Simple Screen Recorder: Recording Your Desktop on Linux Has Never Been Easier

Linux has excellent tools for making screencasts (capture videos of your desktop), such as Kazam, a tool that we have already analyzed on another occasion. However, despite its name, Simple Screen Recorder is, without a doubt, the most powerful and complete, including features such as multi-thread recording (taking advantage of your multiple processors), adapting the quality and speed of the recording. on older computers, recording OpenGL applications, and a long etcetera.

Main features and functionalities

  • Record OpenGL games / applications in full screen
  • Keeps audio and video in sync
  • Automatically lowers frame rate on slow computers
  • Multi-thread application
  • Lets you pause and resume a recording
  • Optional audio recording
  • Video upscaling
  • Supports a wide variety of formats (based on libav / ffmpeg libraries)
  • Allows you to preview before starting recording
  • Allows you to set recording areas (a rectangle, full screen, only a space near the cursor, etc.)
  • Choose the source of the audio (the sound played on the desktop, a microphone, etc.)

simple screen recorder

Installation

En Ubuntu and derivatives:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa: maarten-baert / simplescreenrecorder sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install simplescreenrecorder

In case you want to burn 32-bit OpenGL applications on a 64-bit system:

sudo apt-get install simplescreenrecorder-lib: i386

En Arch and derivatives:

yaourt -S simplecreenrecorder-git

In case you want to burn 32-bit OpenGL applications on a 64-bit system:

yaourt -S lib32-simplescreenrecorder-git

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  1.   guillermoz0009 said

    Scored, installing…. Excellent. =)

  2.   fire cold said

    Very good the truth, thanks for the suggestion, Greetings

    1.    let's use linux said

      You're welcome, thanks to you for stopping by. 🙂

      1.    3h said

        hey I have a problem I do not appear to continue what ago?

      2.    Matias said

        Hi boss. One question: How do I select the option to lower the audio of what comes out of the speakers and not what comes in through the microphone?

  3.   rawBasic said

    I loved it ... I didn't know it and it was very practical for me.

    1.    let's use linux said

      Yes, it is very easy to use.

  4.   vidagnu said

    It looks promising, thanks for the suggestion!

  5.   Dekomu said

    Thank you very much, I was just looking for what to record with, to see how it is 😛

    1.    let's use linux said

      If this doesn't work for you, I suggest you try Kazam.
      Cheers! Paul.

  6.   jony127 said

    Thanks, it sounds interesting.

  7.   eliotime3000 said

    This video grabber reminds me a lot of FRAPS.

  8.   Bones said

    I'm starting with ffmpeg and recordmydesktop
    (I use the son of mardrake and I still don't know how to use repos)

  9.   otoha said

    I would have to compare it with VokoScreen, for me the best Screencast tool.

    1.    elav said

      So is. I personally use VokoScreen a lot. You would have to try this application that Pablo proposes.

    2.    let's use linux said

      Yes, I was also using Vokoscreen on Arch. 🙂
      What I liked most about vokoscreen was the ability to include the webcam capture at the same time as the screen was recorded.
      Cheers! Paul.

    3.    rodrigo said

      I completely agree with you, I also use it when I have to do video tutorials

  10.   NauTiluS said

    Excellent program, there is no doubt that it boasts its name.

    I always tried other programs, and there was always a problem with the audio part. This was the only one that, by default, worked perfectly. And not to mention the quality of the videos.

    Thank you for making it known.

    Greetings.

  11.   Luis said

    Very good option, for Arch users like me, it is already available within the Community repository.

  12.   Pepe Barrascout Ortiz said

    It is not necessary to add any additional repository, it is already within the official Ubuntu repositories and derivatives.

    At the moment, it is the easiest, simplest and most lightweight recording software to use. Fully recommended.

    Greetings.

  13.   Carlos said

    My dear friend, you can leave some information or a tutorial to know how to record applications with OpenGL in simplescreenrecorder because I am new to this program and I would like to know how to do it. I wait your answer.
    Salu2

  14.   Diego said

    It is installed, so far so good, then I look for it in the whole pc and it is not? !! help me !

    1.    let's use linux said

      Did you try running simplecreenrecorder or something similar in a terminal?
      If not, try locate simplescreenrecorder
      Hug! Paul.

  15.   love love said

    How do I install it, the download does not come or anything

  16.   juan carlos said

    Your post was very useful to me, thank you for sharing information

  17.   Vicente said

    Although it may seem somewhat complicated to use at first, it is one of the best programs I have seen for recording the desktop in Linux. Very good post.

  18.   Belén said

    I love the show. Thank you very much, the bad thing is that the sound is very bad, my microphone is good, I bought it at fnac and it cost me € 10. It is not from the Chinese, but noise is heard in the background…. I do not know what to do. Some recompense. I use linux. THANK YOU

  19.   Miki said

    Excellent recording program but I have a problem it does not save the sound of my microphone otherwise without problems thanks.

  20.   Sebastian said

    Hi, I just want to record my team

  21.   DixonMasterBro said

    that noobs xD did not explain anything

  22.   ismael said

    Hello thank you very much
    for the very good post (Y)

  23.   agustin said

    Hello, how do I record games without lag or anything like that, please say thank you very much

  24.   lukiss said

    Hello, a question about In case you want to record 32-bit OpenGL applications on a 64-bit system: does it work on a 32-bit system? since it records it at 32 bits

    1.    yukiteru said

      You made a mess with the 32-bit and 64-bit.

      What you record will work, remember that it is a video and that is agnostic to the operating system, you can play it on any PC, be it 32 or 64 bits.

  25.   vice one said

    Good tutorial, good program

  26.   Ruben said

    I just installed it on my LINUXMINT from the console, and after configuring the audio, I tried it and the result is excellent, a great program and it will be extremely useful to me.
    Thanks for the input

  27.   mike said

    Has anyone managed to install it on debian? in my case Jessie, greetings

  28.   Pelu said

    I can't record game audio and my voice at the same time

  29.   Nathalia said

    Hello, how do I download this application? Is free?
    Does RHEL 6.5 work on Linux?

  30.   miligameplaysyvideos said

    It helps me not record the audio and before if I doooooooo
    D:

  31.   Greek said

    Thanks for the info. Very interesting.

  32.   Cantabria said

    Very good champion. +10 and right to paradise. Thank you!

  33.   Edenilzon rodriguez said

    Excellent I have 9 years with Ubuntu and it never fails me, thank you for this information, believe me it will be very useful

  34.   saul said

    does it work in armbian?

  35.   SomeoneU: said

    how did i download it

  36.   SomeoneU: said

    How do I download the app? bone does not appear u ,:

  37.   Arturo Callisaya said

    very good, light ... the obs was consuming me a lot of resources at the time of recording, on the other hand with this all perfect and at 60 fps