{"id":13164,"date":"2017-05-09T11:55:55","date_gmt":"2017-05-09T06:25:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/?p=13164"},"modified":"2017-05-09T11:55:55","modified_gmt":"2017-05-09T06:25:55","slug":"5-best-screen-recorders-ubuntu-can-use","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/5-best-screen-recorders-ubuntu-can-use\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Best Screen Recorders for Ubuntu You Can Use"},"content":{"rendered":"

Linux is an effective operating system,\u00a0however it\u2019s also highly accessible to a large number of people, thanks to distros including Ubuntu, and the large community of people willing to help newcomers in solving their troubles. You may use Ubuntu\u00a0for power user functionality, and\u00a0if you need a destroy, it helps a\u00a0variety of video games\u00a0as well.\u00a0You can do quite a few cool stuffs in Ubuntu, and you would possibly need to expose some of it off. So, if you\u2019re looking for some good Ubuntu\u00a0screen recorder apps that you can use,\u00a0here are 5 screen recorders for Ubuntu.<\/p>\n[ad type=”banner”]\n

Note<\/u><\/em><\/strong>:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

we tested these screen recording apps\u00a0on a Parallels virtual machine running Ubuntu 16.10 Yakkety Yak.<\/p>\n

1. Simple Screen Recorder<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n

Simple Screen Recorder is quite simply one of the best Ubuntu\u00a0screen\u00a0recorder a
\npps we can use. The app\u00a0is easy to use, and will gives quickly record your Ubuntu\u00a0desktop.\u00a0If we need to\u00a0record audio along with the screen<\/strong>,\u00a0the app\u00a0has an option to enable that as well. we can choose from a number of audio backends, including\u00a0PulseAudio,<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0ALSA.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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As far-off as recording options go, we get the option to record the entire screen, choose a segment of the screen, and even have Simple Screen Recorder follow your cursor around as we move it.\u00a0The app also offers the ability to\u00a0choose the frame rate<\/strong>\u00a0at which we need to record the video, along with options for scaling the video, and recording the cursor. The app also offers a variety of formats that we can save the recording. we can select from formats such as\u00a0MKV, MP4, WebM<\/strong>, and others. we can also\u00a0change the video codec<\/strong>\u00a0we want the application to use, and set the\u00a0audio codec, and bitrate<\/strong>\u00a0as well.<\/p>\n

Install Simple Screen Recorder in Ubuntu<\/strong><\/p>\n

Open Terminal (Ctrl + Alt + T), and run the following commands:<\/p>\n

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sudo add-apt-repository ppa:maarten-baert\/simplescreenrecorder<\/code><\/p>\n

sudo apt-get update<\/p>\n

sudo apt-get install simplescreenrecorder<\/p>\n[ad type=”banner”]\n

2. recordMyDesktop<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n

recordMyDesktop\u00a0is another utility that we can use to record your Ubuntu\u00a0desktop. The app is\u00a0very simple to use<\/strong>, but it does offer\u00a0advanced features<\/strong>\u00a0for people who might be interested in change those settings. With Record My Desktop, we can simply start recording your desktop, and all the system sounds, without having to care about the settings.<\/p>\n

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However,\u00a0the app does have an \u201cadvanced\u201d button, which will give\u00a0configure a lot of settings for the screen recording. we can\u00a0adjust the frame rate<\/strong>\u00a0for the recording, change the target display. Additionally, the app allows users to enable\/disable \u201con-the-fly encoding<\/strong>\u201c, subsampling, and more. The\u00a0application can also follow along the user\u2019s cursor while recording, if that setting is enabled.<\/p>\n

Install Record My Desktop in Ubuntu<\/strong><\/p>\n

Open Terminal (Ctrl + Alt + T), and run the following command:<\/p>\n

sudo apt-get install gtk-recordmydesktop<\/code><\/p>\n

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3. Vokoscreen<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n

Vokoscreen is another screen recording software for Ubuntu. The app is easy to use, and the default settings are enough to be used directly. If you need more control over the settings for your recording, you can move between the\u00a0various tabs within the app, and configure settings for the video, audio, as well as\u00a0enable\/disable the webcam<\/strong>, if you have one.<\/p>\n

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With Vokoscreen, you can configure settings such as the frame rate for the recording, along with choosing the\u00a0video codec, and the output file format. The app\u00a0uses MKV as the default<\/strong>, but you can opt for AVI, as well. Vokoscreen also\u00a0 choose the audio codec between\u00a0libmp3lame<\/strong>, and\u00a0libvorbis<\/strong>, so you can choose whichever you select.<\/p>\n

Install Vokoscreen in Ubuntu<\/strong><\/p>\n

Open Terminal (Ctrl + Alt + T), and run the following command:<\/p>\n

sudo apt-get install vokoscreen<\/code><\/p>\n[ad type=”banner”]\n

4. Screen Recording with FFmpeg<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n

If you\u2019re comfortable with using the command line, you can even use FFmpeg to record your Ubuntu\u00a0desktop. FFmpeg\u00a0is also\u00a0capable of recording\u00a0audio, using\u00a0ALSA<\/strong>.\u00a0The best part about using FFmpeg to record your desktop, is that you can configure it infinitely. Additionally,\u00a0FFmpeg\u00a0comes pre-installed<\/strong>\u00a0on\u00a0Linux distros like Ubuntu, which means that you don\u2019t need to install anything extra on your system.<\/p>\n

To record your screen using FFmpeg, you can use the command below:<\/p>\n

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When you run this command, FFmpeg will start recording an 800\u00d7600 segment of your\u00a0screen, starting at pixel (10, 10), at 25 frames per second, and save it as \u201coutput.mp4\u201d in your current working directory. You can check your working directory with the \u201cpwd<\/strong>\u201d command.<\/p>\n

When you want to\u00a0stop recording, just press \u201cq\u201d<\/strong>, and FFmpeg will stop recording. You can then playback your recording, which will be saved as \u201coutput.mp4\u201d.<\/p>\n

Note<\/u><\/strong>:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

ffmpeg -video_size 800\u00d7600 -framerate 25 -f x11grab -i :0.0+10,10 output.mp4<\/code><\/p>\n

5. Peek<\/strong><\/p>\n

Peek is a screen recorder for Ubuntu, that converts the screen recordings it takes,\u00a0into GIF files<\/strong>. The app\u00a0doesn\u2019t have any advanced configuration options. but, we can\u00a0adjust the frame rate of the recorded GIF by going to the app\u2019s preferences. Additionally, we can set the\u00a0delay\u00a0for the app to start recording<\/strong>, after the record button is clicked.<\/p>\n

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Other than that, the app\u00a0doesn\u2019t offer any extra configuration options, but it is definitely an easy method to create GIFs from your Ubuntu\u00a0desktop.<\/p>\n

Install Peek in Ubuntu<\/p>\n