version 0.2.1 · Windows 10/11, 64-bit

Record the screen.
Take screenshots.
Nothing extra.

ezcap stays out of the way: one click to record, a region screenshot, a GIF, and clean audio. No heavy editor. Press the button and keep the file.

Free · source under MIT · the app with FFmpeg under GPL · no cloud and no account

ezcap main window

Everything you need to record

Nothing you don't. Just the tools you use every day.

Screen video

Record the whole screen, one window, or a region. Up to 1080p and 60 FPS, saved as MKV.

Screenshots

The whole screen, one window, or any region. Saved as PNG with one press.

GIF and WebP

Capture a short animation for a chat or an article. ezcap builds the GIF or WebP.

Clean audio

System sound and the microphone together, with a separate mic boost. Audio only is fine too.

Region editor

Select an area, then draw an arrow, add text, or cover something. Save it, copy it, or record it.

Always at hand

It lives in the tray. Click the icon and recording starts. Recent files can be copied or shown in the folder.

Looks simple. Works simply.

Capture window
Main screen: format, quality, FPS, and audio sources
Region selection with annotations
Region selection with drawing, arrows, and text
Settings
Settings: startup, tray, and recording profiles

Download ezcap

Windows 10/11, 64-bit. Both files are built from the source. The hashes below show the file was not replaced.

Installer

A normal install for every user on the computer.

ezcap-0.2.1-windows-x64-setup.exe
Size
4.3 MB
SHA-256
d634dfee9ba01fd85219fd65a2fc2181d7c0c5f9a2b8e0ac16ab8aa0d49c8af8

Portable

Unpack the archive and run ezcap.exe. Nothing to install.

ezcap-0.2.1-windows-x64.zip
Size
3.2 MB
SHA-256
c5a986ae2ce77af08da853376069105ba7b0bf5ca16f9831aa09f347f5fb1216

Every version, the source, and the history are on GitHub ↗

The ezcap source is under the MIT license. The downloadable program includes FFmpeg and x264, so the program file itself is distributed under the GNU GPL version 2 or later. Overlay icons are from Phosphor Icons, MIT. The zip and the install folder include COPYING, NOTICE, and THIRD-PARTY.txt, with the texts for FFmpeg, x264, zlib, libwebp, LAME, and the Rust crates.