These are the free tools which can be used to record your desktop activities to create video tutorials. Capture screen and your own sound to make quality video tutorial instantly with these software’s. Some of them can be used directly from browser and start recording of desktop screen.
Screencast-O-Matic is a one click screen recorder from your browser without installing the software. Output file will be MB4, AVI and FLV movie. Also provides free hosting to store your recorded files.
CamStudio helps you to record desktop screen and audio activity on your computer and create output files in AVI video format. With built-in SWF producer you can even convert AVI video files into streaming flash videos (SWF) format. Developed for Windows only.
Jing is for instant screenshot and screencasts. It helps you to take picture and make a video of your computer monitor. This can be used free of cost and output files can be shared via email, IM, twitter instantly.
Wink is video tutorial and presentation maker software. Using Wink you can capture screenshot and add explanations, boxes, buttons and text to video easily. You can create quality tutorial for your users or subscriber.
Copernicus is a free tool for MAC user to take screenshot of computer monitor. Copernicus only captures pictures and videos. There is no support for audio.
Webinaria is a open source and 100% free screeshot capture with no watermark and product limitations. We can able to create flash recording of desktop screen and voice.
UltraVnc screen recorder is similar to camstudio but has full screen recording feature with speed. The UltraVnc screen recorder is built using the old camstudio source by adding additional features.
BB FlashBack Express is used to record screen, sound and webcam. Videos will be Flash or AVI file format. Can be created great demos and video tutorials with this free tool.
Capture Fox is a Firefox Add-On to create tutorial videos that captures anything from computer screen and sound. The created video file will be AVI file format.
TipCam award winning screen recorder software. PC magazine described TipCam as best screen recorder software product in 2009.
Krut is Java based screencast tool suitable for making video tutorial on all plotforms. Krut records video, sound and the screen. The video file will be quicktime mov file format.
Screencastle is a free screen recorder application which can be used directly from the web browser and start recording in one click.
GoView is a free software which can be used to capture screen and audio. Recording can be shared online instantly.
