PlayShot vs Segra

PlayShot is a free Windows app for saving recent PC gameplay moments. It records continuously in the background into a replay buffer adjustable from 30 seconds to 5 minutes, then a hotkey saves the recent footage. Separate controls can record a session or capture a screenshot. Clips are filed under the launched game and stored on the user’s drive as ordinary video files. The maker says it works with most PC games using DirectX, Vulkan, or OpenGL, from any launcher or standalone executable. Recording uses the GPU’s dedicated video hardware and supports 1080p capture without a watermark. Users can trim clips, choose thumbnails, and export to MP4 or GIF. Game, microphone, and Discord audio have separate faders and can be remixed during export. Share links let friends watch in a browser. No account is needed, and clips leave the PC only when a share link is created.

Segra records PC gameplay in the background so players can save moments, edit clips, and upload them to share. A hotkey bookmarks moments for later. In supported games, it can detect kills, assists, and deaths, then combine kills into a highlight video; automatic clipping is available for selected games. Segra says it can record any game that runs on a PC, at up to 4K and 144 FPS. It offers multiple recording modes and GPU encoding. The project README lists H.264, HEVC, and AV1 encoding, support for multiple audio devices and separate audio tracks, and microphone noise suppression. Segra is free and open source under GPLv2. Its Free plan is free. Windows builds are listed for Windows 10/11 (x64), with a minimum requirement of Windows 10 64-bit version 1903 or newer. Linux support is early alpha, and the README warns that it may fail to start or have missing or broken features.