RecordMyDesktop

recordMyDesktop is a free and open source desktop screencasting software application written for Linux.^[4]

Original authorIoannis Varouchakis (credited as John Varouhakis)^[1]

DevelopersIoannis Varouchakis, Martin Nordholts^[2]

Stable release

0.4.0^[3]  / 14 March 2021

Written inC

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recordMyDesktop
gtkRecordMyDesktop main screen
Original author	Ioannis Varouchakis (credited as John Varouhakis)[1]
Developers	Ioannis Varouchakis, Martin Nordholts[2]
Stable release	0.4.0[3]  / 14 March 2021
Written in	C
Operating system	Linux
Type	Screencasting software
License	GNU General Public License
Website	github.com/recordmydesktop/recordmydesktop
Repository	github.com/Enselic/recordmydesktop

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The program is separated into two parts; a command line tool called recordmydesktop, licensed under GPL-2.0-or-later, that performs the tasks of capturing and encoding, and front-ends that exposes the program functionality graphically.

There are two front-ends written in Python: gtk-recordmydesktop which is licensed under GPL-2.0-or-later, and qt-recordymydesktop which is licensed under GPL-3.0-or-later.

recordMyDesktop also offers the ability to record audio through ALSA, OSS or the JACK audio server. RecordMyDesktop only outputs to Ogg using Theora for video and Vorbis for audio.