Best and Worst Screen Recording Apps 2024

The best Screen Recording apps are going to look great, be easy to use, and help you grow your channel. So let's explore some of the best screen recording software out there this year!

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00:00 Screen Recording Apps Intro
00:18 OG Screen Recorders – Screenflow and Camtasia
01:04 Zoom
01:49 Screen Recording Desktop Tips
03:49 Free Screen Recorders
04:18 Record with Streaming Apps like Ecamm and Streamyard
04:52 Record and Edit Screen with Descript
05:56 Easy, Quality, Polished Screen Recordings with Tella

[LaRosaMJohnson]

I’ve been loving Tella and its ease of use.

I use my iPhone as my camera using Camo and had some audio sync issues in Tella. Solved it by using Camo as my audio output, as their app natively fixes sync issues. And in Tella I had to make sure to turn off recording system sounds because that conflicts with Camo as an audio source & doubles the audio. Wanted to share that tidbit for anyone in the same scenario as me.

Another great video!

[healthsis]

Thank you so much! I’ve been struggling with Tella but it looks like Camtasia has the functionality I need and it’s the same price as Tella

[robperkins]

Another great video. Great timing too. Just getting ready to pull the trigger on Descript though, mostly since I felt it was your fave. You didn’t even mention them here. Are you done with Descript?

[limabergmann]

I am about to start recording a course and was going to do it through zoom mostly because the quality of what I look like on it is the best. I am just learning how to use ecamm but to use zoom through it you have to use the ecamm camera as a virtual and it's too blurry in the zoom window. I'm so curious how you do it because you look so beautiful on camera! You threw out a lot of tools though so I'm confused what your workflow actually is for your YT videos?

[callmebigpapa]

Great insights in this video!!! Something changed about your mic/sound from 3 years ago sound fuller richer and more pro now. For Windows you can right click -> unclick show desktop icons in Chrom to hide bookmarks bar Ctrl-shift-b

[John_Lilley]

So helpful, exactly what I needed! Thank you Meredith! 🙏🙏🙏

[TC_Conner]

Good to see your picks Ms. Meredith. Tella is what I’ve decided on, for now anyway. 👍🏻👍🏻

[ap]

Super informative, short and sweet. What could be better?

[pierrebelarge]

Meredith, I am new to providing information in the "modern" fashion. I have 40 + years of information stored in 900+ folders and have decided to join the fray. This is the first video of yours that I have seen. Your process of providing the information is very good. I typically do not trust much on software, video has helped me to make a decision. Thank you for your effort to help an old geezer. Pierre

[subhanullahadelyar]

In windows laptops just right click in the desktop hover over the View and uncheck Show Desktop Icons.
Windows really thought about anything. Windows also have Snipping tool for screen recording it's for screenshotting but can be used to record screen it's pre installed in windows 11.

[nomhrs]

Great explanation and no rant at all, thanks a lot for your video.

[designmorsels]

Wow the setting with Canva is genius. Oh this hit the mark perfectly. I hate quicktime!

[StudywithShradhaSWS]

How I wish I was a pro like u in screen recording ❤

[johnmicheal]

I love your mic. Its sound quality is impressive.

[jimhegarty]

Thank you for creating this video. Well done.

[AnnulmentProof]

I make YouTube reaction videos. Looking for 4K and lowest cost program. I've been using the free 720 streamyard and don't need all the features that streamyards upgrade gives. And it's really expensive I think. Please advise

[AZASTROGUY]

Thanks for the video. Something you didn’t cover is virtual backgrounds. Zoom and Teams are good but the video quality is lacking. I’d prefer to avoid the complications of a green screen. I tried OBS but the virtual background plugin is poor quality. Is there anything that is as least as good as Zoom at superimposing you over a virtual background without a green screen?

[tube-master]

I like Tella but you are unable to use it with existing recordings. You have to do everithing in it. The upload section is pretty limited. I hope they update it so it can be more like Decript

[connorsol]

2:40 On Windows, one can simply right click and toggle "Show desktop icons", I wonder if apple supports an equivalent feature?

[bubblywaters]

Do you have a review video for phone screen recorders?