Basic Recommended screencast software

1. Screencast-o-matic

Download link: http://screencast-o-matic.com/home

Features: 15-minute free screen recording, with no editing tools. Movies are watermarked. No need to download any software. Pay to remove watermark, make longer recordings and have access to editing tools.

2. Camstudio (for Windows)

Download link: http://camstudio.org

Features: Free screen recording, with no editing tools. Have more settings to choose from than Screencast-o-matic. No watermark on videos.

3. Microsoft Expression Encoder (for Windows)

Download link: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=24601

Tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8V9l1GrzTBU

Features: 10-min free screen recording, with simple editing tools. Pay for more features.