Bandicam Screen Recorder

Record gaming on your desktop in HQ video

Bandicam is a program that lets you capture what's happening on your computer screen as a video or image. It’s an excellent alternative to FRAPS.

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PROS

Two capture modes
Ability to resize the capture area
Supports lots of codecs and formats

CONS

Videos may have lag problems

Softonic review

By Editorial Team

Very good

Bandicam is a program that lets you capture what's happening on your computer screen as a video or image. It’s an excellent alternative to FRAPS.

Capture videos and images

With Bandicam, gamers are capable of recording their gaming skills in high resolution, up to 2560x1600, and then sharing the videos directly on YouTube in 720p or 1080p.

The software works with games and software using DirectX and OpenGL for graphics such as Skyrim, Minecraft and World of Warcraft.

Bandicam lets you change the number of frames per second, choose the video (MPEG-1, Xvid, and MJPEG) and audio (PCM and MPEG-1 Layer II) codecs, and use keyboard shortcuts. Videos are watermarked on the free version, but this is removed if you pay to register. If you are registered then you also gain access to the RGB24 with the MagicYUV Lossless codec by default.

With Bandicam, you can also easily capture screenshots and save them as BMP, PNG, or JPG. You can also program the screenshots at regular intervals.

Easy as 123!

As you can see, the interface is minimalist, so you shouldn’t encounter any issues when using it. But if you do have a problem, you should know that the developer provides full assistance on Bandicam’s site.

To capture videos or images, you only need to define the options mentioned above (quality, framerate, codecs) and the area you want to capture. Bandicam also lets you resize the area manually, or choose from the predefined formats (from 320x240 to 1280x720, and between 4:3 and 16:9).

A good alternative to FRAPS

Although FRAPS is more popular, Bandicam is just as good, and will help you immortalize your favorite gaming moments. And, of course, it can also be very useful for creating screencasts and making tutorials.

Want to check out more apps and software? Discover the best software for recording gameplay in our Solutions page.

Author's review

Bandicam compresses the video while recording and uses much lower CPU/GPU/RAM usage, and it fully supports the hardware accelerated h.264 encoder which allow video to be recorded in high speed, with a high compression ratio and excellent quality.

Bandicam supports the real-time highlighting of the mouse cursor and mouse click effects, a feature which competing software lacks. When these mouse effects are used in conjunction with simple microphone recording, Bandicam is the ideal screen recorder for making tutorials.

It also can record video at resolutions of up to 3840x2160 in high quality and your webcam will be simultaneously recorded and merged with the game / screen recording.

Bandicam is a lightweight screen recorder for windows that can capture anything on your PC screen as high-quality video. Also, it makes it possible to record a certain area on a PC screen, or capture a game that uses the DirectX/OpenGL/Vulkan graphic technologies.

Bandicam will help you carry out a game capture with high compression ratio, while keeping the video quality closer to the original work, and provides performance far superior to other screen capture software that provide similar functions.

Bandicam supports a real-time drawing function which allows users to draw lines, boxes, or highlights while recording the computer screen.

You can upload the recorded file to YouTube without converting because the recorded file size is much smaller than other software.

User reviews about Bandicam Screen Recorder

by Tyler Johnson
Overall Amazing App.
I really love the fact that it makes recording and hearing my voice a lot easier when I am ... MoreOverall Amazing App.
I really love the fact that it makes recording and hearing my voice a lot easier when I am watching my videos. Thanks to my Bandicam Screen Recorder I can record, play games, do talk shows, and podcast. Thanks Bandicam!
Pros: 1080p 30FPS Record Audio Seperatly
Cons: Errors with Audio Sync
reviewed on May 19, 2017
by Anonymous
pretty easy to use program, good quality, reasonable price.
I can record my screen with very good quality. The m... Morepretty easy to use program, good quality, reasonable price.
I can record my screen with very good quality. The most attractive part is that it's very easy to handle this program. There are detailed information in website. So, I don't need to struggle with using this program.
reviewed on March 29, 2017
by Anonymous
bad but a great product if you are willing to spend money on it.
you need to buy the product to make it work ot... Morebad but a great product if you are willing to spend money on it.
you need to buy the product to make it work other wise it will say on a big text bandicam.Com
Pros: easy to use
reviewed on July 30, 2016
by Anonymous
May be good for games, no good for screen capture in general.
Cant record the top of the screen, without recordi... MoreMay be good for games, no good for screen capture in general.
Cant record the top of the screen, without recording the bottom. Very annoying capture screen size option, gets in the way, or vanishes completely No Live chat support, and their email does not work, only support via forum. May be good for games, no good for general screen capture if you wish to show people the tabs of the websites you wish to show
reviewed on October 24, 2015
by Anonymous
Bandicam Recording Software | A review by ConTo.
ConTo Review | Bandicam | Video Capture Software Bandicam is a... MoreBandicam Recording Software | A review by ConTo.
ConTo Review | Bandicam | Video Capture Software Bandicam is a well known product that has been around the block a few times and is much loved by many people who have used this product before. The download provided is only that of the trial version however as I have the full version the review might not match with the trial, i'm sure it is a full trial and all settings will be in both versions. Bandicam is a software used to capture footage of a computers output, this is done by either a desktop recording or by a game capture of recording. Bandicam compiles the output into a single .mp4 file type (as default) which can be edited and changed however the user sees fit. The current version of bandicam (as of 8/09/2015 10:35pm NZST) is packed with many features and helpful options and settings. One of my favourites is the ability to record using Nvidia's H.264 codec which compresses a file to an even smaller size whilst still retaining most is not all of the quality. Another great option is the ability to use a second recording device for audio, this can be set as a microphone and even gives the users an option to mix the primary and secondary sounds into a separate .wav file, (separate from the main .mp4) or mix them into a separate file as the main video but have them both in the same .wav file. The games recording feature is amazing and lets you record most modern directx games with ease, recording in full screen HD means the videos come out flawless and smooth, especially when recorded at 1080p 60fps! Bandicam is a great product and I highly recommend it to anyone looking for a great recorder! There is so much features it would be too long and too boring to cover them all! Thanks for reading this review by Connor from ConTo Media Group! -Connor
Pros: Works well! Both desktop and in-game recording! Works for laptops! Minimal FPS drop in-game! Support for H.264 encoder!
Cons: No streaming support! Only two recording devices! Only allows upload to vemo! No upload feature for major websites! Can be slow to start up!
reviewed on September 8, 2015
by Anonymous
I think handicap I'd cool.
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reviewed on August 17, 2015

