For a long time our team has been searching for a good screen recorder (both free and paid) that would allow us to record the computer screen without reducing video quality. There are lots of good screen recording programs that can get your job done with the most satisfying results. We have researched and compared the 5 best screen recorders to help you find an ideal fit for your needs.

Here is the result of our research.

	Multiple Screen Recording	Webcam Recording	Facecam (webcam overlay)	Overlay effects (keystroke, mouse, text)
Bandicam	O	O	O	Various
Camtasia	X	O	O	Various
Fraps	X	X	X	limited
CamStudio	O	O	O	limited
Apowersoft	X	O	O	limited

1. Bandicam Screen Recorder

Our Score:  (4.5/5.0)

All-in-one Game, Video and Screen Recorder

Bandicam is a lightweight screen recorder for windows that can capture anything on your PC screen as high-quality video. Also, it makes it possible to record a certain area on a PC screen, Webcam, or capture a game that uses the DirectX/OpenGL graphic technologies. Bandicam Screen Recorder optimizes recording performance by using a hardware-accelerated H.264/HEVC encoder. It will allow you to record the target in high speed, with a high compression ratio and excellent quality. That’s why we chose Bandicam as the best screen recorder on our site. Please click the image below to check our official review. (Read more about Bandicam)

* Pros

Record multiple monitors
Record over 24 hours and 4K Ultra HD video
The recorded file size is much smaller than other software
Support various overlay effects such as a mouse, text, and displaying keystrokes
Move and enable fullscreen webcam

* Cons
Live streaming is not supported
The watermark at the top of the video on the free version.

* Homepage: https://www.bandicam.com/free-screen-recorder/

2. Camtasia Studio

Our Score:  (4.2/5.0)

Easy screen recording and professional video editing

TechSmith Camtasia is a reliable screen recording and video editing tool that helps users convey their message conveniently and effectively, from nearly any device. Easily record your screen to capture PowerPoint slides, software demos, webpages, and more. The screen area to be recorded can be chosen freely, and audio or other multimedia recordings may be recorded at the same time or added separately from any other source and integrated in the Camtasia Studio component of the product. Please click the image below to check our official review. (Read more about Camtasia)

* Pros
Video editing after recording
Multi-track video/audio editing
Zoom in/out

* Cons
Difficult to record multiple monitors at once
High quality game recording is not supported
Live streaming feature is not supported
Pricey ($ 199.00)

* Homepage: https://www.techsmith.com/camtasia.html

3. Fraps

Our Score:  (3.7/5.0)

Good and reliable game recording, not suitable for screen recording

Fraps is a universal Windows application that can be used with games using DirectX or OpenGL graphic technology. In its current form, it performs many tasks, including benchmarking screen capturing and real-time video capturing. Fraps is proprietary and commercial software, but it is free to use for frame rate display and benchmarking, and free to use with limitations for video capture (30 second time limit, watermark) and screen capture (BMP format only). Please click the image below to check our official review. (Read more about Fraps)

* Pros
The frametimes benchmark feature is reliable
The maximum supported resolution is 7680×4800
You can capture screenshots at specific intervals

* Cons
You can only record 30 seconds with the trial version
Does not support screen and webcam recording
2 minutes video recording may take up 3.95 GiB on disk
It hasn’t been updated since February 20, 2013

* Homepage: http://www.fraps.com

4. Camstudio

Our Score:  (3.6/5.0)

It’s free screen recorder and webcam recorder

CamStudio is open-source screen-capture video recording software which is great to create short tutorials, capture your gaming action, record your web-based activity, and much more. The software renders videos in an AVI format. It can also convert these AVIs into Flash Video format, embedded in SWF files. Please click the image below to check our official review. (Read more about Camstudio)

* Pros
Open-source screen recording program released as free software
You can select the codec, adjust quality and time lapse
You can record audio from the mic or speakers

* Cons
The recording feature is not reliable
Webcam recording doesn’t work well

Previous versions of CamStudio distributed malware and harmful viruses via the installer.
Check malware on virustotal.com before installing

* Homepage: http://www.camstudio.org

5. Apowersoft Screen Recorder

Our Score:  (3.5/5.0)

Nice interface and full screen recording

Apowersoft Screen Recorder Pro is an easy-to-use and professional desktop tool for recording screen and audio activity at the same time. It also allows you to save your videos as standard MP4 files. By using its built-in converter, you can convert those MP4s into AVI, WMV, FLV, and SWF, and many other formats with no quality loss. Please click the image below to check our official review. (Read more about Apowersoft)

* Pros
You can create a scheduled task by presetting the start time
Fully-featured interface provides flexible capture modes
You can annotate the screencast in real time

* Cons
Does not support recording multiple screens at once
Cannot change the shape of the webcam overlay
The recording feature is not reliable
Video playback with audio is not in sync

* Homepage: https://www.apowersoft.com/screen-recorder.html

In conclusion

Screen recording software is a very useful tool for anyone who needs to record video from their computer screen. The best screen recorder in our review is Bandicam Screen Recorder because it provides the most useful features such as screen recording, game recording, webcam recording, sound recording and image capturing for free. Thank you for reading.