Screen capture: It works with these programs

Screen recording software is available in large numbers. In this article we will show you the best programs and how they work.

Record the screen for free with Nvidia Shadowplay

If you have an Nvidia 600 or higher series graphics card in your desktop computer, you can record your screen and games with the free program called Nvidia Geforce Experience and the ShadowPlay it contains.

• This method also works for laptops as long as they have installed a graphics card from Nvidia. However, it is only possible if this card is the 660M or a higher one.
• You should also have at least 4GB RAM or more and have Windows 7 or newer installed.
• ShadowPlay only runs if you have an Intel Core i3-2100 with 3.1 GHz, an AMD Athlon II X4 630 with 2.8 GHz or a better CPU installed in your computer.
• Of course, this program is Nvidia exclusive, so you cannot use it with an AMD card.
• You can set whether and where you want to see an fps display in the recording.
• You can also show the webcam feed.
• With ShadowPlay, you can not only record the screen, but also your voice and certain other programs, such as TeamSpeak or Skype.

The Open Broadcaster software for screen recordings

The Open Broadcaster software, or OBS for short, is particularly well suited for tutorials that have to do with a Word template, for example. The Classic version is only suitable for operating systems with Windows, but the Studio version can also be used with Mac OSX and Linux. OBS is completely free and an open source application.

• You can also have the recording streamed directly at the same time.
• You can also add other features through plug-ins created by other users.
• Since there is no readme file for the installation itself, the developers of the software have uploaded instructions for the correct settings on the page.
• Here, too, you can choose whether additional content such as a webcam or similar should be recorded.
• The program saves the files very quickly and directly in MP4 or FLV format.

Dxtory by ExKode - screen recording while gaming

Dxtory is the only paid program in our listing. At the beginning you get a trial version, the full version costs around 40 euros.

• Here you have the choice to record only selected audio sources.
• You can also choose what additional things to include at Dxtory.
• We definitely recommend that you read the instructions on this page, because the surface of Dxtory appears a little confusing at first glance.
• With Dxtory there is hardly any loss of quality and since the program does not consume a lot of resources, it can also be optimally calculated in the background.
• The Dxtory screen capture program only supports Windows.
• The interface language is English.