Clowd

Clowd is a minimalist screen capture / screen recording tool. It sits out of your way in your system tray, and is activated when you press the PrntScr key.

The latest "stable" release can always be downloaded from here. If you are looking for the "beta", you should update via the app settings.

windows x64 - only tested on Windows 10/11

I will respond to bug reports or questions in GitHub issues. Also feel free to bug me (@caesay) in the Clowd Discord server:

Region Capture / PrntScr Replacement

Uses Direct3D so is super fast and responsive
Scroll to zoom in on any part of your screen, pixel perfect selections (or just looking at stuff on your screen closely)
Fully keyboard accessibly
Snaps selection to window borders
Click on any window to quickly bring it to the foreground
Select any color to open a color picker

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Video Recorder

Record MKV, MP4, or GIF's easily
Capture Speaker and Microphone audio
Optionally show animation where mouse was clicked
Draw / annotate on screen when recording video or screen sharing

Image Editor

Minimalistic / Easy-To-Learn UI for quick edits
Save and return to recent seessions
Copy to Clipboard or Upload to the web in one click

Upload Anything

Can upload any file or screenshot from PC with one click
URL is copied to clipboard
Supports a vareity of file sharing websites

Color Picker

Select any color on screen using the PrntScr Screen Capture. Press 'H' when your cursor is over the desired color.
Can also open the color picker from the tray icon.

Draw On Screen

Can draw anywhere on the screen while recording a video or sharing screen during a video conference

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Building Clowd

The Clowd.Native project must be compiled before Clowd. If using Visual Studio, this should be done automatically when pressing F6. If using Rider, you may need to edit the run configuration to build Native before starting the main project.

If having any troubles compiling with the IDE, you can replicate a CI build by running the following commands:

git clone https://github.com/clowd/Clowd.git
build.cmd -noDelta

Clowd's Projects

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clowd.squirrel

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obs-express-node

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obs-studio

OBS Studio - Free and open source software for live streaming and screen recording

screen-recorder

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screenversuswpf

An experimental library which enables points, sizes and rectangles to be stored in and manipulated via distinct types depending on whether they are in screen or WPF coordinate space, thus avoiding confusion and aiding readability. Also provides utility methods related to screen bounds, resolution etc.