Bandicam vs Kooha

Bandicam is recording software for capturing screens, gameplay, webcam video, and audio. It can record computer sound and microphone input, capture multiple monitors, and save audio-only recordings as MP3 or WAV. Game recording supports DirectX, OpenGL, and Vulkan games; video sources can also include smartphones, consoles, webcams, and other external devices. Its webcam recorder can capture online meetings such as Zoom and Microsoft Teams. AI tools can transcribe recordings, remove webcam backgrounds, and zoom automatically; transcription can produce text for subtitles, notes, and scripts. The listed platforms include Linux, macOS, web, and Windows, while product information specifically identifies screen recorder products for Windows and Mac. A free download is available, but registration removes the watermark and recording limit. Paid plans advertise no recording time limit and no watermark. Personal Annual costs $33.26 a year, and Personal Perpetual costs $53.90, paid once. Commercial use with an invoice requires a Business License; personal licensing is for non-commercial use without an invoice.

Kooha is a free Linux desktop screen recorder with a minimal interface. It records a full monitor or a selected portion of the screen and can capture microphone audio, desktop audio, or both together. Recordings can be saved as WebM, MP4, GIF, or Matroska files. Users can configure the save location, pointer visibility, frame rate, and recording delay. Kooha requires PipeWire, its GStreamer plugin, and xdg-desktop-portal with a portal backend such as GTK, KDE, or wlroots. Flatpak is officially supported, while third-party packages are not officially supported by the developer. Hardware-accelerated encoding is experimental and disabled by default because of stability and performance concerns. Experimental capture can target a specific window or multiple monitors or windows, with possible flickering and stability issues. The project is licensed under GPL-3.0 and points users to GitHub issues for support.