Camtasia - free alternative

If you’ve ever seen any training, or “how to”, videos of the “screen capture” type (where you appear to be watching someone else’s computer screen) the chances are that it was recorded on Camtasia software, produced by TechSmith - the current version retails at $299. However, for a while now, an earlier version of Camtasia has been made available on their website - for nothing.

A question from Linda, one of my subscribers, has led me to take another look at the Camtasia website today.

Unfortunately, it looks as though they’ve pulled the plug on the free offer - it seems the free download was too popular. I suppose I’m at least partly responsible for that by promoting it! So if you managed to get the free download in time - well done.

If you didn’t, I’m afraid that you can only get a 30 day free trial of Camtasia now.

Making a Camtasia video can be an easy way of producing your own product or an added value bonus for your main product. But you may be put off by Camtasia’s price tag.

If you’re only interested in a free product that does the job, you might want to take a look at:

http://camstudio.org

Look for the red “Download Links” section about half-way down the page.

I can’t say that I’ve used this program extensively, but on a trial run it seemed to have a similar feel and features to the old, free, version of Camtasia. Once you’ve opened up Camstudio, you can access the tutorial by clicking on the help button.

I hope this helps.

Comments 7

  1. fherzman@gmail.com wrote:

    Thanks for the updates

    Posted 06 Apr 2009 at 12:42 pm
  2. David wrote:

    My pleasure!

    Posted 22 Apr 2009 at 5:16 pm
  3. Cyril wrote:

    Thanks for being a true gentleman, helping the poor guys who have been robbed by the gurus at every possible corner of the Internet jungle.
    You are like the good Samaritan in the story told by Jesus to show who is your real neighbour.
    Keep up the good work on behalf of us lot.
    Perhaps we might return the favour one day.
    In the meantime
    Thanks once again and may God bless you.
    Cyril

    Posted 05 Jun 2009 at 1:02 pm
  4. David wrote:

    Thanks for the compliment, Cyril.

    The whole aim of RbD is to help others - probably a different philosophy from that of the gurus.

    I’m glad that you like my approach and I’ll do my best to keep up the good work!

    Posted 15 Jul 2009 at 4:07 pm
  5. Raquel wrote:

    Thanks for the tip, David,

    Unfortunately, I’s still in the Pampers state of putting my business up, so jumping to videos is quite too much for me just now.

    Anyway, I really appreciate what you are doing offering all that information.

    Posted 04 Sep 2009 at 9:07 pm
  6. David wrote:

    Hello Raquel,
    Thanks for the comment.

    Just like a baby, if you keep nurturing your business and don’t ignore it, then it will have grown before you know it and will be demanding videos!

    Posted 07 Sep 2009 at 4:50 pm
  7. Dwight Traylor wrote:

    I have just joined to try outyour adwords shadow, I have tried everything and spent notelling what trying to make money on the net with no avail I tried the adwords bit with google and lost money but I hope I can understand your program for I am not a computer wiz. But I,m willing o spend time to apply it f you have advise I’m open, Like wen I ordered it said you would help with the best aff. at the time to premote. so I hope I can learn this system.
    Thanks Dwight

    Posted 14 Sep 2009 at 4:03 pm

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