Record your screen and audio to a video file

unitrunker · Apr 28, 2019

simplescreenrecorder

FreshPorts -- multimedia/simplescreenrecorder: Screen video/audio recorder

A program that can record programs and games. Features: * Graphical user interface (Qt-based). * Faster than VLC and ffmpeg/avconv. * Records the entire screen or part of it, or records OpenGL applications directly (similar to Fraps on Windows). * Synchronizes audio and video properly (a...

www.freshports.org

Main page - SimpleScreenRecorder - Maarten Baert's website

www.maartenbaert.be

I saw this program mentioned only once here in reference to screen casting. I'm using it to create "how to" videos.

The program taxes the CPU but works as advertised.

I'm toying with getting the ALSA / OSS backend to take audio from the default recording device. So far it seems to stick to the microphone.

CodeJoule · Apr 29, 2019

I also like OBS Studio. I haven't tested it yet on FreeBSD (Just installed it a couple days ago) but I had a good experience with it on GNU/Linux, and it's very customizable.

scottro · Apr 29, 2019

I've had some luck with simplescreenrecorder though I have not used it in awhile. It's in ports.
There is also recordmydesktop, not sure if I've even used that. I haven't recorded my desktop in awhile though, so my recommendations are out of date.

aragats · Apr 29, 2019

In another thread Sensucht94 posted a good script, then I added a couple of features.

shepper · Apr 29, 2019

For occasional use you can use ffmpeg

Code:

ffmpeg -video_size 1400x900 -framerate 30 -f x11grab -i :0.0 -c:v libx264 -qp 0
-preset ultrafast capture.mkv

cederom · Apr 30, 2020

multimedia/obs-studio is the best! I have been using is on FreeBSD and macOS with success to have best quality screen recording and live streaming

cederom · May 3, 2020

If you want to record terminal session textproc/py-asciinema is you friend, reaaally easy portable way to record and _share_ terminal works

https://asciinema.org/a/234965

Nicola Mingotti · Oct 15, 2025

unitrunker said:
simplescreenrecorder

FreshPorts -- multimedia/simplescreenrecorder: Screen video/audio recorder

A program that can record programs and games. Features: * Graphical user interface (Qt-based). * Faster than VLC and ffmpeg/avconv. * Records the entire screen or part of it, or records OpenGL applications directly (similar to Fraps on Windows). * Synchronizes audio and video properly (a...

www.freshports.org

Main page - SimpleScreenRecorder - Maarten Baert's website

www.maartenbaert.be

I saw this program mentioned only once here in reference to screen casting. I'm using it to create "how to" videos.

The program taxes the CPU but works as advertised.

I'm toying with getting the ALSA / OSS backend to take audio from the default recording device. So far it seems to stick to the microphone.

Thank you for the suggestion, today, end of 2025 I was able to install and run a recording in SSR (SimpleScreeRecorder) in literally zero time lost browsing where to click. Very intuitive. Simple software for a simple task. I tried first OBS and Kdenlive : they are far bigger and more powerful and complex. I just needed screen recording today , SSR rocks, highly recommended !