Captura vs OBS Studio

Comparing two open source alternatives to Camtasia . Use the comparison below to decide which one fits your needs.

Captura

MIT

Windows screen recorder that captures screen, audio, cursor, mouse clicks, and keystrokes.

GPL-2.0

Free and open source software for live streaming and screen recording.

	Captura	OBS Studio
License	MIT	GPL-2.0
Self-hostable	No	No
GitHub Stars	10,678	72,308
Forks	1,971	9,234
Open Issues	115	1,099
Last Commit	Apr 10, 2026	May 12, 2026
First Released	Aug 29, 2015	Oct 1, 2013
Categories	Screen Recording	Screen Recording
Tags	#screen-recording #self hosted	#screen-recording #streaming #self hosted

Open source screen recording sharing platform — a self-hostable Loom alternative.

Open source Loom alternative for beautiful, shareable screen recordings.

Powerful Linux and Windows screencast creator with multi-source audio, webcam, magnifier, and countdown.