A software program for recording computer screen & sound into a video file

ZD Soft Screen Recorder

ZD Soft Screen Recorder

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  • Latest Version

    ZD Soft Screen Recorder 12.0.4 LATEST

  • Review by

    Sophia Jones

  • Operating System

    Windows 7 / Windows 8 / Windows 10 / Windows 11

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  • Author / Product

    ZD Soft / External Link

  • Filename

    SRSetup.exe

High performance screen recording software is always a big advantage of ZD Soft Screen Recorder. Unlike most other screen recording software in the market uses the GDI screen capture method which can result in high CPU usage and noticeable system lags, ZD Soft Screen Recorder uses the GPU accelerated screen capture technology it developed to capture screen with low CPU usage and no system lags.

PC game screen rendered by DirectX / OpenGL is usually difficult to be captured by the GDI screen capture method, so general screen recording software may get a black screen on DirectX / OpenGL based games, while the Screen Recorder can capture them nicely. ZD Soft Screen Recorder uses the most popular H.264 & AAC codecs for real-time video/audio encoding, this eliminates the intermediate files and greatly extends the recording duration capability.



Plus with tons of auxiliary features, the software is able to handle various kinds of screen recording tasks such as creating software demo, capturing online video, recording PC gameplay, live screencasting, etc. "The ease of use is a top priority, so we redesigned the software UI from time to time to optimize the user experience". Now the recorder provides both a wizard UI for beginners and a professional UI for masters.

When would you need a Screen Recorder?
  • When you want to show/teach someone how to use a piece of software.
  • When you want to review an important online course/webinar/meeting afterward.
  • When you want to save a favorite online video but cannot find a download button.
  • When you want to convert your PPT presentation into a replayable video file.
  • When you want to share the wonderful moments of your gameplay with friends.
  • When you want to live stream your gameplay or webcam show to a video website.
  • When you want to share your computer screen with colleagues/students.
  • When you want to review what exactly happened on screen for a particular purpose, e.g., software debugging, software/website usability testing, etc.
Why should you choose ZD Soft ScreenRecorder?
  • GPU accelerated screen recording technology.
  • Perfect audio/video synchronization.
  • Capable of capturing DirectX / OpenGL game screen.
  • Cool dynamic zooming effect.
  • Live screencasting.
  • Popular video formats supported.
  • Long duration screen recording.
  • Fully customizable recording options.
  • Easy-to-use software UI design.
Note: 30 days trial version. Watermark on output file.

  • ZD Soft Screen Recorder 12.0.4 Screenshots

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What's new in this version:

ZD Soft Screen Recorder 12.0.4
- Change log not available for this version


ZD Soft Screen Recorder 12.0.3
- Change log not available for this version


ZD Soft Screen Recorder 12.0.2
- Change log not available for this version


ZD Soft Screen Recorder 12.0.1
- Change log not available for this version


ZD Soft Screen Recorder 12.0.0
- Change log not available for this version


ZD Soft Screen Recorder 11.7.7
- Reimplemented the feature to shade invisible areas within the capture frame when zoomed in
- Enhanced video frame buffering to reduce RAM usage when capturing high-resolution screens
- Prevented the monitor from entering sleep mode during recording
- Boosted game capture performance
- Fixed a bug that could cause hotkey malfunctions


ZD Soft Screen Recorder 11.7.6
- Enhanced the exclusive window capture mode to avoid getting black screen videos when the selected window is minimized, hidden, or closed prior to the start of recording
- Resolved an issue where the region frame across multiple monitors might not reposition correctly after disconnecting a monitor


ZD Soft Screen Recorder 11.7.5
- Resolved an issue where taking a screenshot in webcam-only recording mode resulted in a desktop screenshot


ZD Soft Screen Recorder 11.7.4
- Resolved an issue where recording video could result in a black screen after displaying a Windows system prompt during recording
- Enhanced compatibility with webcam MJPEG video formats


ZD Soft Screen Recorder 11.7.3
- Improved the recording region selection tool to allow the magnifying glass window to dynamically follow the mouse cursor
- Enhanced the recording region selection tool to display a distinct outline border around the highlighted area
- Displays a tip when selecting recording region, guiding users to select a window or custom region
- Allows locking the aspect ratio by holding the Ctrl key while adjusting the size of the capture region frame
- Resolved an issue where taking a screenshot during window recording could lead to program crashes


ZD Soft Screen Recorder 11.7.2
- Change log not available for this version


ZD Soft Screen Recorder 11.7.1
- Optimized the functionalities of double-clicking and right-clicking the central crosshair and border of the capture region frame
- Limited the movement and resizing of the capture region frame to ensure it does not extend beyond the desktop boundary
- Fixed a small bug that could potentially lead to a stack overflow


