Presentation & Screen capture Tools
Google Slides
Apple Keynote
Microsoft Sway
Microsoft PowerPoint
Other Tools
Screencasting
Other Tools
There are lots of other free and paid tools for screencasting that work pretty well too, including the simple but useful built-in tools in your operating system.
For the Mac
Shift-Cmd-3: Whole screen capture, save PNG to desktop
Shift-Ctrl-Cmd-3 Whole screen capture save to clipboard
Shift-Cmd-4: Partial screen capture using crosshairs to select, save PNG to desktop
Shift-Ctrl-Cmd-4: Partial screen capture using crosshairs to select, save PNG to clipboard
Screenflow: another nice screencasting tool from Telestream with some good postproduction options.
QuickTime Player: built right into the Mac, this app can also record screencasts
Debut - freeware screen recorder
For Windows
Snipping Tool built into Windows 7 and Windows 8
CamStudio Open Source Recorder
Jing: another option from TechSmith
Dozens of freeware and paid screen capture tools, just search for [screen capture tool windows]
For Linux
recordMyDesktop: Captures audio-video data of a Linux desktop session
Byzanz: Small and compact screencast creator
pyvnc2swf: Screen recording tool with Flash (SWF) output
xvidcap: Standards-based alternative to tools like Lotus ScreenCam
Istanbul: Desktop session recorder producing Ogg Theora video
Wink: Tutorial and presentation creation software
For Chromebooks
Screencastify - a Chrome extension for screencasting
Screencast-o-Matic: web based screen recorder
Screenr - another web based screen recorder
Loom - a nice simple screen recorder for ChromeOS
For Mobiles and tablets
iPad or iPhone? iOS has a screen record mode built right into the operating system. Learn more here.
Android phone? Try the AZ Screen Recorder or the DU Recorder App. No root access required. Lots of others to try too.
Credits: Chris Betcher, Summit Stuff |