simplescreenrecorder - Man Page

A feature-rich screen recorder that supports X11 and OpenGL.

Synopsis

simplescreenrecorder [Options]

Description

SimpleScreenRecorder is a feature-rich screen recorder that supports X11 and OpenGL. It has a Qt-based graphical user interface. It can record the entire screen or part of it, or record OpenGL applications directly. The recording can be paused and resumed at any time. Many different file formats and codecs are supported.

Options

--help

Show this help message.

--version

Show version information.

--settingsfile=FILE

Load and save program settings to FILE. If omitted, ~/.ssr/settings.conf is used.

--logfile[=FILE]

Write log messages to FILE. If FILE is omitted, ~/.ssr/log-DATE_TIME.txt is used.

--statsfile[=FILE]

Write recording statistics to FILE. If FILE is omitted, /dev/shm/simplescreenrecorder-stats-PID is used. It will be updated continuously and deleted when the recording page is closed.

--no-systray

Don't show the system tray icon.

--start-hidden

Start the application in hidden form.

--start-recording

Start the recording immediately.

--activate-schedule

Activate the recording schedule immediately.

--syncdiagram

Show synchronization diagram (for debugging).

--benchmark

Run the internal benchmark.

Commands Accepted Through Stdin

record-start

Start the recording.

record-pause

Pause the recording.

record-cancel

Cancel the recording and delete the output file.

record-save

Finish the recording and save the output file.

schedule-activate

Activate the recording schedule.

schedule-deactivate

Deactivate the recording schedule.

window-show

Show the application window.

window-hide

Hide the application window.

quit

Quit the application.

File Locations

The files used by SimpleScreenRecorder can be found in the following locations:

Settings:

~/.ssr/settings.conf

Logs:

~/.ssr/logs/

Input profiles:

/usr/share/simplescreenrecorder/input-profiles/
~/.ssr/input-profiles/

Output profiles:

/usr/share/simplescreenrecorder/output-profiles/
~/.ssr/output-profiles/

Translations:

/usr/share/simplescreenrecorder/translations/

See Also

More documentation can be found at:
https://www.maartenbaert.be/simplescreenrecorder/

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