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Desktop App

Kooha

A simple screen recorder for Linux.

Visit Kooha4.5

  • Rating

    4.5 / 5

  • Pricing

    Free

  • Difficulty

    Beginner

  • Works on

    Linux

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What is Kooha?

Kooha is a minimal screen recorder for Linux built with GTK4 and libadwaita. Its README says you can record a whole monitor or part of the screen, add microphone or desktop audio, and save to WebM, MP4, GIF or Matroska. It is distributed as a Flatpak through Flathub.

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Pros: what Kooha does well

  • Start recording with very little setup
  • Pick the area and the audio you want
  • Saves to several common video formats

Cons: where it falls short

  • Linux only
  • Needs PipeWire and a desktop portal

Who Kooha is for

Linux users who record demos, tutorials or bug reports.

Who can skip it

People on Windows or macOS.

Kooha alternatives

Not sold on Kooha? These do a similar job, and each card says what it has in common.

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Screen Studio

Focus: screen recording, demos and async. Shares tutorials and video with Kooha. Paid but Affordable (Kooha: Free). Adds macOS and Windows. Rated 4.7 (Kooha: 4.5).

Desktop AppPaid but AffordablemacOS, Windows
4.7Visit

Screenity

Focus: loom alternative, annotation and chrome extension. Shares screen recorder and open source with Kooha. A browser extension, not a desktop app. Adds Chrome. Rated 4.7 (Kooha: 4.5).

Browser ExtensionFreeChrome
4.7Visit

OBS Studio

Focus: screen recording, live streaming and loom alternative. Shares open source and video with Kooha. Adds Windows and macOS. Rated 4.7 (Kooha: 4.5).

Desktop AppFreeWindows, macOS
4.7Visit

tmux

Focus: terminal, sessions and multiplexer. Shares open source and github with Kooha. Adds macOS. Rated 4.7 (Kooha: 4.5).

Desktop AppFreemacOS, Linux
4.7Visit

Deskflow

Focus: keyboard and mouse sharing, software kvm and multi-computer. Shares open source and github with Kooha. Adds Windows and macOS. Rated 4.6 (Kooha: 4.5).

Desktop AppFreeWindows, macOS
4.6Visit

Magic Wormhole

Focus: file transfer, command line and sharing. Shares open source and github with Kooha. Rated 4.6 (Kooha: 4.5).

Desktop AppFreeCross-Platform
4.6Visit

Free alternatives to Kooha

Want to spend nothing? These free picks cover similar ground.

Sniffnet

Focus: network monitor, traffic and privacy. Shares open source and github with Kooha. Rated 4.6 (Kooha: 4.5).

Desktop AppFreeCross-Platform
4.6Visit

OnionShare

Focus: file sharing, privacy and tor. Shares open source and github with Kooha. Adds macOS and Windows. Same 4.5 rating.

Desktop AppFreemacOS, Windows
4.5Visit

Mumble

Focus: voice chat, audio and self-hosted. Shares open source and github with Kooha. Adds macOS and Windows. Rated 4.4 (Kooha: 4.5).

Desktop AppFreemacOS, Windows
4.4Visit

Headscale

Focus: private network, vpn and self-hosting. Shares open source and github with Kooha. Same 4.5 rating.

OtherFreeLinux
4.5Visit

NeoMutt

Focus: email client, terminal and imap. Shares open source and github with Kooha. Same 4.5 rating.

OtherFreeCross-Platform
4.5Visit

Ulauncher

Focus: app launcher and fuzzy search. Shares linux and open source with Kooha. Adds Offline. Same 4.5 rating.

Desktop AppFreeLinux, Offline
4.5Visit
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