LICEcap

LICEcap is an intuitive but flexible application (for Windows and now OSX), that is designed to be lightweight and function with high performance. It's easy-to-use and free desktop utility program to capture a specific area of your screen.

This screen capture tool is an ideal choice for anyone looking to record desktop activity on a Windows or Mac device. There’s also a ‘Pause’ option to enable other features in the middle of a recording. For example, you can insert a text frame inside the animation.

It can help you to capture user journeys, record bugs and engaging demos and tutorials for your app.

LICEcap is one of the most reliable applications to record desktop activity. If you’re looking for an easy-to-use tool, which lets you play output files in multiple web browsers, this GIF creator won’t disappoint.