ActivePresenter is a screencasting software that allows you to capture and publish what you did on your computer (similar to Camtasia).

The free version has some great features and export formats. It allows you to record your whole desktop, a specific window or a preset size window.

You can edit your recording afterwards using a timeline on the bottom of the screen to see ahead and behind the current view. You can insert things like annotations, voice overs, mouse clicks other videos and screenshots.

You can then export your project in different formats, including images, Video (AVI, WMV, MPEG4 and WebM) or Flash Video (FLV),  PDF, Word, Excel, PowerPoint and a few other formats.

This is a great way for educators to produce tutorials, student help sessions and more.

Pastevid is a easy, free screen recording service that lets you quickly record your screen and share it with others. The free version does not even require a sign in. You can sign in with Google, Facebook or a Pastevid account if you want.

You can capture your entire screen or just part of it and it includes voice recording. It is available for Windows, Mac and Linux. Just go to the site and click "record now" or sign in.

The Basic (free version) includes YouTube integration, instant download, short links, and the ability to play on any device. There is a 150 min video limit and videos expire after 2 months. If you find that you really need more features, you can upgrade to premium for $10/month or $60/year.

This is a great resource for recording your screen for web casts, lectures, professional development and more.

Screenr is a free, web-based screen recorder that let's you easily make a screen cast recording of what you are doing on your computer. This is a great way to create tutorials, lessons, and more. It is completely web based so there is no software to download (it runs using Java).

You can create your own account or sign in with your Twitter, Facebook, Google or Yahoo account.

You simply click the record button, it then loads the recorder. Hit record and it gives you a countdown "3-2-1-Go!" and then starts recording. You can make recordings of up to 5 min long. The recordings can be embedded in blogs and sites too.

This is an easy way to create a screen cast to share with others.


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Screencast-o-Matic - screen recording

Screencast-o-Matic is an online, easy-to-use, screen recorder that works in your browser with no download required. It works for Windows, Mac, and Linux.

The free version gets you 15 min record time, upload to YouTube, and export to a variety of video formats. While the 15 min time limit may seem an issue, I've found for most things that is long enough. You can also purchase a Pro version for $9 / year that increases your record time to 60 min.

To use it, you simply click "start recording". It then loads a Java app and you can record your screen.

Please share any other screen recorders you like with us.

(thanks to @normgregory for sharing this resource)

Awesome Screenshot is an extension for Google Chrome that allows you to screen capture and annotate web sites and images from web pages. You can capture the entire page, or just a section of it. Awesome Screenshot will open a new tab with an editing toolbar for you to use. You can save the image to your computer or upload it to a website. It is free and there is no account registration needed.

It is very easy to use and can come in handy for people like me who use screen captures in my blog. The screen shot above was made using Awesome Screenshot.