KARTOZA · SCREENCASTER
Record. Don't edit.¶
A screen recorder that takes the post-production out of the loop. Compose the whole shot before you press record — screen, webcam, logos, intro music — and what you see is what gets saved.
Why it exists¶
Most screen recorders give you a raw clip and leave the rest to a video editor. That editing step is where projects stall — open the NLE, set up tracks, crop, position the webcam, add the lower-third, sync the intro music, fade in, fade out, export, upload.
Kartoza Screencaster collapses that whole loop into the moment before you press record. Lay your screen, your webcam, your logo and your intro/outro sound out on a canvas, choose whether you're recording in landscape for YouTube or vertical for Shorts / Reels / TikTok, then hit Record. When you stop, you have an MP4 that's ready to ship.
If you need an editor afterward, the raw streams are all there too. But the common case — recording a tutorial, a quick demo, a piece of explanation — should never need one.
What you can do with it¶
- Works on every common desktop: Linux, macOS, and Windows. On Linux that includes both modern GNOME and KDE sessions as well as the more traditional setups.
- Record vertical or horizontal by switching layouts in one click. Vertical layouts are designed for Shorts, Reels and TikTok; you don't need to re-crop afterward.
- Compose live: the canvas shows your final shot before you've recorded anything. Move the webcam, resize the logo, swap the intro sting — what you arrange is what you get.
- Stop, upload, done: when the recording finishes, one click publishes it to YouTube with the title and description you've already set.
Download¶
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Debian / Ubuntu
.debpackage — Ubuntu 24.04 amd64 and derivatives. -
Fedora / RHEL
.rpmpackage — Fedora 39+, RHEL 9+ and derivatives. -
Linux tarball
.tar.gz— distribution-neutral build for advanced users. -
macOS
.tar.gz— arm64 universal binary. -
Windows
.zip— x86_64, MSVC build. -
Nix / NixOS
Run straight from the flake:
nix run github:kartoza/kartoza-screencaster.
What's in the box¶
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Compose before you record
Lay out your screen, webcam, logos and sound effects on a canvas and arrange them exactly how you want. The preview is your finished video — no surprises after you press stop.
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Landscape and vertical
Switch between a wide YouTube layout and a tall Shorts / Reels / TikTok layout with a single click. Recordings come out the right shape and resolution for the platform you're publishing to.
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Webcam, your way
Drop a round, square or rectangle webcam thumbnail anywhere on the canvas and resize to taste. Live preview before you record means no awkward "oh wait, my face is cut off."
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Brand it once
Place your logo, animated GIF reactions, and lower-thirds, then save the arrangement as a preset. Every future recording starts fully branded.
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Local history + replay
Every recording lives on your computer with a title, description, and one-click playback. Rename, reorganise, or upload later — nothing leaves your machine unless you choose.
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Stop, click, published
Link your YouTube account once. From then on, any recording can be on YouTube with one click — title, description, privacy and category already filled in.
QA status¶
