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Tools Directory
Screen Capture, Screencasting and
Software Demo Tools
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a tool on this list
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 screen capture and screencasting tools that appear in the
Top 100 Tools for Learning
as voted for by learning professionals worldwide.
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Tool |
Summary |
Available |
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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 |
|
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Skitch |
Screen capture
and editing tool for the Mac (free in beta) |
Free |
D |
|
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SnagIt |
Capture anything you see on your screen
– an area, image, article, Web page, or error message
|
£ |
D |
FT |
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Wink |
Tutorial/presentation tool
(primarily on how to use software) |
Free |
D |
|
Other Screen Capture & Screencasting
tools
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Tool |
Summary |
Available |
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ACA Capture Pro |
windows screen capture software |
£ |
D |
FT |
|
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 |
|
Aviary Screen Capture : Toon |
Capture any webpage by adding Aviary.com/ to the
beginning of the URL! |
Free |
H |
|
|
BB Flashback |
Screen
recorder that creates great movies quickly and easily |
Free/£ |
D |
|
|
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 |
|
Capture Assistant |
Easy to use text and graphics
capture tool. |
£ |
D |
FT |
|
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 |
|
epiplex500 Commercial Developer |
Rapidly capture and create accurate software
simulations, training and documentation; application agnostic on
mainstream Windows applications, Java and Green screen |
£ |
D |
|
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Expert Author |
Quickly create your own award-winning
Web-delivered software training and assessments using a realistic
software simulation. |
£ |
D |
|
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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 |
|
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FreeScreencast |
Record your screen, upload, and share with ease |
Free |
D/H |
|
|
GoVIew |
Screen recordings with audio made easy |
Free |
H |
|
|
Greenshot |
Revolutionary screenshot tool optimized for
productivity. |
Free |
D |
OS |
|
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 |
|
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Kallidus Simulate |
Create e-learning lessons and assessments from
simulations captured from your own internal software system |
£ |
D |
|
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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 |
|
|
MoodySoft |
Mouse only: trigger with the right mouse button and capture with the
left button. Annotate, edit, send/share. |
£ |
D |
FT |
|
MWSnap |
For snapping (capturing) images from selected parts
of the screen |
Free |
D |
|
|
Office Community Clips |
Make help videos quickly and easily |
Free |
D |
|
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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 |
|
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ScreenCastle |
One-click screencasting |
Free |
H |
|
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Screencast-O-matic |
Create a video recording of your screen (aka
screencast)
all from your browser |
Free |
H |
|
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ScreenDash |
Capture, edit and share images in seconds |
Free/£ |
D |
|
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ScreenFlow |
Professional screencasting studio (for the Mac) |
£ |
D |
|
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Screenhunter Free |
Screen capture
tool |
Free |
D |
|
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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 |
|
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ScreenSteps |
Screen capture and annotation tool |
£ |
D |
FT |
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ScreenToaster |
Record your screen in one click. Share videos on the
Internet in Flash. |
Free |
H |
|
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Scrnshots |
Share your screenshots of web and screen based design |
Free |
H |
|
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SnapIt Screen capture |
Capture anything on the screen
including windows, menus, full screen, rectangular regions, web
pages and take shots of moving images |
£ |
D |
FT |
|
Snippy |
Screen capture tool |
Free |
D |
|
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TEDS
SimCorder |
Advanced application that brings comprehensive
simulation functionalities to Talent Management |
£ |
D |
|
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TurboDemo |
Capture screenshots to reproduce actions such as
the movement of a mouse cursor. . |
£ |
D |
FT |
|
Udutu |
Online course and simulation authoring |
Free |
H |
|
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usim |
Simulation-based training platform |
£ |
D |
|
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uTIPu |
Record and
share your screen in a video
|
Free |
D/H |
|
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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 |
|
Voila |
Image capturing, annotating and sharing tool wrapped
up into a neat package. |
£ |
D |
FT |
|
WebKut |
AIR application that allows you to capture web pages,
or parts of them in a very simple way |
Free |
D |
|
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Webinaria |
Create software demos and share online |
Free |
D/O |
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