Movavi Screen Recorder Reviews

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Editor's Rating
Overall
Features
Price
Customer Service

Positives

• Extensive set of features
• Intuitive
• Highly customizable
• Built-in editor
• Recording scheduler

Negatives

• No free version
• Doesn’t support Linux

There are many reasons why people record their screen: to create a step-by-step tutorial, rewatch a webinar or online meeting, make a YouTube video, the list is endless. By offering an extensive set of tools, Movavi Screen Recorder helps you with all this and more. The software provides various recording parameters, grabs system and microphone audio, and lets you draw on videos without post-production editing. It even comes with a scheduler, perfect for recording webinars or other online events when you can’t be at your desk. The app isn’t available for free, though. You can test everything at zero cost for seven days, but this version adds a watermark to all your recordings. So, to use Movavi Screen Recorder you’ll need to get either the one-year or lifetime subscription. This limitation raises a big question: is Movavi Screen Recorder good enough to deserve your hard-earned money when there are great, watermark-free screen recorders that don’t charge you for their services?

Features

As the name implies, the main thing you want from a screen recorder is to capture whatever is happening on your computer screen. This is easily done with Movavi Screen Recorder, which allows you to record a specific program, the whole screen, or a custom area. It’s also simple to add your webcam feed to the screen capture, as well as record system and microphone audio.

If you’re looking for a program to record important meetings and webinars, you’ll be happy to find out about Movavi Screen Recorder’s scheduler. This tool lets you set the software to start recording by itself at a specific time. This way, you can record a webinar or make sure you don’t forget an important meeting even when you aren’t at your desk. The best part is that you can configure the software to make your computer sleep or even shut down after the recording is finished.

Professional Screencasts Made Easy

But Movavi Screen Recorder offers even more options. Depending on what kind of video you’re making, you’ll want to have different types of setups. For example, although it makes sense that your mouse cursor appears in the video when you’re recording a tutorial, it can be distracting when you just want to scroll over a web page or app. The program allows you to show or hide the cursor, have different colors for the left and right mouse buttons, and add custom mouse click sounds, just to name a few. The best part is that you can choose the highlight color you want by inserting the RGB values or Hex code – ideal for creating on-brand content.

Another neat feature is the built-in drawing tool. You can add your own notes and visual aids without the need for post-production. There are ten colors to choose from, and you can configure the line’s weight in detail. Plus, the keystroke recording options are also a time-saver – especially when creating a tutorial. By directly recording all keystrokes or keyboard shortcuts, the software makes it easy to show what keys you’re pressing without you having to edit them in later.

Ease of Use

Movavi Screen Recorder is intuitive to use, and most options are one click away. When selecting the screen recording tool, the software outlines the recording box in orange, making it extremely easy to understand the area you’re about to record. Plus, Movavi Screen Recorder lets you quickly turn on different recording streams without going to the settings menu. This is also true for the cursor highlight, mouse clicks, and keystrokes.

When you’re done with your screen capture, Movavi Screen Recorder prompts you to its basic built-in editor, where you can trim your clips before exporting them. The software supports several files formats – such as MP4, AVI, and MOV – and you can change the video’s resolution, frames per second (FPS), and more. If you prefer, you can also share your clips automatically with cloud services, YouTube, email, and instant messaging apps.

Last but not least, Movavi Screen Recorder integrates with the company’s video editor. If you have both programs installed, you can start capturing your screen without leaving Movavi Video Editor. The clips are also automatically added to the video’s project library.

Pricing

You can get Movavi Screen Recorder in two ways: either with a yearly subscription ($34.95 per year) or a lifetime plan ($49.95). Keep in mind that the one-time purchase option only includes the current version of the software. The cheapest way to access all future upgrades of Movavi Screen Recorder is to subscribe to the yearly plan. You can also try out the software through the 7-day free trial – you just need to download the software from the company’s website. We highly recommend doing this, as when you later uninstall the program, the company will offer you a 20% discount. It’s important to note that all screen recordings made with the free version have a Movavi watermark.

If you’re also interested in Movavi Video Editor and Movavi Video Converter, it’s more affordable to get the Movavi Video Suite. This bundle offers access to the three apps for as little as $79.95. Finally, there’s the Unlimited plan, which includes all Movavi products, as well as unlimited downloads from the company’s media store. Normally, this package costs around $700 per year, but the company occasionally runs discount campaigns that cut the Unlimited plan’s annual price to as little as $134.95.

Customer Service

Movavi Screen Recorder is so intuitive that it doesn’t take long to understand how to use it. Even so, the software displays helpful hints the first time you open it. But if you need extra help, we recommend visiting Movavi’s website. There, you’ll find a comprehensive knowledge base explaining Movavi Screen Recorder’s ins and outs and some troubleshooting. You can also contact the company through live chat or email. It’s not available 24/7, and the company states that it may take up to three business days to respond. However, Movavi took less than an hour to respond to our query. Finally, the company is active on social media and has profiles on Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube. It’s worth having a look through Movavi’s YouTube channel, as it features various tutorials to help you get the hang of the software.

Bottom Line

There’s no beating around the bush that Movavi Screen Recorder is a comprehensive and user-friendly app. It offers helpful tools that many of its competitors overlook and provides a high level of customization. However, the lack of a free version makes it unfit for beginners who don’t require advanced features. A basic free screen recorder that doesn’t add a watermark is more than enough in these cases. That said, if you often make professional screen recordings for YouTube videos, product tutorials, or webinars, Movavi Screen Recorder is worth every penny. The software allows you to easily create on-brand content, add visual aids while recording, and choose which media stream you want to record. Of course, we highly recommend taking advantage of the 7-day free trial to test the software for yourself before committing to a subscription.