ZD Soft Screen Recorder 11.7.0
- Added feature for unobstructed window capture on Windows 10 and later systems
- Enhanced screen capture performance against discrete GPU on Windows 10 and later hybrid systems
- Resolved the issue of video/audio desynchronization during frequent pauses and resumes in recording
- Expanded webcam support to include formats like H.264 and H.265
- Enabled simultaneous use of image and text logos
- Updated the screen capture frame's design
- Refined screen capture buffering to reduce RAM usage


ZD Soft Screen Recorder 11.6.7
Fixed:
- a bug that audio and video might be out of sync when outputting screen recording in AVI format
- a bug that glitches may occur when recording audio from a bluetooth headset device


ZD Soft Screen Recorder 11.6.6
- Improved the video recovery feature


ZD Soft Screen Recorder 11.6.5
- Change log not available for this version


ZD Soft Screen Recorder 11.6.4
- Set the "Safe Recording Mode" option non-default


ZD Soft Screen Recorder 11.6.3
- Change log not available for this version


ZD Soft Screen Recorder 11.6.2
- Change log not available for this version


ZD Soft Screen Recorder 11.6.1
- Change log not available for this version


ZD Soft Screen Recorder 11.6.0
- Change log not available for this version


ZD Soft Screen Recorder 11.5.6
- Fixed a bug that moving the capture frame by dragging the main control panel may cause the capture frame to be resized improperly


ZD Soft Screen Recorder 11.5.5
- Fixed a bug that live streaming to Wowza media server may be lost


ZD Soft Screen Recorder 11.5.4
- Fixed a bug that pausing/resuming recording might cause audio/video out of sync


ZD Soft Screen Recorder 11.5.3
- Improved the stability of the RTMP live streaming feature


ZD Soft Screen Recorder 11.5.2
Fixed:
- a bug that when GPU acceleration is disabled recording the right portion of screen may result a black screen video
- a bug that the screen capture frame might not be on the right position if an auto-scaling window is selected in a high DPI system
- a bug that on Windows 7 the screen capture frame rate is very low when the mouse cursor is not moving


ZD Soft Screen Recorder 11.5.1
- Fixed a bug that PNG logo images cannot be loaded on Windows older than Windows 7 with the latest platform update
- Changed the minimium required OS from Windows XP to Windows Vista


ZD Soft Screen Recorder 11.5.0
- Made the program independent to Visual C++ runtime DLLs
- Fixed an issue that the capture frame cannot be resized if a capture window is bound
- Don't let user select a region/window when entering PC game screen capture mode


ZD Soft Screen Recorder 11.4.1
- Improved the installer program to fetch required runtime components automatically


ZD Soft Screen Recorder 11.4.0
- Removed the dependency of manifest file
- Improved screen recording performance
- Improved webcam preview window
- Added support to bind a capture window
- Replaced the error checking function with a logging system
- Many other improvements and bug fixes


ZD Soft Screen Recorder 11.3.1
- Fixed a bug that file creation may fail if there are more than 2 consecutive spaces in the video path


ZD Soft Screen Recorder 11.3.0
- Made the TTS narration script read line by line by pressing a hotkey


ZD Soft Screen Recorder 11.2.1
- Added a logging system to log important system info and error info that is helpful for debugging
- Made Windows 7 Aero screen capture not utilize GPU acceleration in order to avoid potential black screen issue
- Improved the screen resolution initialization routine to ensure the screen resolution can be initialized properly at any time
- Fixed a bug that the program might crash at the end of a recording if the capture region frame is visible in dynamic capture region mode


ZD Soft Screen Recorder 11.2.0
- Updated the code signing certificate


ZD Soft Screen Recorder 11.1.20.0
- Fixed a bug that the recording might freeze or crash when recording 4K or higher resolution screen
- Fixed a bug that the recording might become black screen after screen display mode is changed on Windows 8/8.1/10
- Fixed a bug that the webcam overlay might be lost when recording from some types of webcam devices


ZD Soft Screen Recorder 11.1.19.0
- Improved the support of HD webcam devices such as Logitech Webcam C930e


ZD Soft Screen Recorder 11.1.18.0
- Improved the game screen capture capability on dual graphics cards hybrid Windows 10 systems
- Fixed a bug that game screenshot may not work properly on high DPI systems


ZD Soft Screen Recorder 11.1.17.0
- Reduced the audio recording latency at the startup of a recording


