Free screen recorder

Easily record your screen with the best free screen recorder for Windows, Mac, iPhone, iPad, Android, and Chromebook.

Capture any area of your screen, add audio from your microphone, and add and resize video from your webcam. No account required.

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Free & easy to use

No sign up required

Create & share unlimited videos

Record screen & webcam

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Overall rating: 4.6 out of 5 based on 4,516 reviews.

Intuitive, powerful, & free screen recording

Easily record video and audio

Capture any part of your screen, webcam, or both to record as many videos as you want for free. Add music, audio narration, captions, and more. Trim the start and end of your recording. Save to your computer (as MP4, AVI or FLV file), or upload directly to YouTube or ScreenPal.

Choose from 3 ways to record your video for free

Record screen

Select part of your screen or your full screen, allowing you to capture your browser, computer programs, desktop activity, and audio.

Record webcam

Capture your webcam and audio to record yourself speaking. Add a virtual background to enhance your message or build your brand.

Record both

Record your screen and webcam for picture-in-picture video. Move your webcam or make the background transparent to focus on the screen.

Customize your video with free screen recorder tools

Our free screen recorder gives you everything you need to start creating your own screen or webcam videos. Free screen recorder features include:

Record screen, webcam, or both

Record area, window, or full screen

Record audio voice narration

Remove, blur, or replace background

Trim recordings

Add music (including free stock music)

Quick share

Get creative with green screen effects

Add a captions file

Draw (text, colors, shapes, more)

Zoom in while recording

Create animated GIFs

Record anywhere with virtual backgrounds

Record with confidence with webcam virtual backgrounds. Build your brand, amplify your message, or just have fun with our easy and free background removal tool. Blur, remove, or replace your background with a new image.

Enrich your recording with free drawing tools

Engage and educate any audience with our free drawing tools! Easily draw, highlight, add rich text and shapes, or doodle to capture attention. Create tutorials, engaging lectures, demos, personalized feedback, and more.

How to screen record:

Launch

Launch the screen recorder and record your screen, webcam, or both.

Customize

Edit your recording with built-in screen recorder tools or send it to the video editor.

Save or share

Save to your computer or upload
to YouTube or ScreenPal.

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See what customers say about our screen recorder:

One of the best apps for screen recording

“Very easy to install the app and capture videos and screenshots. It allows to edit the videos and provide shareable link. As a QA engineer, I can easily record the videos of the bugs and issues and share it with developers and team members.”

– Purvi R. (Capterra.com)

All the essential features but super easy to use

“The easiest screen capture software I’ve used, and in 20 years as a corporate trainer I’ve used a lot of them. Capturing the screen is very similar to other software of this type. It’s the editing features that make the big difference.“

– Kelly P. (Capterra.com)

Easy to use screen recorder

“Makes it so easy to record any part of your screen and edit your recordings. I use it for recording some of my tutorial videos or making digital product review videos for YouTube.”

– Tolu A. (Capterra.com)

My go-to screen recorder

“I’m delighted with it. I’ve been using it since V1 to share tutorials with my team, record webinars, VSLs, online trainings and group meetings. It is like the powerpoint for video/screenshots.”

– Geoffrey J. (Capterra.com)

Millions use ScreenPal to create recordings:

Training videos

Create employee training videos, tutorials, demo videos with the screen recorder and voice recorder. Add annotations and highlight your screen for emphasis and engagement.

YouTube videos

Record YouTube videos to grow your channel. Make how-to videos and tutorials with the webcam and screen recorder. Plus record your microphone, system audio or both.

Instructional videos

Make instructional videos for K12 and higher education. Teachers can make and annotate screencasts and add captions for accessibility. No account required.

Video presentations

Turn any slide deck or online meeting into a video. Easily screen record Powerpoint presentations and Google Slides presentations for video lessons and webinars.

Capture streaming video

Record virtual events, live webinars, video meetings and calls, and other streaming video for business, education, or home use. Record both microphone and system audio.

Gameplay recordings

Record gameplay on PC or Mac with the screen and audio recorder. Capture and layer webcam for picture-in-picture, record computer audio, and upload directly to YouTube.

Upgrade for all you need in a screen recorder and more

Our full video creation suite offers advanced screen recording, seamless video editing, unlimited hosting & robust content management.

Unlimited screen recording time

Interactive storyboard mode

Record computer or system audio

Blur any part of your video

Easy, integrated video editing

Advanced script recording mode

Change your webcam shape and size

Easy drag-and-drop video builder

Automated Speech-to-Text captions

Expanded stock music library

Hide your webcam or cursor

Automatically remove silences

Enhance your recordings with our full editor

Accomplish more with your screen recording when you seamlessly connect with our full video editor. Create engaging, professional-quality videos with text, animations, overlays, and transitions. Remove silences, cut and crop, and blur information. Add stock video, images, music and sound effects.

Upgrade to the full video creation plan

Create on the go with our screen recorder app

Record and edit videos on mobile

Our free mobile screen recorder app allows you to quickly capture your screen and camera to create high-quality videos. After recording, add a Facecam, crop, trim, add overlays, or adjust the speed of your video.

