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OpenScreen is an open-source alternative to Screen Studio

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Re: OpenScreen is an open-source alternative to Screen Studio

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Post by colesantiago »

Thanks to open source and AI, we don't need every software to be a subscription or an enshittified SaaS.

Screen Studio at $29/mo is unusually and extremely expensive for a video recorder app, and not counting the fact that it is proprietary, which means they can change pricing at any time.

Thanks for building this.

Re: OpenScreen is an open-source alternative to Screen Studio

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Post by SilentM68 »

Nifty app!

Just tried the AppImage version on Linux, simple to use, and works Ok on my end.

Suggest you add preferences dropdown to floating bar, and ability to highlight parts of an area for record, ability to set the default save location or change it at will. Also noted that though I closed the app via the customary way, and removed the AppImage, the apps ICON remained present in GNOME's notification area.

Will keep an eye on its progress since OBS (what I used) seems to have stopped receiving updates :)

Re: OpenScreen is an open-source alternative to Screen Studio

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Post by josephcsible »

SilentM68 wrote: post #4

Nifty app! Just tried the AppImage version on Linux, simple to use, and works Ok on my end. Suggest you add preferences dropdown to floating bar, and ability to highlight parts of an area for record, ability to set the default save location or change it at will. Also noted that though I closed the app via the customary way, and removed the AppImage, the apps ICON remained present in GNOME's notification area. Will ke…

> OBS (what I used) seems to have stopped receiving updates :)

No it hasn't: https://github.com/obsproject/obs-studio/commits/master/

Re: OpenScreen is an open-source alternative to Screen Studio

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Post by hackyhacky »

josephcsible wrote: post #3

Does this have any advantages over OBS Studio?

Speaking as someone who has used both: yes. OBS is a general-purpose recording/streaming system. It gives you a lot of flexibility, but it can take some work to make things look "nice."

Screen Studio (and so OpenScreen as well) are "opinionated" and are designed to create aesthetic videos with minimal configuration. They can't do a lot of the things that OBS can do, but if all you want is to record your desktop with a webcam overlay, it's a lot easier.

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