TimelapseFX

In a fast-paced world, many people are looking for ways in which information can be conveyed at unprecedentedly higher speeds, and one great way is through making time-lapses of a certain project for a succinct visual representation of the process.

TimelapseFX is a great tool that can help you capture screenshots and turn them into videos for art time-lapses or tech tutorials to share with friends, family or the entire internet.

The program comes equipped with an installer-based and a portable version, the latter being the right choice for users with on-the-go, USB-powered setups. Upon first boot, one can interact with the application via its dedicated system tray icon to avoid cluttering the screen when creating the time-lapses.

When enabled, the application starts collecting the screenshots users take when clicking the icon and places them in the folder of their choice for easy access. Depending on your use case, any of your connected monitors can be captured, or the program can take screenshots of opened app windows to make sure that you capture only the necessary content for the time-lapse.

For privacy or aesthetic reasons, the taskbar can be hidden in the screenshots automatically, making it easier for those crafting tutorials to avoid displaying their personal shortcuts or the date of making the video.

Sometimes, taking the right snapshot can be tricky, which is why TimelapseFX lets you set up custom countdowns and delays for ensuring that the layout and screen content is adequate for capturing.

The length of the time-lapse is measured in the number of screenshots per second to be displayed, which is great for letting images packed with information stay longer on the screen for the audience to grasp its essentials.

Time-lapses can be exported in MP4, GIF or AVI formats, depending on the social media platform you want to publish them, and the resolution can be lowered to make uploading easier, thus avoiding maximum file size thresholds.

Whether you make tutorials on a daily basis and want to streamline the process, or you simply want to share your digital drawing process with the rest of the world, TimelapseFX can help you capture your application window or monitor screen with ease, while letting you export the end result in multiple formats and resolutions.