ScreenRec vs ScreenToGif
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
ScreenRec
Desktop screen recorder and screenshot tool with instant share links
Where they differ
- ScreenRec starts at $4.99 per month, billed annually ($59.90); $8.32 billed monthly. ScreenToGif is free.
- Only ScreenRec lists macOS and Linux apps.
- ScreenToGif is open source, according to its own site.
- ScreenRec also covers transcription, dictation and screenshots.
- ScreenToGif also covers video editing.
At a glance
| ScreenRec | ScreenToGif | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free |
| Starts at | $4.99 per month, billed annually ($59.90); $8.32 billed monthly | Free |
| Free plan | Free Forever, for personal use only: 2 GB of cloud storage, up to 720p, no watermark, 50 recordings, 100 screenshots and 10 instant share links a month, and 5 dictation minutes. | The whole app is free, with its source code published on GitHub under the MS-PL license. The developer accepts donations through PayPal, Patreon and Ko-fi. |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| macOS | ||
| Windows | ||
| Linux | ||
| Made by | TeddySoft OOD | Nicke Manarin (N-Tech) |
| Price read from | screenrec.com | github.com |
| Checked | Oct 9, 2026 | Oct 9, 2026 |
Who each one suits
ScreenRec
- Teams that need the same recorder on Windows, Mac and Linux
- Personal use on a free plan with no watermark or length limit
- Support and development teams sending quick private video links
ScreenToGif
- Short GIFs for bug reports, documentation and tutorials
- Windows users who want a free recorder with a built-in editor
- Removing or annotating individual frames before exporting
Worth knowing
ScreenRec
- The Free Forever plan is for personal use only; business, client or other professional use needs a paid plan.
- Free accounts are capped at 720p, 50 recordings, 100 screenshots and 10 instant share links a month.
- Pro covers a single user; shared seats start with Premium, which includes 5.
- Only Windows, Mac and Linux desktop apps are offered, and recording without an account stops at 5 minutes.
ScreenToGif
- Windows only: it needs Windows 10 or 11 and the .NET 9 Desktop Runtime or newer.
- The developer describes it as a quick, small recorder and recommends other software for recordings longer than a few minutes.
- The developer's site now marks ScreenToGif as legacy and presents a newer app, N-Studio, as its successor.
- It is a one-developer project supported by donations and sponsors.
Key features
ScreenRec
- Screen, webcam and audio recording
- Records the whole screen or a selected area together with the microphone, computer audio and a webcam overlay. Signed-in users have no length limit and no watermark.
- Annotated screenshots
- Captures a region of the screen and adds shapes, arrows and comments, then copies the image to the clipboard or saves it to the cloud account.
- Instant share links
- Recordings upload while they are being made, so a private link is ready when recording stops. Automatic uploads are capped at 10 a month on Free and 50 on Pro.
- Offline recording and MP4 export
- Without a connection a capture is saved as a local file and uploaded once the computer is back online. Recordings can also be exported as MP4.
- Access control and viewer analytics
- A viewer can be asked for a password or access can be limited to named users, and analytics show who watched a video and for how long.
- Voice dictation and AI credits
- Dictation turns speech into text, with 5, 180 or 1,200 minutes a month by plan. Monthly AI credits pay for transcripts, captions and generated titles and summaries.
ScreenToGif
- Screen recorder
- A hollow window is placed over the area to capture and can snap to another window. The frame rate is set from 1 to 60 fps, and the frame can be moved while recording.
- Webcam recorder
- Captures the video feed from a webcam chosen from the connected video devices; resizing the window changes the size of the recording.
- Board recorder
- A canvas for drawing with a pen whose color and tip size can be changed. Strokes are recorded automatically as they are drawn.
- Frame-based editor
- Shows every frame of a recording so unwanted ones can be removed, and adds annotations such as captions and free drawing. It can also import GIFs and videos.
- Export to GIF, APNG, video, PSD or PNG
- A finished project is saved as an animated GIF or APNG, a video, a PSD file or PNG images, and single frames can be exported as images.
Plans
ScreenRec
Free Forever$0
Personal use only: 1 user on 1 computer, 2 GB of cloud storage, up to 720p, 50 recordings and 100 screenshots a month, and 5 dictation minutes.
Pro$4.99
per month, billed annually ($59.90); $8.32 billed monthly
Business use for 1 user on 3 computers: 50 GB of storage, 1080p at 60 FPS, unlimited recordings and screenshots, pause and resume, and 180 dictation minutes.
Premium$49
per month, billed annually ($587.95); $81.66 billed monthly
5 user seats with centralized billing, 200 GB of storage, 4K recording, unlimited instant share links, 1,200 dictation minutes and priority support.
ScreenToGif
ScreenToGif$0
The complete app, downloaded from the developer's site or GitHub, or installed from the Microsoft Store, Chocolatey or FossHub.
Ways to pay less
ScreenRec
- Annual discount
Save 40% with annual billing
The pricing page shows a 40% saving when paying annually: Pro is $59.90 a year against $8.32 a month, and Premium $587.95 a year against $81.66 a month.
- Education
Free Pro plan for education
The pricing page invites educators to apply for the Pro plan free of charge, or for 50% off a team plan, through an application form.
ScreenToGif
No public discounts listed.
