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Anonymous
Used more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
Reviewed April 2023
Buyer beware!!
Kelly
Verified reviewer
Retail, 2-10 employees
Used monthly for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed March 2021
Has all of the essential screen capture/editing features but super easy to use
Screen-Cast-O-Matic is the easiest screen capture software I've used, and in 20 years as a corporate trainer I've used a lot of them. Capturing the screen is very similar to other software of this type. It's the editing features that make the big difference. I'm able to easily cut, blur, highlight, zoom in, etc. in just seconds. No other screen capture software that I've used is this easy. I also like the video picture in picture feature.
CONSThe only issue I've had with this software is when I got a new computer with a high resolution monitor. The software isn't made to work at high resolution and the interface is very tiny. I have to record, and then relaunch allowing the system to adjust the scaling in order to the editing. I did report this to the company but it doesn't seem to have been fixed yet.
Reason for choosing ScreenPal
It had more video editing features.
Reasons for switching to ScreenPal
I switched because the price was so much cheaper, but I love the functionality so much better.
Tolu
Verified reviewer
Internet, 2-10 employees
Used daily for less than 12 months
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
4
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
4
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed June 2022
Easy to use Screen Recorder
I have used Screencast-O-Matic for recording digital product reviews on YouTube and for making short tutorials and it has worked well. What I like the most about it is how it allows me to make edits on the recorded video very easily, making the video look professional.
PROSScreencast-O-Matic makes it so easy to record any part of your screen and edit your recordings. I use it for recording some of my tutorial videos or making digital product review videos for YouTube. You can record your webcam or external camera, import your own videos or stock videos, audio, add text, shapes, etc and save all your files online. You can also upload to YouTube directly if you chose to.
CONSSome of the features in the paid version are available for free on other platforms, but if money isn't the issue, then it is worth paying for. Not recommended if you want to stream games.
Reasons for switching to ScreenPal
I was looking for an alternative that could speed up the video editing process.
Patricia
Online Media, 2-10 employees
Used weekly for less than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
2
EASE OF USE
2
VALUE FOR MONEY
2
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
2
FUNCTIONALITY
3
Reviewed February 2024
Often doesn't work right
I didn't use to have problems, but lately it is hit or missive it will work.
PROSI did love the ease of ScreenPal to do recordings, but it so often freezes and I can't even exit it from my computer. Several times I have uninstalled and reinstalled, but it is just a pain to have to continue to deal with this issue.
CONSDoesn't want to function on a regular basis.
Reasons for switching to ScreenPal
I have some other options, but had liked this one better.
Craig
Computer Software, 1 employee
Used weekly for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
4
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed February 2024
Great price for more than I need
I've had a great time working with ScreenPal over the past couple of years. I have other software that can screen-capture, but this one is pretty lightweight - fires up quickly and doesn't bog my system down when using it. It does its job well, and includes extra features within the same price point that makes it a great tool in my arsenal.
PROSThe price point is great for what I use/need from ScreenPal. I really just needed screen/video capture for explainers/"how to" videos, and have been really satisfied with that. Over time, I've dug into the other features (like "building"/"storyboarding" videos, recording narration first and stepping through the video capture, etc. These are more than I needed, but included in the price it makes this product a real bargain.
CONSI personally have a hard time getting the drawing features to work properly for me. Not that they *don't* work, but don't seem intuitive or easy to initiate while I'm screen-capturing.
Marco
Verified reviewer
Translation and Localization, 2-10 employees
Used monthly for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
4
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed October 2022
Essential tool for our video production
I'm using SOM to create all our company's screencasts, tutorials and short presentation videos. It's intuitive, fast, and does everything we need (with the above exceptions).
PROSI especially like the video editor, whose interface is uncommon, but really comfortable to use, different from any other tool I considered. And you have tons of options to create very sophisticated videos.
CONSRight now, when you overlay an element to your video (such as another video or an image), you don't see its coordinates, so it's difficult to create 2 different videos with elements in the same spot. I'm also missing a quicker way to generate GIF previews in order to share videos via email. And finally, I'd like more options to embed videos to emails, because the current iFrame and oEmbed aren't correctly rendered by Gmail, for instance.
Reason for choosing ScreenPal
Because it's Java based and we can use it on all company's computers, regardless of their OS.
Reasons for switching to ScreenPal
I'm still using both CloudApp and Loom, but when we need a proper video editor, we only use SOM.
Fazl
Verified reviewer
Information Technology and Services, 51-200 employees
Used weekly for less than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed January 2021
Video editing tool for multiple
The best thing which we liked about this product is that we can work as an organization instead of an individual and we can share our content with our peers and make it password protected.
