Kooha
Kooha is a free Linux screen recorder for capturing a whole monitor or a selected portion of the screen without configuring many settings.
What Kooha is
Kooha is a free Linux screen recorder for capturing a whole monitor or a selected portion of the screen without configuring many settings. It can record microphone audio, desktop audio, or both at once, and saves recordings in WebM, MP4, GIF, or Matroska formats. Users can configure the save location, pointer visibility, frame rate, and recording delay. Kooha is a desktop app, and its runtime requirements include PipeWire, a GStreamer plugin for PipeWire, and xdg-desktop-portal with a portal backend such as GTK, KDE, or wlroots. Flatpak is the officially supported distribution method; third-party packages are not officially supported by the developer. Hardware-accelerated encoding is experimental and disabled by default because of stability issues and possible performance impact. Experimental capture options include recording a specific window or multiple monitors or windows, with the project noting flickering, stability, and performance issues. Kooha is licensed under GPL-3.0, and the project points users to GitHub issues and a troubleshooting checklist.
Good
- Records microphone and desktop audio together.
- Supports WebM, MP4, GIF, and Matroska.
- Lets users capture a monitor or screen portion.
- Configures pointer visibility, frame rate, and delay.
Watch out
- Linux only; no webcam recording.
- Hardware-accelerated encoding is experimental.
- Window and multi-monitor capture options are experimental.
- Third-party packages are not officially supported.
Who it suits
Kooha suits Linux users who want to record a monitor or part of a screen with microphone audio, desktop audio, or both. It is especially relevant to users comfortable with its listed runtime requirements and Flatpak distribution.
Verdict
Kooha covers straightforward Linux screen recording with audio and several output formats. Its experimental features and runtime requirements are worth considering before installation.
Plans and prices
From Kooha's own pricing page, checked 3 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | Free to use · Desktop app · Linux |
The facts
Each one read from Kooha's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Audio
- It can record microphone audio, desktop audio, or both at the same time.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Capture area
- Users can select a monitor or a portion of the screen to record.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Distribution
- The project says Flatpak is officially supported and third-party packages are not officially supported by the developer.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Download architecture
- The Flathub listing reports availability for x86_64 and aarch64 architectures.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Experimental capture
- Experimental options include recording a specific window and recording multiple monitors or windows; the project notes flickering, stability, and performance issues for these options.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Experimental encoding
- Hardware accelerated encoding is experimental, and experimental features are disabled by default due to stability issues and possible performance degradation.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Formats
- Supported recording formats include WebM, MP4, GIF, and Matroska.checked 3 Oct 2026
- License
- The GitHub repository identifies Kooha as licensed under GPL-3.0.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Maintainer
- The project metadata names Dave Patrick Caberto as its maintainer.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Microphone recording
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
- Purpose
- Kooha is a simple screen recorder with a minimal interface for recording a screen without configuring many settings.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Requirements
- The listed runtime requirements include PipeWire, its GStreamer plugin, and xdg-desktop-portal with a portal backend such as GTK, KDE, or wlroots.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Security
- GitHub reports that the project has no SECURITY.md policy and no published security advisories.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Settings
- The saving location, pointer visibility, frame rate, and recording delay are configurable.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Support
- The project directs users to its GitHub issues and provides a troubleshooting checklist link for diagnosing problems.checked 3 Oct 2026
- System audio
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
- Webcam recording
- Nochecked 20 Sep 2026
Where it runs
- Capture platforms
- linuxchecked 20 Sep 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
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