recordMyDesktop

NOTE: Project migrated to GitHub in Dec 2020! See https://github.com/Enselic/recordmydesktop

recordMyDesktop is a program that captures audio-video data of a linux desktop session, producing an ogg-encapsulated theora-vorbis file. recordMyDesktop tries to be as unobstrusive as possible by proccessing only regions of the screen that have changed

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GNU General Public License version 2.0 (GPLv2)

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quiddel Posted 2015-03-24

Nice and easy screencapture tool.
melaniejensen Posted 2013-06-19

Thanks for updates ;)

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oujae Posted 2013-06-09

Good for recording fullscreen, but recording a single window is not possible. I can't move my mouse without dragging the record window with me
opehespo Posted 2012-10-20

This is an Amazing thing to have. I recommend.
gdshowtime Posted 2011-04-28

excellent j'ai eu beaucoup de bon compliment pour ce projet recordmydesktop c'est le top!

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Operating Systems

FreeBSD, Linux

Languages

Arabic, Brazilian Portuguese, Catalan, Dutch, English, French, German, Greek, Italian, Japanese, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish

Intended Audience

End Users/Desktop

User Interface

Console/Terminal, GTK+, Qt

Programming Language

C, Python

Related Categories

Python Screen Capture Software, Python Video Capture Software, C Screen Capture Software, C Video Capture Software

Registered

2006-07-12

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