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Free video background remover

Increase video engagement with captions

Auto generate captions with Speech-to-Text

Screen recorder: Frequently asked questions

What's included in the free screen recording?

Our free screen recorder includes a wide range of free features, such as:

– Record screen, webcam, or both

– Record area, window, or full screen

– Record audio narration

– Record for up to 15 minutes

– Zoom in while recording

– Add captions file

– Make unlimited videos

– Add music

– Trim recording

– Draw and annotate (overlays, highlight, text, shapes, etc)

– Remove, blur, replace webcam background

– Share video on social

– Save and upload recordings to our hosting platform or YouTube

You can upgrade to a variety of paid plans to access more advanced features of our video creation suite as well. Discounts are available for annual plans, team plans, and educational organizations.
What is a screen recording?

A screen recording, also known as a screencast or screen capture, records video of your computer screen.

Screen recordings are a great way to teach or demonstrate to your audience. Some common uses include tutorials, how-to videos, training videos, coaching videos, and video lessons.

ScreenPal offers a free screen recorder with free drawing tools. You can record as many videos as you want, up to 15 minutes long each. You can launch the screen recorder directly from our website. You can also record your webcam and microphone.

You can upgrade to a premium plan and access advanced screen recording features including the ability to record computer audio and generate automated captions.
How can I record my screen?

You can easily record your screen for free with ScreenPal’s screen recorder! Launch the free screen recorder directly from our website. Choose to record your screen, webcam, or both. You can record your full screen or easily adjust the size of the recording frame. You can also record audio from your computer or microphone.

With ScreenPal, you can record your screen on Mac, Windows, Chromebooks, Android, and iOS (iPhone and iPad).

Check out “The ultimate guide on how to screen record” to get started.
How to screen record on Mac and Windows?

To screen record on a Mac or Windows computer, launch the recorder from our Screen Recorder page or from your video hosting account.

The recorder frame will then appear on your Mac or Windows screen. Choose to record your screen, webcam, or both. For screen recording, adjust the size of the recording frame to fit the area you want to record, or choose from our preset screen sizes.

Adjust your audio settings and pick a microphone to record your sound. You can also choose to record computer audio.

When you’re ready, click ‘Rec’ to start recording. It’s that easy!

Watch our quick screen recording tutorial video to learn more.
How to screen record on iPhone and Android?

You can screen record on iPhone and iPad using our free iOS app and screen record on Android phones using our free Android app. Our mobile screen recorder apps offers a wide range of free recording and editing features, including:

– Record screen, camera, or both

– Add overlays

– Upload to our ScreenPal hosting platform

– And more

You can also transfer your mobile and tablet screen recordings to our desktop video editor with a Premier plan or higher to access our full-feature video editing features.
How to screen record on Chromebook?

Can I edit my screen recordings?

Yes, you can easily edit your screen recordings within the free screen recorder using a wide range of free features, such as adding music, adding a captions file, trim the recordings, draw and annotate (overlays, text, highlight), and more. You can upgrade for a paid plan for additional screen recorder features and our full video editor.

You can also edit your screen recording videos using ScreenPal’s intuitive video editor. Save your screen recording file and open it in our free video editor for additional editing features. Add rich text and overlays including shapes, images, blurs, and more. Adjust your webcam shape and remove your background with our green screen tool. Import recordings or videos to mix and match content. Create engaging video titles with animated text. Import a caption file for free or add automated captions with any premium plan.
Does ScreenPal record audio?

Yes! You can easily record voiceover narration from any microphone source for free. You can also record your computer system audio on Mac or Windows with any paid plan. Learn more about adding audio and music in the screen recorder and video editor.

We recommended testing your microphone audio with our free mic test page prior to recording to ensure your microphone is working correctly.
How to screen record with sound?

You can record sound at the same time that you record your screen and/or webcam. You can record your voice for free with your microphone. Choose your audio source for voiceover narration from any microphone you have connected to your computer.

You can also record your computer system audio on Mac or PC with a paid ScreenPal plan, so that you can record gameplay, music, video calls, and any other computer sounds that you want to include in your screen recording. To record your system audio during the screen recording, make sure your computer audio is turned on, rather than muted. Simply click on ‘yes’ to record computer sounds in Computer Audio settings of the screen recorder interface. For Mac users (macOS 10.12 or later), you will first need to enable computer audio and restart your computer after enabling computer audio.
Can I record gameplay?

You can easily record gameplay on your PC or Mac with ScreenPal. Record your entire game window or just a portion of your screen, record your webcam for picture-in-picture effect, and pause and resume recording at any time. You can record both your microphone and computer audio, add music and easily trim your recordings.

You can edit your gameplay recordings in the video editor and upload directly to YouTube, or save to your computer.
Can I record my screen and webcam?

Yes, you can record both your screen and webcam with ScreenPal. You can choose your webcam source and position your webcam wherever you want over your screen for a picture-in-picture effect as you record. You can choose a present screen recording size or click and drag the corners of the screen recorder frame to record any custom area of your screen with your webcam.
What languages are supported for the screen recorder?