an example and documents WHIP streaming.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Support
- The project page directs users to a maker contact page for bug reports, contributions, questions, and donations.checked 12 Oct 2026
- System audio
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
- Video formats
- Supported video codecs are H264, HEVC, AV1, VP8, and VP9; HEVC and AV1 can optionally use HDR.checked 12 Oct 2026
The company
- Maker identity
- The project website identifies itself as the dec05eba programming website and lists an email contact, but gives no headquarters or founding date on the opened page.checked 12 Oct 2026
Where it runs
- Supported platforms
- linuxchecked 22 Sep 2026
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