Video communication is according to many the new future. Regardless if you use it for internal communication, sales, customer support, personal emails etc., it's almost guaranteed that you will not be worse off.

Throughout the pandemic, there has been a surge in the use of screen recorders, and in this article we'll list the best screen recorders founded in Europe. The best ones in my opinion are Bird Eats Bug and Vaam - they both focus on bug reporting and sales/customer communication respectively.

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Vaam.io

Founded: 2020

Country: Sweden

Compatible with: Google Chrome

Chrome Extension

Vaam is a screen recording tool which focuses on making sales pitches and customer communication more engaging initially. It is currently a Google Chrome extension, which makes it compatible with the Google Chrome browser. Quickly record screen, face and voice, add call-to-action buttons and share it through a link. Vaam has future plans of expanding to a mobile app.

Pricing:

• Free (€0)
• Pro (€10 per user/month)

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Bird Eats Bug

Founded: 2020

Country: Germany

Compatible with: Google Chrome

Chrome Extension

Bird Eats Bug has a unique focus on their screen recording tool. They help engineers with bug reports and provides them with all the information they need in a single link. It is a Google Chrome extension, and is compatible with all computers which use the Chrome Browser.

Pricing:

• Free ($0)
• Business ($8 per user/month)

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ScreenRec

Founded: 2018

Country: Bulgaria

Compatible with: Windows and Linux

Desktop App

ScreenRec helps their customers communicate faster through instant video messages and screenshots. Screenrec is currently only compatible with Windows and Linux, and is a desktop app that needs to be downloaded. It will soon be compatible with Mac.

Pricing:

• Free Forever (€0)

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Veed.io

Founded: 2017

Country: United Kingdom

Compatible with: Google Chrome

Chrome Extension

Veed.io has developed a completely free screen recorder which can be used for business meetings, messages to colleagues, explainer videos, video presentations, gaming videos, and much more! It is a Google Chrome extension, and thus it's best compatible with the Chrome Browser.

Pricing:

• Free Forever (€0)

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Movavi Screen Recorder

Founded: 2004

Country: Cyprus

Compatible with: Windows and Mac

Desktop App

Movavi is a company that's been existing since 2004, and has created different video tools, everything from video editor and converter to screen recording. They do not have a free version or trial, which requires an immediate purchase to use the product. It is a desktop app, which is compatible for Windows and Mac.

Pricing:

• Private (215 SEK per user/year)
• Business (410 SEK per user/year)

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Calipio

Founded: 2020

Country: Austria

Compatible with: All browsers

Online Screen Recorder

Calipio is a free online screen recorder that works in any browser. It is neither a desktop app or a Chrome extension. Their use cases are education and team collaboration. It is still under development and has a lot of function that are not yet available.

Pricing:

• Free 20 (€0 per month for 5 users)
• Pro 90 (€5 per month for 15 users)
• Pro 250 (€13 per month for 40 users)
• Pro 2500 (€44 per month for 100 users)

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IceCream Screen Recorder

Founded: 2014

Country: Germany

Compatible with: Windows, Mac, and Android

Desktop App

Icecream Apps have developed 9 different apps where one of them is a screen recorder. The screen recorder's features are recording screen and audio, annotate and highlighting during recording and being able to record fullscreen 3D games. Finally the recordings can be uploaded to Youtube, Dropbox and Google Drive to share. It is compatible with Windows, Mac and Android.

Pricing:

• Icecream Apps Free ($0)
• Icecream Apps Pro: 9 in 1 ($354 one time purchase)

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Flashback Recorder

Founded: 2012

Country: United Kingdom

Compatible with: Windows

Desktop App

Flashback has developed a screen recorder and video editing tool in the same package. Share the videos by uploading them to Youtube or Flashback Connect - a platform for sharing the screen recordings. Flashback is only compatible with Windows.

Pricing:

• 1-PC License (€39 one time purchase)
• 2-PC License (€58 one time purchase)
• Etc.

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Screenpresso

Founded: 2012

Country: France

Compatible with: Windows

Desktop App

Screenpresso captures the desktop screen both with screenshots and videos for areas such as training documents, collaborative design work, IT bug reports, and more. It is a desktop app that only is compatible with Microsoft 10. Record and share the videos on Youtube or similar.

Pricing:

• Free (€0)
• Pro (€30 per user one time purchase)
• Enterprise (€2700 unlimited users one time purchase)