ZD Soft Screen Recorder 11.1.16.0
- Made the capture region frame adjustable during recording process
- Made the webcam preview window frameless and auto-placed in the proper viewing position
- Not to embed a webcam overlay if there is already a webcam preview window visible on screen
- Fixed a bug that the webcam overlay might not be rendered properly in flipping view mode
- Fixed a bug that a few video frames at the end of a recording can be lost if the system is busy


ZD Soft Screen Recorder 11.1.15.0
- Fixed a bug that hotkeys don't work with some PC games


ZD Soft Screen Recorder 11.1.14.0
- Added support to the RTMPS protocol for the live streaming feature
- Fixed a bug that the x264 codec might not work properly if it’s global settings are messed up by other programs


ZD Soft Screen Recorder 11.1.13.0
- Fixed a bug that some Windows 10 multi-monitor system with dual graphics cards cannot be recorded properly (partially recorded)
- Fixed a bug that the program might shutdown in the process of a recording when computer is restoring from power-saving state
- Speeded up the program startup process


ZD Soft Screen Recorder 11.1.12.0
- Improved the compatibility of capturing multi-monitor screens on Windows 10


ZD Soft Screen Recorder 11.1.11.0
- Fixed a bug that the webcam image freezes after the webcam device is unplugged


ZD Soft Screen Recorder 11.1.10.0
- Fixed a bug that the last few video frames of an MP4 recording might be missing sometimes
- Fixed a bug that the video cutting feature might not work on some locale language systems


ZD Soft Screen Recorder 11.1.9.0
- No black screen in full webcam view mode if no webcam is active
- Fixed a bug that might slow down the startup of the program


ZD Soft Screen Recorder 11.1.8.0
- Fixed a bug that the “Auto Run on Windows Start” option cannot be enabled in previous version
- Fixed a bug that the program settings changes cannot be saved when system shuts down or restarts


ZD Soft Screen Recorder 11.1.7.0
- Enhanced screenshot feature supports logo and cursor
- Added an option “Stealth Mode” to the “Advanced Options” sub-menu
- Not prompting user the “TTS Narration Script” feature at startup any more
- Fixed a bug that recording might not be saved properly when system shuts down or restart


ZD Soft Screen Recorder 11.1.6.0
- Fixed a bug that recording might crash on some Windows 10 systems with 4K screens


ZD Soft Screen Recorder 11.1.5.0
- Fixed a bug that recording might crash after waking from system hibernate


ZD Soft Screen Recorder 11.1.4.0
- Added a link to the SDK homepage in the registration reminder screen*


ZD Soft Screen Recorder 11.1.3.0
- Added a ‘Key frame interval’ option to the ‘Video’ group to provide the ability to adjust the video GOP
- Made the bitrate-based quality mode output constant bitrate (CBR) stream


ZD Soft Screen Recorder 11.1.2.0
- Fixed a bug that the video logo erasing feature doesn’t enable you to select the logo box
- Improved the license validation procedure to make the SDK license validation more reliable
- Added the support to H.264 compatible webcam devices


ZD Soft Screen Recorder 11.1.1.0
- Improved the audio recording capability for some audio drivers don’t fully support system audio engine format
- Fixed a bug that the webcam preview button cannot be re-activated if a webcam fails to preview


ZD Soft Screen Recorder 11.1.0.0
- Added the TTS (Text To Speech) narration script feature to make it much easier to create how-to videos
- Fixed a bug that the program might crash when opening recordings folder or hiding region frame
- Improved the audio capture synchronization performance, less chance to produce glitches


ZD Soft Screen Recorder 11.0.10.0
- Fixed a bug that an access violation error might occur when program exits in certain circumstances


ZD Soft Screen Recorder 11.0.9.0
- Added the undo & redo ability to the markup drawing feature
- Added an option to freeze canvas when drawing markups
- Added an option to pause recording when drawing markups
- Added a browse folder button in the Review & Edit Recordings dialog
- Some other minor bug fixes and improvements


ZD Soft Screen Recorder 11.0.8.0
- Added a dialog to select a proper recording mode at the beginning of program
- Added more common options into the context menu of the settings button
- Made the settings context menu pop up by both left-click and right-click
- Added 2 more balloon tooltips to guide users to get started quickly
- Set the ‘Quick Screenshot Mode’ the default screenshot mode


ZD Soft Screen Recorder 11.0.7.0
- Made video joining capable of joining images and videos together
- Made video joining capable of changing output format, resolution and fps
- Made video joining capable of creating high quality GIF animations
- Added an About button to the Review & Edit Recordings dialog


