# Bandicam

> Screen, game and webcam recorder for Windows, with a Mac edition

Bandicam is a screen recorder that captures the screen, games, webcams and audio on a Windows PC. Built-in tools trim recordings, zoom in on clicks, remove webcam backgrounds and transcribe speech to text. The Windows version is sold as an annual or a perpetual license per PC, and its free version limits each recording to 5 minutes. A separate Mac app is sold as a subscription through the Mac App Store.

- **Category:** Screen Recording & Video
- **Made by:** Bandicam Company (since 2009)
- **Website:** https://www.bandicam.com
- **Runs on:** Windows, macOS
- **Facts last checked:** Oct 6, 2026

## Pricing

Bandicam has a free plan. Paid plans start at $33.26 per year for 1 PC (Personal Annual), or $53.90 one-time.

- **Pricing model:** Free plan
- **Free plan:** Free version for Windows: recordings limited to 5 minutes each with no watermark, but edited or subtitled exports are watermarked and AI transcription and webcam background effects are restricted.
- **Free trial:** Mac: 3-day free trial of Pro with the monthly plan.

| Plan | Price | What you get |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Free | $0 | 5 minutes per recording with no watermark on recordings; edited exports are watermarked and AI transcription is limited. |
| Personal Annual | $33.26 per year, for 1 PC | Non-commercial use on Windows with no recording time limit, free updates and technical support. Labeled 10% off. |
| Bandicam for Mac Pro | $39.99 per year, or $9.99 per month, as a Mac App Store purchase | Removes the Mac app's 5-minute limit and adds video trimming and video-to-text. Covers personal and commercial use. |
| Business & Education Annual | $49.46 per year, for 1 PC | Commercial and organizational use on Windows, with an invoice. Shown against a crossed-out $65.95; a 2-PC license is $95.92. |
| Personal Perpetual | $53.90 one-time payment, for 1 PC | Perpetual use of Bandicam 2027 on Windows with one year of technical support. Shown against a crossed-out $77.00. |

Read from https://www.bandicam.com/buy/ on Oct 6, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Bandicam before buying.

## Ways to pay less

- **Perpetual license for a one-time $53.90** (Lifetime license): The Personal Perpetual license covers Bandicam 2027 on one Windows PC for a single payment. The store shows it as 30% off a crossed-out $77.00, with no end date. Source: https://www.bandicam.com/buy/
- **Bandicam + Bandicut discount package** (Other savings): A Personal 1-year package of the recorder and the Bandicut video cutter is listed at $49.97 against a crossed-out $64.90. Source: https://www.bandicam.com/buy/

## Key features

- **Screen recording modes:** Record the full screen, a chosen area or a single window with its own audio, across multiple monitors if needed. Recordings can start and stop on a schedule.
- **Game recording:** A game mode detects the running DirectX, OpenGL or Vulkan game, records it with your voice and can show frames per second while recording.
- **Webcam and device capture:** Overlay a webcam on the screen recording, or capture webcams, smartphones, consoles and other external devices. AI can remove, blur or replace the webcam background.
- **AI transcription:** Transcribes recordings and audio files into text that can be saved as subtitles or a text file. The free version shows only part of the transcript.
- **Editing, drawing and Smart Zoom:** Trim a recording right after capture, draw arrows, shapes and text while recording, and let Smart Zoom zoom in and out automatically around mouse clicks.
- **Audio recording:** Record computer sound and the microphone without the screen, save as MP3 or WAV, and trim the result on a waveform view.

## Good for

- Windows users recording gameplay with an FPS counter
- Recording lectures, tutorials and online meetings on a PC
- Buyers who prefer a one-time license to a subscription

## Worth knowing

- The free Windows version limits each recording to 5 minutes and watermarks edited or subtitled exports.
- A Personal license is for non-commercial use; organizations must buy the Business & Education license.
- The Mac app is a separate product with its own App Store subscription, and a Windows license does not cover it.
- A Perpetual license covers Bandicam 2027 on one PC and includes one year of technical support.

**Tags:** Screen recording, Video editing, Transcription, AI features, Screenshots, One-time purchase

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## Sources

The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Oct 6, 2026:

- https://www.bandicam.com
- https://www.bandicam.com/buy/
- https://www.bandicam.com/faqs/free-full-version/
- https://www.bandicam.com/mac/
- https://www.bandicam.com/mac/get-pro/
- https://apps.apple.com/us/app/screen-recorder-bandicam/id6745725677?mt=12
- https://www.bandicam.com/company/

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