For a paid but affordable solution, Canvid (https://www.canvid.com) paired with one of the editing tools mentioned above (or something similar) for final touches is another good solution that doesn't break the bank.
For quick and easy video screen captures to add to a blog post or website, Screen to Gif (https://www.screentogif.com) is a handy utility. Another option is ShareX (https://getsharex.com), which is a powerful screen capture tool, though it has a steeper learning curve due to its wide range of features (quite the Swiss Army knife for screen capturing).
Wow! Those are a lot of options; I will make a point to share these with university friends. If I were not on such a dirt cheap maintenance contract for Camtasia (I don't remember exactly how I qualified for this, but it's a government license of some kind that cost me less than the price of lunch every year) I would probably opt for one or more of these. They sound more than capable for what I do.
Oh, and I forgot to mention Adobe Premiere Rush (https://helpx.adobe.com/premiere-rush/help/rush-overview.html), which is another free (freemium?) alternative. Much like Camtasia, it bundles a screen recorder and editor into a single software package. I'm not a huge fan of Adobe's business practices, but I'd be remiss not to mention it here.
For a completely free setup, using Open Broadcaster Software (https://obsproject.com/) for recording, along with DaVinci Resolve (https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/products/davinciresolve/edit) for simple edits or DaVinci Studio (https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/products/davinciresolve/studio) or Shotcut (https://www.shotcut.org) for more advanced editing, is likely the best option.
For a paid but affordable solution, Canvid (https://www.canvid.com) paired with one of the editing tools mentioned above (or something similar) for final touches is another good solution that doesn't break the bank.
For quick and easy video screen captures to add to a blog post or website, Screen to Gif (https://www.screentogif.com) is a handy utility. Another option is ShareX (https://getsharex.com), which is a powerful screen capture tool, though it has a steeper learning curve due to its wide range of features (quite the Swiss Army knife for screen capturing).
Wow! Those are a lot of options; I will make a point to share these with university friends. If I were not on such a dirt cheap maintenance contract for Camtasia (I don't remember exactly how I qualified for this, but it's a government license of some kind that cost me less than the price of lunch every year) I would probably opt for one or more of these. They sound more than capable for what I do.
Oh, and I forgot to mention Adobe Premiere Rush (https://helpx.adobe.com/premiere-rush/help/rush-overview.html), which is another free (freemium?) alternative. Much like Camtasia, it bundles a screen recorder and editor into a single software package. I'm not a huge fan of Adobe's business practices, but I'd be remiss not to mention it here.