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CamStudio is an open-source screencasting program for Microsoft Windows released as free software. The software renders videos in an AVI format. It can also convert these AVIs into Flash Video format, embedded in SWF files. CamStudio is written in C++, but CamStudio 3 will be developed in C#. The program has distributed malware and harmful viruses via the installer.

Key facts

Software.name
CamStudio
Software.screenshot
CamStudio Recorder screenshot.png
Software.caption
CamStudio v.2.7.4 (build r354) screenshot on Windows 10
Software.developer
nickthegeek, windycity, wolfpackmars2, romulus9, jpetroules, gotschai, bleeblap
Software.programming language
C++
Software.operating system
Microsoft Windows
Software.language
English
Software.genre
Screencasting software
Software.license
GNU General Public License

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CamStudio is an open-source screencasting program for Microsoft Windows released as free software. The software renders videos in an AVI format. It can also convert these AVIs into Flash Video format, embedded in SWF files. CamStudio is written in C++, but CamStudio 3 will be developed in C#. The program has distributed malware and harmful viruses via the installer.

== History == alt=|left|frameless|100x100px The original CamStudio was released as an open source product by RenderSoft software in October 2001. The source code license was converted to the GNU General Public License in December 2002 with release 1.8. The Source code of versions 1.0, 1.4 and 2.0 are still available at SourceForge.

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