| recordMyDesktop | |
|---|---|
 gtkRecordMyDesktop main screen | |
| Original author | Ioannis Varouchakis (credited as John Varouhakis)1 |
| Developers | Ioannis Varouchakis, Martin Nordholts2 |
| Stable release | 0.4.03 
/ 14 March 2021 |
| Written in | C |
| Operating system | Linux |
| Type | Screencasting software |
| License | GNU General Public License |
| Website | github |
| Repository | |
recordMyDesktop is a free and open source desktop screencasting software application written for Linux.4
The program is separated into two parts; a command line tool called recordmydesktop, licensed under GPL-2.0-or-later, that performs the tasks of capturing and encoding, and front-ends that exposes the program functionality graphically.
There are two front-ends written in Python: gtk-recordmydesktop which is licensed under GPL-2.0-or-later, and qt-recordymydesktop which is licensed under GPL-3.0-or-later.
recordMyDesktop also offers the ability to record audio through ALSA, OSS or the JACK audio server. RecordMyDesktop only outputs to Ogg using Theora for video and Vorbis for audio.
References
References
- https://github.com/Enselic/recordmydesktop
- https://sourceforge.net/projects/recordmydesktop/
- "Release v0.4.0". 14 March 2021. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
- "5 free screen-recording apps for Linux". Computerworld. Retrieved 2025-07-15.
External links
External links
- Pott, Kyle (June 22, 2007). "Record screencasts with recordMyDesktop". Downloads - Lifehacker. Retrieved 16 February 2010.
- Marinof, Mihai (September 30, 2015). "Screencast Guide: Capure Your Linux Desktop on Video! - Tools for screencasting in Linux". Softpedia: News. SoftNews NET SRL. Retrieved 16 February 2010.
- Popov, Dmitri (November 19, 2008). "Screencasts on Linux Made Easy". linux-magazine.com » Online » Blogs. Linux New Media USA. Retrieved 16 February 2010.