Camtasia alternatives.
If you left over the subscription, the answer is usually a one-off Mac app or a free editor. Here is which.
The best Camtasia alternatives are Clipchamp (free 1080p with no watermark), ScreenFlow ($199, Mac), ScreenPal (from $4 a month billed annually) and OBS Studio (free capture). Camtasia moved to annual plans with its 2025 release: $39 to $599 a year. Vidmoat fits only browser-based tutorials.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Published by Vidmoat. Clipchamp, ScreenFlow, ScreenPal, OBS Studio are named here only to compare them; Vidmoat is not affiliated with or endorsed by them. Each claim about another product links to the page it came from, with the date we read it.
View sourcesThe options
Free plan: 1080p with no watermark, AI subtitles, silence removal; 4K needs Microsoft 365.[1]
Best for: Windows users who want to stop paying.[1]
$199 for the app, for Macs; bundles and stock add-ons cost extra.[2]
Best for: Mac users who want to buy the app.[2]
Deluxe $4 and Max $10 a month billed annually; free plan with a 15-minute recording limit.[3]
Best for: Educators on a budget.[3]
Free, open-source recording and streaming on Windows, Mac and Linux. Not an editor.[4]
Best for: Maximum control over capture.[4]
Automates the edit (dead air, captions, reframe, grade) from a request. The browser workflow recorder is a Studio feature.
Best for: Browser-based tutorials where you want the edit done for you.
Side by side
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| FEATURE | CLIPCHAMP | SCREENFLOW | SCREENPAL | OBS STUDIO | VIDMOAT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price | Free; 4K with Microsoft 365[1] | $199[2] | $4 to $10 a month, billed annually[3] | Free[4] | Creator $19 a month, or $15 a month billed yearly |
| Screen recording | Not checked for this page[1] | Yes[2] | Yes; 15 minutes on free[3] | Yes[4] | Browser workflows only, on Studio |
| Platforms | Web and Windows[1] | macOS[2] | Not checked for this page[3] | Windows, Mac, Linux[4] | Any browser, desktop app (beta), iOS, Android |
Where the others are genuinely better
- ScreenFlow and ScreenPal are built for screen-recorded tutorials; Vidmoat has no desktop screen recorder and no callout tools.[2][3]
- Clipchamp's free plan has no watermark; Vidmoat's does.[1]
Who should pick which
You are on Windows and want to stop paying.[1]
You are on a Mac and want to buy the app.[2]
Your tutorials are browser workflows and you want the editing automated.
How to do it in Vidmoat
- Create a free Vidmoat account and open the editor.
- Upload your footage (or start from a template or a storyboard).
- Type the edit into the AI console, for example: "remove the silences, add karaoke captions, reframe to 9:16".
- Read the credit quote and start the run. Every change lands on the timeline as an ordinary, undoable edit.
- Adjust anything by hand, then export.
Pricing
Vidmoat Hobby is free: 3 projects, 720p exports with a small watermark and 40 AI credits a month. Creator is $19 a month, or $15 a month billed yearly, with 2160p (4K) exports, no watermark and 1,500 AI credits a month. Studio is $49 a month, or $39 a month billed yearly, with 6,000 AI credits a month, AI video generation and personal API keys.
Other products’ prices are in the table above, each linked to the page it was read from. Prices change and some vary by region, so check the source before you decide. Vidmoat pricing
What Vidmoat does not do
- Vidmoat has no desktop screen recorder, zoom-and-pan or callouts.
- Recording browser workflows is a Studio feature.
Frequently asked
Is Camtasia still a one-time purchase?
No. TechSmith moved Camtasia and Snagit to subscriptions with the 2025 releases (planned for 12 February 2025); perpetual owners keep the versions they bought. Plans run $39 to $599 a year.[5][6]
What is a free Camtasia alternative?
Clipchamp, for editing with no watermark at 1080p, and OBS Studio for recording.[1][4]
Which alternative can I still buy outright?
ScreenFlow, at $199 for the app on Mac.[2]
Related
- Microsoft Clipchamp: pricing, read 2026-10-28.
- Telestream: ScreenFlow store ($199, macOS), read 2026-10-28.
- ScreenPal: plans, read 2026-10-28.
- OBS Studio: free and open source, read 2026-10-28.
- TechSmith Support: transition to annual subscription pricing in 2025, read 2026-10-28.
- TechSmith Store: Camtasia plans, billed yearly, read 2026-10-28.