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My top 5 screen-recording apps for Linux - and they're all free

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Screen recordings on Linux don't have to be a challenge.

With one of these apps, you can grab all the recordings you need.

Each of these is free and easy to install.

Desktop screen recordings are a way of life for some. Perhaps you're a PC support specialist, or you enjoy bragging about your highly configured desktop environment, or you offer tutorials for gaming or other purposes. Whatever the need, you're going to want to have a piece of software that makes grabbing those screen recordings easy.

Your desktop of choice might include a tool for taking screenshots and even screen recordings, but that might not be flexible enough for you. For example, the Pop!_OS screenshot tool only allows taking still pictures, and the GNOME version isn't a stand-alone app.

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Because of those things (which are prevalent among Linux distributions), I always opt to for a third-party tool for screen recordings, and here is a shortlist of the ones I would recommend.

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