07/10/2019
9 Best Screen Recorders For Linux
This list is divided into two parts:
Recording screen as video
Recording screen as Gif
1. Kazam
Installation on Ubuntu
Open a terminal window and enter the following command:
sudo apt install kazam
2. Open Broadcaster Software Studio
Installation on Ubuntu
OBS Studio is available for Ubuntu via PPA. You can enter the following commands in the terminal for installing it:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:obsproject/obs-studio
sudo apt update
sudo apt install obs-studio
3. SimpleScreenRecorder
Installation on Ubuntu
SimpleScreenRecorder is available for Ubuntu. Run the following commands in a terminal:
sudo apt install simplescreenrecorder
4. recordMyDesktop
Installation on Ubuntu
recordMyDesktop is available for installation via official Ubuntu repository. Just run the following command:
sudo apt install gtk-recordmydesktop
5. VokoScreen
Installation on Ubuntu
VokoScreen is available via official Ubuntu repository. For installing, enter the following command in terminal:
sudo apt install vokoscreen
6. ScreenStudio
Installation on Ubuntu
ScreenStudio can a on Ubuntu from PPA. Enter the following commands in a terminal for installation:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:soylent-tv/screenstudio
sudo apt update
sudo apt install screenstudio
7. Green Recorder
Installation on Ubuntu
You can install Green Recorder on Ubuntu using its official PPA. Just use the commands below:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:fossproject/ppa
sudo apt update
sudo apt install green-recorder
8. Peek
Installation on Ubuntu
For installation, DEB packages are available on its GitHub project’s release page. You can also install it from via its official PPA with the following commands:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:peek-developers/stable
sudo apt update
sudo apt install peek
9. Gifine
Installation on Ubuntu
Installing Gifine is a bit lengthy process. Open a terminal window and carefully enter the following commands for installing Gifine on Ubuntu:
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/lolilolicon/xrectsel.git
cd xrectsel/bootstrap && ./configure
sudo make install
sudo apt install gifsicle luarocks libgirepository1.0-dev
sudo luarocks install --server=http://luarocks.org/dev gifine
And you are done. For running Gifine, enter the following command:
gifine