GPU Screen Recorder

Spec sheet

Purpose

GPU Screen Recorder records a monitor using the GPU to minimize system performance impact and supports offline recording, live streaming, instant replay, and screenshots.Read 12 Oct 2026 · git.dec05eba.com

Supported platforms

linuxRead 22 Sep 2026 · github.com

Support

The project page directs users to a maker contact page for bug reports, contributions, questions, and donations.Read 12 Oct 2026 · git.dec05eba.com

License

The software is licensed under GPL-3.0-only.Read 12 Oct 2026 · git.dec05eba.com

Audio and image formats

Supported audio codecs are Opus and AAC, and supported image formats are JPEG and PNG.Read 12 Oct 2026 · git.dec05eba.com

Capture support

It works on X11 and Wayland with AMD, Intel, and NVIDIA GPUs.Read 12 Oct 2026 · git.dec05eba.com

Command line

The recorder is CLI-only; the maker links to separate GTK and ShadowPlay-style UI projects.Read 12 Oct 2026 · git.dec05eba.com

Installation

The maker lists Arch Linux’s official repository, source installation, and Flathub as official installation methods.Read 12 Oct 2026 · git.dec05eba.com

Maker identity

The project website identifies itself as the dec05eba programming website and lists an email contact, but gives no headquarters or founding date on the opened page.Read 12 Oct 2026 · dec05eba.com

Microphone recording

YesRead 22 Sep 2026 · github.com

Notable limitation

Replay buffers are stored in RAM by default, and the maker cautions against long or high-quality replay buffers without enough memory; disk storage is also available.Read 12 Oct 2026 · git.dec05eba.com

Permissions

Recording a monitor on AMD or Intel requires root access to KMS, handled by a separate small program; window or desktop portal capture does not require special user permission.Read 12 Oct 2026 · git.dec05eba.com

Plugins

It supports plugins that render additional graphics over monitor or window capture.Read 12 Oct 2026 · git.dec05eba.com

Remote control

The recorder can be controlled with signals or commands sent through a Unix domain socket using its IPC option.Read 12 Oct 2026 · git.dec05eba.com

Streaming

Streaming uses FFmpeg, so the recorder supports the protocols supported by FFmpeg; the page gives Twitch as an example and documents WHIP streaming.Read 12 Oct 2026 · git.dec05eba.com

System audio

YesRead 22 Sep 2026 · github.com

Video formats

Supported video codecs are H264, HEVC, AV1, VP8, and VP9; HEVC and AV1 can optionally use HDR.Read 12 Oct 2026 · git.dec05eba.com

Plans and prices

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Where Specifiction places it

• Screen Recording Software#91 of 1317.7