July 2026 Update: Minor improvements and bug fixes
July 2026 update brings minor improvements and bug fixes. 'No Scaling' option for scaling mode is available again in this update. UI and functionality of area selection tool has been improved. There is also a fix for an issue which could cause blurry output when recording a source area with odd dimensions. If you are interested in the details, check out the release notes on Screenbits website .
February 2025 update allows you to move and scale camera, image and text directly from the preview section without the need to use the options for each one. It makes it way quicker to get the perfect position for visual elements. Additionally, you can now assign separate hotkeys to toggle-like actions such as Start/Stop recording. For example, instead of using a single key such as F10 to stop a…
December 2025 update adds new features: 320kbps output audio, multitrack recording, H.264 profile selection (base/main), ability to exclude UI from screen capture and manual theme selection. In this update, maximum quality for output audio has been increased to 320kbps (requires Windows 11). You'll also be able to use multitrack recording feature to capture audio sources onto individual tracks.…
October 2025 update, brings a few small features, improves performance and also fixes a few bugs. Image overlay can now have outline with custom color and thickness. Additionally, you can now select the font which is used for drawing text on screen. We have also added an option to allow/disallow selecting areas across multiple displays as it makes it more convenient if you want to limit your se…
July 2025 update, brings a feature to add keystrokes to the output video. This is a useful tool to make professional video tutorials. Watermark feature is now split into Text and Image, allowing you to add both image and text to the output. Additionally, you can now assign hotkeys to toggle camera and input/output audio. Rounded Rectangle shape is also allowed to choose for camera image. There…
May 2025 update adds an option to use the new screen capture APIs in case of issues with the default method. By enabling Prefer modern screen capture option from Screen & pointer options , new capture APIs (WGC) is used instead of the default (DXGI). Additionally, Screenbits can now detect if Camera or Microphone are not accessible due to Windows Privacy settings. It prevents recording error an…
February 2025 update simply fixes a few bugs related to recording errors, capturing virtual cameras and overexposed screen capture output. If you are interested in the details, check out the release notes on Screenbits website .
January 2025 update brings new features for scheduler, audio sources and hotkeys, and a few improvements for the user interface. Scheduler now supports pause mode which enables automatic pause at certain time, duration or size of the output file. You can now mute/unmute audio sources from UI or using hotkeys, supporting push-to-talk and push-to-mute. Speaking of hotkeys, middle and extra mouse…
December update improves Window capture mode which allows capturing content of top level windows even if obscured by other windows. There are also improvements in pointer highlight effect and UI scaling on multi-display setups as well as a few bug fixes. If you are interested in the details, check out the release notes on Screenbits website .
October 2024 update improves performance of screen capturing and also the area selector. Additionally, as a little new feature, you can now flip camera image vertically. There are also multiple bug fixes which the most important one is fixing oversaturated screen capture from HDR enabled displays. If you are interested in the details, check out the release notes on Screenbits website .
August 2024 update brings performance improvements in screen and mouse pointer capturing, and also recording performance on Windows 11. Additionally, audio capturing quality is improved in this update. If you are interested in the details, check out the release notes on Screenbits website .
July 2024 update adds audio meter to view audio levels for both input and output audio. This feature makes it easier to make sure if the app is capturing audio from the selected devices by checking the levels on the audio meter. Minor user interface improvements are also applied in this update. If you are interested in the details, check out the release notes on Screenbits website .
April 2024 update brings a new media processing engine which improves recording performance. New audio and watermark options are also available in the update. You can now change volume from the app for both system audio and the microphone. It can increase by up to 200% in case you need the sound to be louder for your recordings. An option is also added to turn off surround sound in order to get…
August 2023 update fixes an issue related to AMD VCE for video encoding which was preventing the software to use the hardware encoder properly. After this update, Screenbits should perform significantly better on AMD video cards so If you are using an AMD video card and wasn't happy with performance of the application, we recommend you give it a try after this update. If you are interested in t…
June 2023 update brings the ability to choose HEVC hardware encoder (if available) for video encoding. It also adds a "Window" capture mode to simplify capturing window areas as you can now choose application windows from a list. Area presets are also available to save frequently used areas in Area capture mode and easily restore them at any time. In addition to these features this update inclu…
As we add new features to Screenbits through each update, we also want to make sure the app is working as expected and performing better and better within each update. February 2023 update brings significant performance improvements in hardware video encoding. Compared to the previous version, you may experience up to 50% less CPU usage if you use hardware acceleration for video encoding. This…
December 2022 update brings Draw on Screen feature which allows you to write, draw and highlight anywhere on your screen! There are several tools such as pen, marker, arrow, rectangle and text to use for drawing. If you are interested in the details, check out the release notes on Screenbits website .
March 2022 update brings an option to let users choose which hardware encoder should be used to encode video. This option replaces the previous one which only allowed users to choose if they want the application to use hardware to encode videos or not. Since this update, you can also customize thickness of the border around camera overlay from camera options. If you are interested in the detail…
June 2022 update brings new features including compact view, schedule, custom camera graphics and fractional frame rate. Compact view provides a minimal user interface to interact with the app. You can use schedule feature to schedule recording to start at a certain time. In this update, you can also add custom graphics image to camera image to make it more fun. It is now possible to choose fra…
As we add new features to Screenbits through regular and major updates, we also want to make sure the app is working as expected and performing better within each update. March 2022 update focuses on bug fixes and performance improvements. This update fixes some error messages which could occur when system is not performing well enough. If you are interested in the details, check out the releas…
January 2022 update improves pointer click effects and brings minor changes to the user interface. If you use Screenbits to make video tutorials, click effects feature is a useful tool to show mouse clicks to viewers of the tutorial. In the January 2022 update, Screenbits improves pointer click effects to indicate drag & drop and mouse button press/release more accurately. There are also minor…
December 2021 update brings new translations for the application. You can now change application language to Chinese Simplified, French, German, Italian, Portuguese (Brazil), Russian and Spanish! There are also minor user interface improvements in this update. If you are interested in the details, check out the release notes on Screenbits website .
October 2021 update improves support for HDR enabled displays and also fixes a few bugs. Before the update, some users had to disable HDR color on their display to be able to capture it. This limitation is now removed in the last update. In addition, we have fixed a few bugs in this update. If you are interested in the details, check out the release notes on Screenbits website .
August 2021 update brings ability to capture screenshots, more screen capturing options and new hotkeys for switching between modes. You can now capture screenshots from screen, an area on the screen or the capture scene. Use screenshot hotkey (default: Alt+F10) to capture the screen or the capture since. In addition to the hotkey approach, preview, area selection tool and frame now have new sc…
We are happy to announce that the new update (version 7.2.1) now supports new features including individual camera and audio recording. Using the device capture mode, you can now record your camera individually just like a camera recorder. Audio capture mode allows you to record audio from system sound and microphone into audio files. In addition, you can now turn on/off audio capture during re…
May 2021 update brings new camera overlay features, more sound notifications and options to import and export application settings. You can now flip camera image from camera options to make it more realistic. You can also choose the format/quality for the camera overlay from a list of supported formats. In this new update, sound notifications are played when you pause and resume recording which…
March 2021 updates bring some changes to the user interface. You are now able to view size, resolution, frame rate and larger thumbnail of output files from Files section. There are also some changes related to the taskbar and notification area icon. Application icon now stays on notification area even if the app is not minimized. In addition to this change, application icon now stays in taskba…
February 2021 update brings Chroma Key feature which allows you to easily remove background from camera overlay by choosing a chroma key. In addition to this feature, recording performance is also improved on devices with Intel® Quick Sync Video support.
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