CONSneeds more improvement towards adding more content in its library for font types, background, interface, audio, and transitions from one slide to another.
Reasons for switching to ScreenPal
It was licensed for 1 user and it did not have any security or content sharing features.
Mike
Law Enforcement, 501-1,000 employees
Used weekly for less than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
1
VALUE FOR MONEY
4
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
3
FUNCTIONALITY
3
Reviewed August 2023
ScrrenPal's takeover of Screen-o-Matic provides promise, but still hasn't delivered.
I'm only able to produce low to mid-level content doe to its klunky operation.
PROSWeb-based tools that help me produce learning content. The price is not ridiculous.
CONSIt is not user-friendly. Too many functions require me to look up a web link to access that function. It doesn't have its own connections to its own features. When a feature is upgraded, there is barely any information about it. There needs to be a robust and friendly Knowlege Base for all features and integrations.
Reason for choosing ScreenPal
I did not make a full switch. There needs to be better training content for ScreenPal, similar to TechSmith's.
Reasons for switching to ScreenPal
TechSmith provides smooth operation and integration. However, Camtasia and SnagIt are installed applications that are tiresome to apply constant updates to the local pc.
Vendor Response
Hi Mike! Thank you for taking the time to provide your feedback. Knowing how we can improve the experience for you and other ScreenPal users is really helpful. We'd love to learn more about how we can improve - if you would be open to sharing more feedback, please reach out to us at marketing@screenpal.com. Thanks!
Replied August 2023
Arik
E-Learning, 1 employee
Used daily for less than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
5
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed October 2023
ScreenPal
Simplicity in basic features. Very user- friendly interface
CONS1.While recording the video it's difficult to find where to truncate since the time line is very dense. Takes a long time to find.2. No feature of improving sound quality such as equalizer or cutting out noises.
Reasons for switching to ScreenPal
Simplicity
Neel Kamal
Verified reviewer
Graphic Design, 1 employee
Used monthly for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed November 2021
My go to screen recording software
I'm quite satisfied with the software and it does the job of screen recording very well.
PROSThe intuitive and minimal interface is very good for creating good quality screen recordings with it. It also offers royalty free music and stock images and videos to juice up your productions.
CONSThe editing capabilities are limited. A multi track or multilayer editor will be much helpful.
Reason for choosing ScreenPal
Due to lower cost.
Rev Canon Prof John
E-Learning, 2-10 employees
Used weekly for less than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed April 2024
Review of ScreenPal
I have had a very good experience with the system.
PROSScreen recording and camera as well as editing
CONSThe appearance of the framework has changed a bit comparing to the previous one before the name change.
Heidi
Verified reviewer
Education Management, 201-500 employees
Used weekly for less than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
4
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed October 2020
Amped up screen recorder that is still easy to use.
I have used many tools from simple to complex and this tool has all I need, when I need it.
PROSScreencast-O-Matic has been a welcome addition to my weekly online learning tools. It can be used for giving anyone a direct link to video directions you create to weekly lesson plan coverage. All videos can be edited from items ranging to adding music to blurring out unwanted images on the video. This comes in handy as a staff leader for creating "How-to" videos for our staff. It also is easily integrated with most learning management systems like Schoology and Google classroom for example.
CONSThere are many tools to choose from when editing, which can take a bit to use, but most are not needed, but can be useful when needed.
Reasons for switching to ScreenPal
I needed a few more options to edit.
tim
E-Learning, 2-10 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed December 2023
Love Screenpal
used it for 5+ years and it allows us to quickly create quality content
PROSease of use - so easy! we build courses and mini modules for about 5 product lines and client are always blown away by our response time
CONSnot sure maybe more features like AI at some pt
Reasons for switching to ScreenPal
they got acquired and they jacked up price and took away features
Eric
Verified reviewer
Information Technology and Services, 201-500 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed October 2020
Awesome video editing software
I need to create custom recordings of software functionality for internal and external audiences. Screencast-O-Matic makes it easy to create a quick high quality video with transitions, effects, text, easily edit in and take out content... it's just great.
PROSIt's easy, responsive, and just awesome. I use it nearly every day to record edit and then easily share/post up to my YouTube channel to then distribute to customers and colleagues quality videos.
CONSNothing really, it more than meets my needs.
Stephen
Marketing and Advertising, 201-500 employees
Used daily for less than 6 months
OVERALL RATING:
1
EASE OF USE
1
VALUE FOR MONEY
1
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
1
FUNCTIONALITY
1
Reviewed April 2023
Disappointing
Terrible.
PROSThe application is very buggy and crashes all my pcs.
