The Finest Hand-Selected Downloads
Individually reviewed & tested
Store News

LICEcap 1.26

Capture desktop activity & save it as an animated GIF

Rating:
Operating Systems:
macOS, Windows 10, Windows 7 (32 bit), Windows 7 (64 bit), Windows 8, Windows Vista, Windows XP
License:
Open Source
Developer:
Cockos Incorporated
Software Cost:
Free
Category
System & Desktop Tools
Date Updated:
31 August 2015
Downloads To Date:
4582
Languages:
English

LICEcap is a simple but effective Windows and Mac screen capture tool which records your desktop activity, and saves it as an animated GIF.

The program is very easy to use. Launch the program and there's no clutter, no menus, no complex settings: just a window which you can resize and drag to whatever area you'd like to capture.

Once that's done, clicking "Record" gives you a few useful options. So you might enter a title, which will be displayed at the beginning of the animation. LICEcap can highlight mouse clicks, handy for tutorials. And you can specify how many times the animation should repeat (or just leave it to run forever).

Enter a file name, click Save, and LICEcap immediately begins recording the area you've specified. And so you'll need to launch a program, open a dialog, browse some menus, or whatever else you're intending to do. Once you've finished, click Stop, and the animated GIF will be saved, ready for use.

There are plenty of issues here. You can't capture the full desktop, for example. Animations of any size or length will produce very large files. And GIFs only support 256 colours, so they're not going to look great.

Saving the animation to a regular image file does mean you'll be able to use and play it just about anywhere, though, and LICEcap's simplicity is another major plus. It's definitely worth a look.

Version 1.26 brings:
    - Windows 8.1+ high-DPI fix

Verdict:

Small, simple and easy to use, LICEcap is a great way to take animated screen captures which you can reuse and play almost anywhere

Your Comments & Opinion

Related Downloads Other Downloads From This Category

Grab, edit and share your screen captures in seconds

Freeware

A versatile screengrab and desktop capture tool

Freeware

Take screenshots at timed intervals

Freeware

Capture, upload and share screengrabs in seconds

Freeware

Easily share screen grabs, pictures and files

Freeware

Easily take multiple screengrabs in quick succession

Freeware
45,030,168
Downloads
Secure & Tested Software
6,482
Reviews
Instant Download 24/7
315,165
Members
10+ Years of Service