6 Application for screecasting in Mac OS X!

There are various software available in Windows when it comes to screencasting, although the most impressive software of all times is Camtasia Studio and any screencast maker will just agree to me on that without saying any other word. However, TechSmith isn’t generous enough to provide Snag It & Camtasia Studio for Mac OS X.

After switching to Mac, I thought that I’ll create various screencasts but alas, till this date have created just one and the reason for that was that no great freeware for Screencasts is available. However, now that I’ve managed to get hold of a screencast making software, I’ll be able to produce more screencasts.

Anyway, during my search of a good screencasting software, I found good, bad and some excellent screencasting software which work on Mac OS X and if you are looking for one, then you’ll find them here :

1. Jing : It’s a free and open source application from TechSmith (makers of Snagit & Camtasia Studio). It’s a great application as far as creating screencasts are concerned , however the lack of features and options make it a less competitive product. The good thing is that this product is in beta and is constantly being developed, so you never know that when exactly Jing may turn out to be the best application for screencasting, although that may take some time.

2. Screenium : Another software which is certainly as simple as Jing and can be compared to Snapz Pro X, when it comes to the features. Anyone buying this software will not regret. Although, I’ll not suggest anyone to go for it, till the time it comes out as a final product, as it’s still in beta phase.

3. Snapz Pro X : Snapz Pro X has been the most impressive of the lot. It’s full of features and provides all the options which one looks for in any screencast making utility. Make the screencasts and use iMovie to do the editing and you’ve got an impressive screencast waiting to be uploaded on YouTube. Although, it certainly needs a better interface.

4. ScreenFlow : ScreenFlow is another imperssive screencast making software and has an excellent interface too. The price is just right and if at all anyone will ask me, this is one application which I can suggest to anyone without giving much thoughts to it.

5. ScreenFlick : I’ve not used this software personally, so really can’t say that how exactly it performs. However, it’s been getting good praises from experienced OS X users.

6. iShowU : Although, it’s one of the most appreciated screencasting software for OS X, it just couldn’t impress me as much as other software did. I agree that it’s got the features but somewhere I feel that it’s been over rated.

I’m sure there will be many more software for making screencasts on Mac OS X (do share with us). However, these are some of the most talked about software and the ones which I’ve looked closely or read about. What really surprises me that there isn’t any great freeware for OS X which can take competition from any of these applications.