# Camtasia

> Screen recorder and video editor for tutorials and training videos

Camtasia is TechSmith's screen recorder and video editor for Windows and Mac, aimed at tutorials, demos and training videos. It records screen, camera and audio on separate tracks and edits them on a timeline with cursor effects, captions and quizzes. The editor is free to use with a watermark; yearly plans remove it and bundle Camtasia Snagit, Camtasia Audiate and, at the top tier, AI avatars and stock assets.

- **Category:** Screen Recording & Video
- **Made by:** TechSmith (since 1987)
- **Website:** https://www.techsmith.com/camtasia/
- **Runs on:** Windows, macOS, Web
- **Facts last checked:** Oct 5, 2026

## Pricing

Camtasia has a free plan. Paid plans start at $39 per year, billed yearly (Starter; Editor exports stay watermarked).

- **Pricing model:** Free plan
- **Free plan:** Camtasia Editor is free to download with every editing feature and no time limit, but exported videos carry a watermark until you buy Essentials, Create, Pro or a Business license.
- **Free trial:** Camtasia Snagit has a 15-day trial and Camtasia Audiate a 7-day trial; the free Editor has no time limit.

| Plan | Price | What you get |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Free | $0 | Camtasia Editor with all editing features and no time limit. Exported videos are watermarked. |
| Starter | $39 per year, billed yearly | Camtasia Snagit plus a watermarked Camtasia Editor: screen capture, unlimited 4K/60fps recordings, and AI blur and redaction. |
| Essentials | $179.88 per year, billed yearly | Editor without the watermark, plus text-based editing, filler word removal, captions, cursor effects, and quizzes with SCORM export. |
| Create | $249 per year, billed yearly | Everything in Essentials, plus AI script generation and voiceover with 200+ voice options and multi-language support. |
| Pro | $599 per year, billed yearly | Everything in Create, plus AI avatars, script translation, audio dubbing, 100 million+ premium stock assets and unlimited sharing on Screencast. |
| Enterprise | Custom | Site license with a flat annual fee that covers every user, pricing locked for three years and a dedicated success manager. |

Read from https://www.techsmith.com/store/camtasia on Oct 5, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Camtasia before buying.

## Ways to pay less

- **Student offer: Camtasia for $45 a year** (Education): Verified students in the US, Canada and the UK can get Camtasia for $45 a year through Student Beans, against a stated value of $179.88. Source: https://www.techsmith.com/camtasia/use-cases/students/
- **Education discount for educators** (Education): Accredited institutions can buy a discounted, transferable educator license, priced per user per year, on the Education tab of the store. Source: https://www.techsmith.com/store/camtasia/education
- **Volume discount from 10 Business licenses** (Other savings): The Business license is discounted for 10 or more users. Volume discounts do not apply to individual subscriptions. Source: https://www.techsmith.com/store/camtasia/teams

## Mac App Store prices by country

"The app", as each country's Mac App Store showed it on Oct 9, 2026. These are the app's prices, not the website's.

| Country | Price | In US dollars |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | $199.99 | |
| United Kingdom | £199.99 | about $264.13 (32% more) |
| Germany | 229,99 € | about $257.27 (29% more) |
| Canada | $249.99 | about $175.29 (12% less) |
| Australia | $299.99 | about $208.30 (about the same) |
| India | ₹ 19,900 | about $205.61 (about the same) |
| Brazil | R$ 1.299,90 | about $259.11 (30% more) |
| Mexico | $3,999.00 | about $222.01 (11% more) |
| Turkey | ₺9.999,99 | about $203.19 (about the same) |
| Indonesia | Rp 3,999juta | about $223.16 (12% more) |
| Philippines | ₱ 12,990.00 | about $206.18 (about the same) |
| South Africa | R3,999.99 | about $240.23 (20% more) |

## Key features

- **Multitrack screen recording:** Records the screen, camera, system audio and microphone on separate tracks, at up to 4K, so each one can be edited on its own afterwards.
- **Timeline editing with drag-and-drop effects:** Non-linear multitrack editing with transitions, callouts, zoom and pan, text animation and custom themes for brand colors and fonts.
- **Cursor editing:** Cursor data is captured with the recording, so the pointer can be smoothed, enlarged, replaced or given a new path later.
- **Text-based editing with Audiate:** Audio is transcribed so that deleting a word cuts the video, and filler words and hesitations can be removed. Included from Essentials.
- **Captions, quizzes and SCORM:** Generates captions and subtitles, exports .srt, .json and .txt caption files, and builds interactive quizzes with SCORM packages for an LMS.
- **AI voices, avatars and translation:** Create adds AI-written scripts and 200+ voiceover options. Pro adds 49 avatar styles, script translation and audio dubbing.

## Good for

- Tutorials, software demos and training videos built from screen recordings
- Instructional designers who need quizzes and SCORM export for an LMS
- Trying the full editor before paying, with watermarked exports

## Worth knowing

- The free version and the $39 Starter plan both watermark Editor exports; removing it takes Essentials at $179.88 a year or higher.
- Individual plans are billed yearly, cannot be transferred to another person and cover two devices for the same user.
- Teams of up to 99 buy a separate Business license, priced per user per year, that covers Camtasia Editor and Camtasia Snagit.
- The editor is a desktop app for Windows 10 or later and macOS 14 or later; Camtasia Online, the browser tool, offers simple editing only.

## Works with

ChatGPT, Zoom, YouTube, Microsoft PowerPoint

**Tags:** Screen recording, Video editing, AI features, Transcription, Noise cancellation, Works offline, Templates

## Alternatives

- [ScreenFlow](https://toolgpa.com/tools/screenflow): Mac screen recorder with a built-in multi-track video editor. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/camtasia-vs-screenflow)
- [Descript](https://toolgpa.com/tools/descript): Audio and video editor that works by editing the transcript. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/camtasia-vs-descript)
- [ScreenPal](https://toolgpa.com/tools/screenpal): Screen recorder, video editor and video hosting in one low-cost suite. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/camtasia-vs-screenpal)
- [Wondershare DemoCreator](https://toolgpa.com/tools/democreator): Screen recorder and video editor for tutorials and demos. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/camtasia-vs-democreator)
- [Loom](https://toolgpa.com/tools/loom): Screen and camera recorder for shareable video messages. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/camtasia-vs-loom)

## Sources

The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Oct 5, 2026:

- https://www.techsmith.com/camtasia/
- https://www.techsmith.com/store/camtasia
- https://www.techsmith.com/store/camtasia/teams
- https://www.techsmith.com/store/camtasia/education
- https://www.techsmith.com/compare/camtasia-vs-loom/
- https://www.techsmith.com/blog/vidyard-alternatives/
- https://www.techsmith.com/blog/clipchamp-alternatives/
- https://www.techsmith.com/camtasia/use-cases/students/
- https://www.techsmith.com/all-products/
- https://www.techsmith.com/integrations/
- https://www.techsmith.com/about/
- https://support.techsmith.com/hc/en-us/articles/26035447040525-Can-I-Try-For-Free-Before-Purchasing-a-Camtasia-Plan
- https://support.techsmith.com/hc/en-us/articles/40593880288397-Getting-Started-with-a-Camtasia-Starter-Plan
- https://support.techsmith.com/hc/en-us/articles/41690476457485-Camtasia-Pro-vs-Adobe-Premiere-Pro

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