The ability to record your whole screen, one window/app, or a specific area Each of our picks for best screen recorder app offers a unique feature, but they all meet some basic criteria: The options are priced from free all the way up to several hundreds of dollars. In our research, we tested several dozen apps, ranging from minimalistic three-button windows to complex apps overflowing with tools. But different people are going to be looking for different things.

The best screen capture software makes it really easy to show how things work-or, if you're filing a support ticket, how they don't work. For more details on our process, read the full rundown of how we select apps to feature on the Zapier blog.

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