ST Screen Recorder

Screen recording tools are quite important in today’s small business marketing, training, and support, as well as for everyone looking to create quick and compelling video, software-related tutorials.

While there are a great number of such tools currently on the market, some paid, some free, it’s a matter of necessity that more often than not determines which exact tool is the best for you. For example, if you are simply looking for a basic yet efficient tool for recording your on-screen activity, then ST Screen Recorder should definitely be included in your list of apps to try out.

Right off the bat, ST Screen Recorder has three big advantages. These are its modern design with a stylish GUI that looks right at home on Windows 10 computers, a simple layout which makes the app extremely easy to use, and, lastly, enough configuration settings to keep most day-to-day users happy.

The application does not require installation, since it is portable. Once launched, users are greeted by a very straightforward interface with 3 main sections: Preview, Recordings, and Settings. All the app’s main controls (Start, Pause, Stop, and More) are neatly located in the upper part of the app’s main window for easy access.

Another great aspect of ST Screen Recorder is the fact that it can be quite unobtrusive, which is exactly how a tool of this sort should be. Users have the option of retracting most of the app’s menus by simply clicking the “More” button from the top toolbar.

While the Preview and Recordings sections are pretty self-explanatory, offering users a live view of what the app is currently recording and quick access to all the previous recordings, the Settings section makes this app better than most similar tools.

From the aforementioned section, users can tweak various parameters such as how the app looks (thanks to a few built-in skins), as well as make the app automatically close when the recording stops, or auto-minimize on the start or resume of any recording. The app can also automatically delete temporary files after merge, and choose the default output folder.

From the Advanced Settings menu, users can select the audio input device, the image size and resolution, the frame rate, if the cursor should be part of the recording of not, as well as tweak various video and audio compression parameters.

ST Screen Recorder is a good tool that gets the job done and should help most average users effortlessly record their desktop activity. Sure, it can’t compete with top-tier software of this type (mostly paid apps) that offer a wider range of advanced options (the ability to add captions, zooming and panning options, the ability to incorporate webcams, various output formats, and a wide range of visual and video effects), but that’s fine.

ST Screen Recorder is a well-designed, easy-to-use, and efficient app that works exactly as intended for the intended user base.