Peek Screen Recorder

It may not often be that you need to record your screen for something, but some workflows are certainly more reliant on screen recording than others. Whether you're doing a tutorial, or are looking for support on a computer problem, recording what's happening on your screen can help.

Many screen recorders are 'free' only in name, giving up some important bit of functionality to afford users access to a demo version. Peek Screen Recorder is a free-to-use, open source tool that enables users to record their screen in various ways, while not limiting overall functionality in any capacity.

As is generally the case with most screen recorders, the approach is for the interface to be minimal to allow the end user to start recording at a moment's notice. The controls are intuitive enough that you'll likely know what buttons to press, even as a new user.

What's particularly noteworthy is how the program manages to provide a minimal, but intuitive interface, while also making it a sort of extension of one of its core functions. More specifically, resizing the interface will also resize the window area in which you can record.

The program supports .MP4 and .GIF as the recording extensions, and switching between them involves clicking the arrow down icon next to the recording button. Taking screenshots is also a possibility, with .PNG and .JPEG as the supported formats.

Support for annotations is par for the course in this software category, and the implementation does well to supply users with the tools they need to annotate their newly-recorded video.

Software behavior can be modified via the Settings menu. You can opt to hide the cursor from your videos, select a frame rate for your recordings, as well as set a limit and delay for them.

Peek Screen Recorder works well as an effective screen capture tool. Besides offering you all of these features at no cost, it's really commendable that everything is functional and ready to go from the jump.