CONSI was a user of Screencastomatic (the previous Brand) for 6 years. see below what they wrote next to my profile "You have been a member for 2244 days and have 810 videos and 0 images! Whoa!"In 6 years, Screencastomatic was very reliable. It never caused any issue on any of my computer.Recently they changed the name to Screenpal.Since then, the app keeps crashing my PCs. The app is unusable. It says that I failed to download the latest version but Nothing on my end seems to indicate that.Whomever bought the company screwed it up very fast.All they needed to do was to leave it alone. This is really a case of: If it ain't broke don't fix it.I am curretly looking for another solution.
Eric
Accounting, 1 employee
Used more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed July 2021
Lots of features for a low price
Overall, I've had nothing but positive experiences with this software. The price is affordable if you need the added premium features, but the quality is the same even on the free version!
PROSYou can go from download to recording in only a few minutes--there isn't a complex setup. Recording is quick and easy to do and the ability to store videos locally or online is great. The paid version is very affordable for anyone who needs the added features.
CONSSome people would say that the lack of built-in editing features is a negative but that's not what you're paying for. Honestly, there really isn't much that I don't like about the program.
Antonio
Information Technology and Services, 1 employee
Used weekly for less than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
4
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed December 2023
A great tool
I have tried several tools and this is the best considering price, features and ease of use.
PROSThe learning curve is short, intuitive product with many features.
CONSSometimes when I upload content to YouTube, the video recording is not of good quality.
Reason for choosing ScreenPal
I have tried several tools and this is the best considering price, features and ease of use.
Suzanne
Health, Wellness and Fitness, 1 employee
Used weekly for less than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed October 2022
Video Editing made Easy!
Excellent customer service and helped me so efficiently with a pricing query.
PROSThey’ve thought about all the features you might require to create great videos. Having the ability to add in music background and high quality photos is great for my content as a yoga teacher.
CONSI’ve created my own in PowerPoint but I’d love to see Cue Card availability. When I first started using this I got very confused about the uploading video facility so I’d recommend you watch the very helpful tutorials or you record directly into the system.
Purvi
Verified reviewer
Information Technology and Services, 1 employee
Used weekly for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed June 2022
One of the best apps for screen recording and capturing the screenshots
Very easy to install the app and capture videos and screenshots. It allows to edit the videos and provide shareable link. As a QA engineer, I can easily record the videos of the bugs and issues and share it with developers and team members.
CONSCan be improved further for storing the recordings.
marcos
Graphic Design, 1 employee
Used monthly for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
4
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed December 2023
Good tool to record your screen
It's a tool I've been using for years to share videos of my screen at work. It's easy to use and fast. Since I bought it the first time it has almost doubled in price, but for now I'm still here.
PROSEasy to use and very stable. With the subscription you get a repository where you can host your videos and share them easily and quickly.
CONSEven if you choose the highest quality, the videos you upload to the repository have some loss of quality.
Lindsey
E-Learning, 51-200 employees
Used weekly for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
4
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed December 2022
Overall, Good Product
I can easily create videos for my students and staff. I like that I can edit and upload directly to YouTube.
CONSToo often, I need to reinstall the plugin, which is time consuming.
Penelope
E-Learning, 1 employee
Used weekly for less than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed February 2024
Best teaching tool I have
Easy to use, choice of outputs - youtube, MP4 etc
CONSn/a
Millicent
Information Technology and Services, 1,001-5,000 employees
Used weekly for less than 6 months
OVERALL RATING:
3
EASE OF USE
4
VALUE FOR MONEY
3
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
1
FUNCTIONALITY
3
Reviewed October 2022
My experience
I'm happy with the product and shared my experience withy colleagues who will also be using it
PROSThe product is easy to use, I like the fact that I can demonstrate functionalities of the system to the users
CONSI can't seem to get the responders out of my SharePoint to comment and give feedback
Reasons for switching to ScreenPal
Ease of use
Sedalia
Verified reviewer
Hospital & Health Care, 51-200 employees
Used monthly for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed February 2023
Very User Friendly Video Recording Solution
If we include retakes, I've recorded hundreds of videos using Screencast-O-Matic. If you're considering it, just give it a try!
PROSEase of use and convenience are the first things that come to mind with Screencast-O-Matic. New users don't require any training - it's intuitive.
CONSThe video editing options could be improved.
Jorge
Education Management, 51-200 employees
Used monthly for less than 12 months
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed February 2021
User Friendly and Quality Video
I would still recommend this software to anyone because it is a lifesaver for those who have not much experience editing videos
PROSI loved how easy was to get the most out of this program without spending too much time trying to figure it out. The quality of the screencast is amazing and allows you to play with different tools to improve the design.
CONSI wish the audio recording had more tools to make recording easier. I had to start over many times just because I could not insert some audio in the middle of a piece of recording