by Tyler Johnson

Overall Amazing App.
I really love the fact that it makes recording and hearing my voice a lot easier when I am ... MoreOverall Amazing App.
I really love the fact that it makes recording and hearing my voice a lot easier when I am watching my videos. Thanks to my Bandicam Screen Recorder I can record, play games, do talk shows, and podcast. Thanks Bandicam!
Pros: 1080p 30FPS Record Audio Seperatly
Cons: Errors with Audio Sync

reviewed on May 19, 2017

by Anonymous

pretty easy to use program, good quality, reasonable price.
I can record my screen with very good quality. The m... Morepretty easy to use program, good quality, reasonable price.
I can record my screen with very good quality. The most attractive part is that it's very easy to handle this program. There are detailed information in website. So, I don't need to struggle with using this program.

reviewed on March 29, 2017

bad but a great product if you are willing to spend money on it.
you need to buy the product to make it work ot... Morebad but a great product if you are willing to spend money on it.
you need to buy the product to make it work other wise it will say on a big text bandicam.Com
Pros: easy to use

reviewed on July 30, 2016

May be good for games, no good for screen capture in general.
Cant record the top of the screen, without recordi... MoreMay be good for games, no good for screen capture in general.
Cant record the top of the screen, without recording the bottom. Very annoying capture screen size option, gets in the way, or vanishes completely No Live chat support, and their email does not work, only support via forum. May be good for games, no good for general screen capture if you wish to show people the tabs of the websites you wish to show

reviewed on October 24, 2015

Bandicam Recording Software | A review by ConTo.
ConTo Review | Bandicam | Video Capture Software Bandicam is a... MoreBandicam Recording Software | A review by ConTo.
ConTo Review | Bandicam | Video Capture Software Bandicam is a well known product that has been around the block a few times and is much loved by many people who have used this product before. The download provided is only that of the trial version however as I have the full version the review might not match with the trial, i'm sure it is a full trial and all settings will be in both versions. Bandicam is a software used to capture footage of a computers output, this is done by either a desktop recording or by a game capture of recording. Bandicam compiles the output into a single .mp4 file type (as default) which can be edited and changed however the user sees fit. The current version of bandicam (as of 8/09/2015 10:35pm NZST) is packed with many features and helpful options and settings. One of my favourites is the ability to record using Nvidia's H.264 codec which compresses a file to an even smaller size whilst still retaining most is not all of the quality. Another great option is the ability to use a second recording device for audio, this can be set as a microphone and even gives the users an option to mix the primary and secondary sounds into a separate .wav file, (separate from the main .mp4) or mix them into a separate file as the main video but have them both in the same .wav file. The games recording feature is amazing and lets you record most modern directx games with ease, recording in full screen HD means the videos come out flawless and smooth, especially when recorded at 1080p 60fps! Bandicam is a great product and I highly recommend it to anyone looking for a great recorder! There is so much features it would be too long and too boring to cover them all! Thanks for reading this review by Connor from ConTo Media Group! -Connor
Pros: Works well! Both desktop and in-game recording! Works for laptops! Minimal FPS drop in-game! Support for H.264 encoder!
Cons: No streaming support! Only two recording devices! Only allows upload to vemo! No upload feature for major websites! Can be slow to start up!

reviewed on September 8, 2015

I think handicap I'd cool.
Cool cool cool cool cool cool cool cool cool cool cool cool.. MoreI think handicap I'd cool.
Cool cool cool cool cool cool cool cool cool cool cool cool

reviewed on August 17, 2015

Bandicam Screen Recorder 4.1.3.1400

Record gaming on your desktop in HQ video

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