--- description: Review of Camtasia Software: system overview, features, price and cost information. Get free demos and compare to similar programs. image: https://gdm-localsites-assets-gfprod.imgix.net/images/software_advice/og_logo-55146305bbe7b450bea05c18e9be9c9a.png title: Camtasia | Reviews, Pricing & Demos - SoftwareAdvice GB --- Breadcrumb: [Home](/) > [Video Editing Software](/directory/4729/video-editing/software) > [Camtasia](/software/185962/camtasia) # Camtasia Canonical: https://www.softwareadvice.co.uk/software/185962/camtasia Page: 1 / 19\ Next: [Next page](https://www.softwareadvice.co.uk/software/185962/camtasia?page=2) > Camtasia is a screen recording and video making solution designed to create, edit, and share videos. It can help users create content for lessons, tutorials, product demos, plus more. Users can record desktop screens or use webcams to create videos. With Camtasia, users can use various video templates as well as add annotations and effects to recordings. This solution is compatible with Mac and Windows devices. The platform includes a built-in library with music and sound effects that may be added to videos. Or, users can upload audio clips. Using Camtasia's editing tools, users can insert video transitions, animations, and customizable quizzes to screen recordings before publishing. Videos can be shared directly to YouTube, Vimeo, Screencast, or other online sites. Pricing includes a one-time single licensing fee and supports two devices. Please contact TechSmith for detailed pricing information. Technical support is available via an online help center and other methods. > > Verdict: Rated **4.5/5** by 452 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**. ----- ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **4.5/5** | 452 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 4.5/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support | 4.2/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Value for Money | 4.2/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Features | 4.3/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Recommendation percentage | 80% | (8/10 Likelihood to recommend) | ## About the vendor - **Company**: TechSmith - **Location**: Okemos, US - **Founded**: 1987 ## Commercial Context - **Starting Price**: US$0.00 - **Pricing model**: Per User (Free version available) (Free Trial) - **Target Audience**: Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000, 5,001–10,000, 10,000+ - **Deployment & Platforms**: Mac (Desktop), Windows (Desktop), Windows (On-Premise), Linux (On-Premise) - **Supported Languages**: Chinese, English, French, German, Japanese, Portuguese, Spanish - **Available Countries**: Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, American Samoa, Andorra, Angola, Anguilla, Antigua & Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium and 209 more ## Features - Activity Dashboard - Animation - Animations & Transitions - Annotations - Audio Capture - Audio Mixing - Brand Overlay - Collaboration Tools - Color Grading - Commenting/Notes - Content Library - Content Management - Customisable Branding - Customisable Templates - Data Import/Export - Drag & Drop - Engagement Tracking - File Sharing - Filtering - Interactive Content ## Integrations (3 total) - Panopto - Snagit - YouTube ## Support Options - Email/Help Desk - FAQs/Forum - Knowledge Base - Phone Support - Chat ## Category - [Video Editing Software](https://www.softwareadvice.co.uk/directory/4729/video-editing/software) ## Related Categories - [Video Editing Software](https://www.softwareadvice.co.uk/directory/4729/video-editing/software) - [Screen Recording Software](https://www.softwareadvice.co.uk/directory/4595/screen-recording/software) - [Video Making Software](https://www.softwareadvice.co.uk/directory/4708/video-making/software) ## Alternatives 1. 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Also the built-in affordable assets library ( albeit limited) helps. > > **Cons**: Random crashes that are inexplicable that slow down the process of editing still happen. It may be partly my computer but not sure. > > I’m still a big fan of the platform, and use it regularly to create polished video content. It is a solid alternative to the much more time consuming Final Cut and adobe, and has the always handy screen capture at whim. ----- ### "Camtasia delivers a well-rounded video-editing feature set." — 5.0/5 > **Mohammad** | *18 November 2022* | Civil Engineering | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: Ease of use \& swift-editing capabilities with the added bonus of including a robust audio \& screen recorder are the most crucial factors for picking up this software. > > **Cons**: Lack of backwards compatibility with (slightly) older versions is undoubtedly disappointing. The reason is that some of our office computers still run the obsolete Windows 7 \& newer versions of Camtasia do not support the aforementioned OS, thus requiring another Windows 10 / 11 machine (or any other OS that supports the latest version of Camtasia) to open up \& edit the project file. ----- ### "My day with Camtasia" — 5.0/5 > **Jeremy** | *19 March 2026* | Construction | Recommendation rating: 6.0/10 > > **Pros**: I like using the software and how easy it is when loading media and working with the timeline. It is so convenient to be able to drag and drop everything. > > **Cons**: The AI for captivate where other programs like Davinci allows unlimited use on device. I understand the thought of a business trying to make money but not allowing customers to have access to a tool and causing them frustration by having them constantly pay for yet another subscription is really negative. > > My overall experience with capitation now is partially positive with some bits of negativity because of no free option to use the AI. If that was an option like da Vinci resolve studio then it would be much better in my opinion as a software that would be my go to in order to edit. My workflow right now is only to use cam take a to produce a video and then I transfer it over once I have exported the video to edit out any of the bad clips. ----- ### "Simple to mid-tier video editing. Pros can try this one too." — 5.0/5 > **Roldan** | *16 November 2022* | Information Technology & Services | Recommendation rating: 9.0/10 > > **Pros**: - Camtasia is more cleaner and more seamless than any other simple video editing software. Though, again, this is not for pro and die-hard video editor.- Simple to use with dedicated learning modules. So, easy to learn.- Capture audio/video and add up voice-over - all-in-one with Camtasia.- Highly recommended for UX Designer during usability testing. This can record screen and audio output/input from test subjects.- YouTube upload is seamless as well. > > **Cons**: - More often video output are large. And if you lower the size, the quality suffers. I hope Camtasia has fixed or improve on this one.- If you buy this. Though you can have a perpetual ownership of the software - the update maybe not. Currently, it's like $50 per year for the support and updates.- Not for Pro users who are fond of exceptional effects and motion graphics.- You need separate audio mixer and editor for this one. No inbound audio editor and filter. > > Great\! I've used Camtasia in few of my straightforward video editing projects with a client. It's pretty sleek and clean to use. Highly recommended for video learning and vloggers. ----- ### "David’s Camtasia Review" — 5.0/5 > **David** | *2 October 2022* | Media Production | Recommendation rating: 8.0/10 > > **Pros**: Camtasia is a great video editor and as a beginner at the time it was easy for me to learn how to use, it has a great community that makes it easy to get videos and tutorials on how to use certain features making it easy to learn and use. > > **Cons**: Camtasia focuses more on the video editing and ignores the screen recording aspect in the process, the addition of too many unused features in my opinion also makes the program resource hungry and my older computers cannot run it effectively. > > Overall if you want a software that can do it all from screen capturing, video and audio Camtasia has you covered, it is easy to use and offered professional editing tools that most screen recorders don’t offer. ----- Page: 1 / 19\ Next: [Next page](https://www.softwareadvice.co.uk/software/185962/camtasia?page=2) ## Links - [View on SoftwareAdvice](https://www.softwareadvice.co.uk/software/185962/camtasia) ## This page is available in the following languages | Locale | URL | | de | | | en | | | en-AU | | | en-GB | | | en-IE | | | en-NZ | | | fr | | ----- ## Structured Data