Screenbits - Screen Recorder

Released: Feb 15, 2019
Platforms: Windows
Last updated: 05 Sep 2026, 07:57 GMT

Updates & announcements

20 posts

01 Aug 2026Developer post
August 2026 Update: Zoom, numbering tool and Japanese language
August 2026 update brings zoom feature, numbering tool for drawing on screen, and Japanese language. You can now zoom in on the screen using the zoom feature. It's available for screen, window and area capture modes which is available through the user interface or using hotkeys.
18 Jul 2026Developer post
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 sourc
28 May 2026Developer post
May 2026 Update: Compact View improvements
May 2026 update improves UI, performance and usability of the Compact View. Compact View can now automatically snap into top/center of the screen if it is close enough to that area. Additionaly, the view has been completely redesign for area mode which looks more modern and signi
20 Feb 2026Developer post
February 2026 Update: Interactive preview, more hotkey and stats options
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
06 Dec 2025Developer post
December 2025 Update: 320kbps audio, multitrack recording and H264 profile
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
14 Oct 2025Developer post
October 2025 Update: New features, performance improvements and bug fixes
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 t
26 Jul 2025Developer post
July 2025 Update: Keystroke capture, rounded camera, splash screen and more
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 hotkey
10 May 2025Developer post
May 2025 Update: New screen capture method, permissions and UI improvements
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
28 Feb 2025Developer post
February 2025 Update: Internal improvements and bug fixes
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 .
30 Jan 2025Developer post
January 2025 Update: Auto-pause, mute/unmute and more
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 sou
13 Dec 2024Developer post
December 2024 Update: Improved window capture mode
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
30 Oct 2024Developer post
October 2024 Update: Performance improvements and bug fixes
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
03 Sep 2024Developer post
August 2024 Update: Performance improvements
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 Screenbit
08 Jul 2024Developer post
July 2024 update: Audio meter and UI Improvements
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
06 May 2024Developer post
April 2024 update: New media processing engine, audio and watermark options
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 yo
23 Aug 2023Developer post
August 2023 Update: AMD VCE for video encoding
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 ha
29 Jun 2023Developer post
June 2023 Update: HEVC encoding, Window capture mode and area presets
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
12 Feb 2023Developer post
February 2023 Update: Performance improvements
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 pre
23 Dec 2022Developer post
December 2022 Update: Draw on Screen
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 o
03 Aug 2022Developer post
July 2022 Update: Video encoding and camera options
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