ZD Soft Screen Recorder 11.0.6.0
- Fixed a bug that the check update feature cannot install update on Windows 10 systems


ZD Soft Screen Recorder 11.0.5.0
- Improved the video joining feature to make it capable of joining videos in different resolutions
- Improved compatibility with some old graphics cards that don't fully support DX11
- Added a Z-Speed option for adjusting the zooming transition speed
- Added a Settings button to the Review & Edit Recordings dialog
- Made the 'Original cursor size' option not enabled by default


ZD Soft Screen Recorder 11.0.4.0
- Added the dynamic capture region feature that enables the capture region follows the mouse cursor
- Made the capture frame not stay topmost when there is a fullscreen game active
- Made the registration reminder pop up when program exits instead of popping up when recording starts


ZD Soft Screen Recorder 11.0.3.0
- Set the recording starting countdown box not display by default
- Fixed a bug that license validation on recording start might fail even if the license is valid


ZD Soft Screen Recorder 11.0.2.0
- Bigger recording control panel with rearranged buttons
- New easier way to select a capture region or window
- Added context options for buttons on control panel
- Added on-screen markup drawing tools
- Added simple video post-editing features
- Simplified the general settings panel
- Some other improvements and bug fixes


ZD Soft Screen Recorder 10.5.0
- Added Vietnamese language translation
- Added mouse cursor track effect
- Improved the MP4 and FLV file formats compatibility
- Made the 'Variable frame rate' option unchecked by default again
- Changed the installer format from MSI to EXE
- Some other improvements and bug fixes


ZD Soft Screen Recorder 11.0.1
- Added a hotkey to turn webcam ON / OFF
- Added a hotkey to switch between webcam overlay and full view mode
- Fixed a bug that the system tray balloon tip doesn't show up sometimes
- Fixed a bug that recorded video files might be unplayable because of wrong file extension associations


ZD Soft Screen Recorder 11.0.0
- Re-built the program with classic Windows application UI style
- All-in-one settings dialog for efficient recording configuration
- Support recording from custom sound sources other than the default ones
- Easier way to select a screen capture region
- Built-in view for screen capture previewing
- Built-in player for recorded videos playback
- Built-in view for recorded videos management
- Added features for cutting and joining videos
- Added a feature for grabbing an image from video
- Added a feature for erasing the logo in video
- Added a visual effect of the mouse cursor track
- Changed the installer format from MSI to EXE
- Some other improvements and bug fixes


ZD Soft Screen Recorder 10.4.6
- Added Italian language translation
- New mouse cursor click sound effect
- Improved the API hooking compatibility
- Improved the MP4 video format to support very long duration recording up to 100 hours
- Fixed a bug that the local broadcasting firewall notice still pops up when the option is disabled


ZD Soft Screen Recorder 10.4.5
- Emergency bugfix that recent changes on MP4 video format make it incompatible with some versions of Windows Media Player
- Improved program stability of long duration recording for longer than 48 hours


ZD Soft Screen Recorder 10.4.4
- Fixed a bug that microphone could not be recorded properly on some computers
- Made the MP4 video format support long duration recording better
- Updated the traditional Chinese language translation


ZD Soft Screen Recorder 10.4.3
- Emergency bugfix that program crashes when no microphone device is present
- Updated the Arabic language translation and flag icon


ZD Soft Screen Recorder 10.4.2
- Added Arabic language translation
- Improved audio/video synchronization performance for slow computer systems
- Not overriding the '--preset' parameter that user added in the x264 configuration dialog
- Fixed a bug that might cause memory leak when recording and streaming at the same time
- Fixed a bug that an error message might popup even if a recording is done successfully
- Fixed a bug that video looks fuzzy when capture region width or height is odd


ZD Soft Screen Recorder 10.4.1
- Added Korean language translation
- Fixed a bug that the capture frame bar does not show up sometimes
- Fixed a bug that program may crash if recording starts with a countdown box
- Fixed a bug that program might hang on some DX10 incompatible systems


ZD Soft Screen Recorder 10.4.0
- Made the program components registration-free (less system dependencies)
- Fixed a bug that some components might not be unloaded properly when stopping/exiting
- Fixed a bug that the recorded FLVs might be gray screen under some x264 quality settings
- Fixed a bug that the 'Variable frame rate' option might not actually work when it should
- Made 'Variable frame rate' checked by default again in the 'Video' tab
- Not overriding the '--keyint' parameter that user added in the x264 configuration dialog
- Displaying more detailed error message when an error occurs
- Updated the Portuguese and Farsi language pack