vkohaupt/vokoscreenNG

vokoscreenNG is a powerful screencast creator in many languages to record the screen, an area or a window. Recording of audio from multiple sources is supported. With the built-in camera support, you can make your video more personal. Other tools such as systray, magnifying glass, countdown, timer, Showclick and Halo support will help

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vokoscreenNG for Windows and Linux is a powerful screencast creator in many languages to record the screen, an area or a window (Linux only). Recording of audio from multiple sources is supported. With the built-in camera support, you can make your video more personal. Other tools such as systray, magnifying glass, countdown, timer, Showclick and Halo support will help you do a good job.

Download

Translate

Only 100% translated languages will be added to vokoscreenNG. You can translate to anytime, your translation will be included in the next bugfix release. Please translate only at Transifex, it is very easy. https://app.transifex.com/vkohaupt/vokoscreen/

Installer

Windows and Linux installation routines are not provided, because each platform, installer and package manager has its own special features. That means make-install, metadata, desktop files, icons, manpage, logo must be create and provided itself. All the images and logos that come with vokoscreenNG are free. You can be change in size itself be used for your own installer or package manager.

Code Contributions

If you want to contribute code, please ask beforehand whether your idea finds harmony. Your source code must be in separate files and published under the MIT-License. Every file must include the License-header. The License-header can be found here: https://github.com/vkohaupt/vokoscreenNG/blob/3.0/info-licences-changelog-install/Third-Party-License

Windows 10 64-bit

BuildRequires

Environment

  • No additional entries

Linux

Run-time requirements

  • Qt6 >= 6.9
  • pulseaudio
  • libwayland-client0
  • gstreamer >= 1.22.8
  • gstreamer-plugins-base
    • Audio: vorbis, opus
  • gstreamer-plugins-good
    • Format: mkv, mp4
    • Audio: flac
  • gstreamer-plugins-bad
    • Video: camera
    • Video: openh264
  • gstreamer-plugins-ugly
    • Video: x264
    • Audio: mp3
  • gstreamer-plugins-ugly-orig-addon (openSUSE Packman)
    • Video: x264
  • gstreamer-plugins-libav
    • Player: x264
  • gstreamer-plugins-rs
    • Video: GIF

Wayland

  • pipewire >= 1.0.0
  • gstreamer-plugin-pipewire >= 1.0.0
  • xdg-desktop-portal >= 1.18.2
  • xdg-desktop-portal-(kde, gtk, gnome ...)

Build requirements

  • pkgconfig
  • libqt6-devel >= 6.9
  • libqt6-linguist >= 6.9
  • libX11-devel
  • gstreamer-devel
  • libpulse-devel
  • wayland-devel

Build instructions

  1. Download the source / clone the repo and cd into its directory
  2. cd src
  3. qmake6
  4. make

Install packages

  • Debian: sudo apt install vokoscreen-ng
  • Fedora: sudo dnf install vokoscreenNG
  • openSUSE (Tumbleweed and Leap): sudo zypper install vokoscreenNG
  • Ubuntu: sudo apt install vokoscreen-ng
  • Arch linux: sudo pacman -S vokoscreen
  • NixOS: nix-env -iA nixos.vokoscreen-ng

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vkohaupt/vokoscreenNG

vokoscreenNG is a powerful screencast creator in many languages to record the screen, an area or a window. Recording of audio from multiple sources is supported. With the built-in camera support, you can make your video more personal. Other tools such as systray, magnifying glass, countdown, timer, Showclick and Halo support will help

C++

1,520

176 commits

updated Oct 11, 2026

See the code

README

 

vokoscreenNG for Windows and Linux is a powerful screencast creator in many languages to record the screen, an area or a window (Linux only). Recording of audio from multiple sources is supported. With the built-in camera support, you can make your video more personal. Other tools such as systray, magnifying glass, countdown, timer, Showclick and Halo support will help you do a good job.

Download

Translate

Only 100% translated languages will be added to vokoscreenNG. You can translate to anytime, your translation will be included in the next bugfix release. Please translate only at Transifex, it is very easy. https://app.transifex.com/vkohaupt/vokoscreen/

Installer

Windows and Linux installation routines are not provided, because each platform, installer and package manager has its own special features. That means make-install, metadata, desktop files, icons, manpage, logo must be create and provided itself. All the images and logos that come with vokoscreenNG are free. You can be change in size itself be used for your own installer or package manager.

Code Contributions

If you want to contribute code, please ask beforehand whether your idea finds harmony. Your source code must be in separate files and published under the MIT-License. Every file must include the License-header. The License-header can be found here: https://github.com/vkohaupt/vokoscreenNG/blob/3.0/info-licences-changelog-install/Third-Party-License

Windows 10 64-bit

BuildRequires

Environment

  • No additional entries

Linux

Run-time requirements

  • Qt6 >= 6.9
  • pulseaudio
  • libwayland-client0
  • gstreamer >= 1.22.8
  • gstreamer-plugins-base
    • Audio: vorbis, opus
  • gstreamer-plugins-good
    • Format: mkv, mp4
    • Audio: flac
  • gstreamer-plugins-bad
    • Video: camera
    • Video: openh264
  • gstreamer-plugins-ugly
    • Video: x264
    • Audio: mp3
  • gstreamer-plugins-ugly-orig-addon (openSUSE Packman)
    • Video: x264
  • gstreamer-plugins-libav
    • Player: x264
  • gstreamer-plugins-rs
    • Video: GIF

Wayland

  • pipewire >= 1.0.0
  • gstreamer-plugin-pipewire >= 1.0.0
  • xdg-desktop-portal >= 1.18.2
  • xdg-desktop-portal-(kde, gtk, gnome ...)

Build requirements

  • pkgconfig
  • libqt6-devel >= 6.9
  • libqt6-linguist >= 6.9
  • libX11-devel
  • gstreamer-devel
  • libpulse-devel
  • wayland-devel

Build instructions

  1. Download the source / clone the repo and cd into its directory
  2. cd src
  3. qmake6
  4. make

Install packages

  • Debian: sudo apt install vokoscreen-ng
  • Fedora: sudo dnf install vokoscreenNG
  • openSUSE (Tumbleweed and Leap): sudo zypper install vokoscreenNG
  • Ubuntu: sudo apt install vokoscreen-ng
  • Arch linux: sudo pacman -S vokoscreen
  • NixOS: nix-env -iA nixos.vokoscreen-ng

Picture Picture Picture Picture Picture Picture Picture Picture Picture Picture

capture
linux
opensource
oss
record
screen-capture
screencast
screen-recorder
screenshot
windows

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Overall

3.5/10

Maintained

10/10

Code review

0/10
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