SimpleScreenRecorder
The facts below are what the maker publishes about SimpleScreenRecorder, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
The facts
Each one read from SimpleScreenRecorder's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- 32-bit OpenGL
- Recording 32-bit OpenGL applications on a 64-bit system may require an additional package, depending on the Linux distribution.checked 10 Oct 2026
- Audio and video
- The project says it synchronizes audio and video and uses libav/FFmpeg libraries for encoding.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Capture
- It records the entire screen, part of the screen, or OpenGL applications directly.checked 10 Oct 2026
- Capture modes
- It can record the whole screen, part of the screen, or OpenGL applications directly.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Download safety
- The official site warns that simplescreenrecorder.com is fake and may contain malware, and identifies the Maarten Baert page as the project's only official webpage.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Encoding
- It uses libav/ffmpeg libraries for encoding and supports many codecs and file formats.checked 10 Oct 2026
- Intended users
- The maker describes the software as a straightforward graphical alternative to command-line tools such as ffmpeg/avconv and VLC.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Interface
- It has a Qt-based graphical user interface intended to be easier to use than ffmpeg/avconv or VLC.checked 10 Oct 2026
- License
- SimpleScreenRecorder is distributed under the GNU General Public License.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Live streaming
- Live streaming is supported as an experimental feature, and the maker cautions that it requires a powerful computer.checked 10 Oct 2026
- Official site warning
- The maker warns that simplescreenrecorder.com is fake and says it may contain malware.checked 10 Oct 2026
- Other distributions
- For distributions without official packages, the project says users must compile it themselves and links to its GitHub source code.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Performance
- The program is multithreaded and can reduce the video frame rate if the computer is too slow.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Preview and statistics
- It can show a preview during recording and display statistics such as file size, bit rate, recording time, and actual frame rate.checked 10 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- SimpleScreenRecorder is a Linux program for recording programs and games.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Recording controls
- Users can pause and resume recording with a button or hotkey, and view recording statistics and an optional preview.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Streaming
- Live streaming is available as an experimental feature; the guide covers Twitch, Livestream.com, UDP, and RTMP streaming.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Streaming integrations
- The maker describes streaming to services such as Twitch and livestream.com using an RTMP URL.checked 10 Oct 2026
- Streaming limitations
- The maker says ffmpeg/libav streaming support is less robust than the rest of the libraries and warns that the program may close or freeze during streaming.checked 10 Oct 2026
- Support
- Users can report bugs and request features on GitHub or contact the maker by email; the page notes email may need to be resent if no reply arrives within a week.checked 11 Oct 2026
Where it runs
- Capture platforms
- Linuxchecked 24 Sep 2026
- Linux availability
- The project says it should work on any Linux distribution and lists packages or installation options for multiple distributions.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Linux distribution support
- The maker says SimpleScreenRecorder should work on any Linux distribution, with packages available for many distributions and source code for others.checked 10 Oct 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 24 Sep 2026
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