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Screen Capture, Screencasting and Software Demo Tools

These tools can be used to capture screens, create screencasts or software demonstrations (ie narrated recordings of a system's screen output) and/or simulations.

Key to Availability
£=cost; C =add code to web page/blog etc; D =download;  H = hosted service;  OS = Open source; FT=free trial

Top Screen Capture & Screencasting Tools
These are the tools voted Top Tools for Learning by learning professionals worldwide

Tool Summary Available
Camtasia For recording, editing and sharing high screen video   £ D FT

Captivate

Rapidly create simulations, software demonstrations, and scenario-based training  £ D FT
Gadwin PrintScreen Use captured images o show off your product on the web Free D  
iShowU Allows you to capture and record anything you can see on your screen, along with audio from a compatible source (for Macs) Free D  
Jing Always-ready program that instantly captures and shares images and video…from your computer to anywhere. Free D  
Skitch Screen capture and editing tool for the Mac (free in beta) Free D  

SnagIt

Capture anything you see on your screen – an area, image, article, Web page, or error message
£ D FT
Wink Tutorial/presentation tool (primarily on how to use software)  Free D  

Other Screen Capture & Screencasting tools

Tool Summary Available
Accordent Capture Station All-in-one hardware device for synchronizing audio and video with images captured from virtually any VGA input device £ O  
AllCapture Capture your desktop activities in real-time and create your demos, software simulations and tutorials £ D FT
Assima 4th generation simulation tool £ D  
Atlantic Link Capture Point Create fully interactive simulations in minutes. £ D/H FT
BB Flashback Screen recorder that creates great movies quickly and easily £ D FT
Bulent's Screen Recorder Captures whatever you see on your screen as video (with audio) and pictures. £ D FT
CamStudio Records activity from your screen Free D OS
CaptureWizPro Capture anything on your screen £ D FT

DemoBuilder

Software tool used to create interactive flash movies that show how applications and systems work.
£ D FT
DemoCreator Record desktop activities with annotations and narration to create interactive demos for product demonstrations, software training and visual informing. £ D FT
Dynamic PowerTrainer SoftSim Dynamic PowerTrainer® Professional with integrated software simulation tool. £ D  

Envision

Screen Recording/Capture extension for Flash MX 2004 £ D FT
Expert Author

Quickly create your own award-winning Web-delivered software training and assessments using a realistic software simulation.

£ D  
Faststone Capture Screen capture tool Free D  
Firefly Simulation Developer Application simulation tool £ D  

Flash Demo Builder

Tool for creating tutorials, presentations, interactive quizzes and product demonstrations £

D

FT

Forio Broadcast Express Create simulations that run on the web Free H  
FreeScreencast Record your screen, upload, and share with ease Free D/H  
Ignite Expert Edition Create Engaging Demonstrations and Process Animations £ D FT

Instant Demo

Screen Recording Software for Presentations, Training and Support £ D FT
ISU - I Show You Record a sequence of operations in applications. and Edit the recorded presentation. £ D FT
JeLSim Builder Toolkit for producing educational simulations Free H  

Kallidus Simulate

Create e-learning lessons and assessments from simulations captured from your own internal software system £

D

 

KDSimStudio

Easily develop and publish Simulated Conversation Interactions (free and lite versions available) Free

D

FT

KP Simulator Create Live Screen Movies.  Only available with Knowledge Presenter. £ D FT
KP Capture Capture screen images for documentation or software simulations. Only available with Knowledge Presenter. £ D FT
KingKong Capture Capturing screenshots has never been so easy Free D  

MWSnap For snapping (capturing) images from selected parts of the screen Free D  
Office Community Clips Make help videos quickly and easily Free D  

Outstart Softsim

SoftSim brings learning to life through simulation £ D  

Replay Screencast

Capture whatever you see on your screen, and turn it into a video movie file £ D FT
Rikisoft Screen capture software Free D  
Rumshot Screenshot utility Free D  
Screencast-O-matic Create a video recording of your screen (aka screencast) all from your browser Free H  
ScreenFlow Professional screencasting studio (for the Mac) £ D  
Screenhunter Free Screen capture tool Free D  

ScreenRecord

A screen recording tool that allows the user to capture continuous images on the screen as a Quicktime movie £ D FT
Screenshot Captor Program for taking screenshots on your computer. Free D  
ScreenSteps Screen capture and annotation tool £ D FT
Scrnshots Share your screenshots of web and screen based design Free H  
Snippy Screen capture tool Free D  
TEDS SimCorder Advanced application that brings comprehensive simulation functionalities to Talent Management £ D  

TurboDemo

Capture screenshots to reproduce actions such as the movement of a mouse cursor. . £ D FT

Udutu

Online course and simulation authoring Free H  
usim Simulation-based training platform £ D  
uTIPu

Record and share your screen in a video

Free D/H  

Viewlet Builder

Create and publish Flash simulations £ D FT

ViewletCam

Record PC applications, PowerPoint presentations, animations, and video directly from your PC screen and generate Flash movies for use in demos, troubleshooting, training classes, and presentations. £ D FT
WebKut AIR application that allows you to capture web pages, or parts of them in a very simple way Free D  
Webinaria Create software demos and share online Free D/O  

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