Roundups

Best Free Screen Recorders for Windows in 2026

Sep 3, 2026

Whether you're recording a tutorial, a game clip or a stream, these free screen recorders for Windows have you covered — no watermarks, no time limits.

OBS Studio

OBS Studio is the free standard for recording and streaming: unlimited scenes, sources and quality, completely free and open source.

ShareX

ShareX is a power-user favorite — capture, record, annotate and auto-upload, all with custom hotkeys.

Captura

Captura is a lightweight open-source recorder with webcam overlay and keystroke display.

ScreenToGif

ScreenToGif is perfect for short clips and GIFs, with a built-in editor.

Bandicam

Bandicam is great for high-FPS game capture (free version adds a watermark).