Kooha
Kooha is a free, open-source video and screen recording app for Linux. Capture your screen in an intuitive and straightforward way without distractions. It has 3,527 GitHub stars and is released under the GPL-3.0 license. Its source code is on GitHub at SeaDve/Kooha.
About Kooha
Capture your screen in an intuitive and straightforward way without distractions. Kooha is a simple screen recorder with a minimal interface. You can simply click the record button without having to configure a bunch of settings.
Install Kooha
Package names found in the project's README. Each links to its package page so you can check the publisher first.
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What is Kooha?
Kooha is a free, open-source video and screen recording app for Linux. Capture your screen in an intuitive and straightforward way without distractions. It has 3,527 GitHub stars and is released under the GPL-3.0 license. Its source code is on GitHub at SeaDve/Kooha.
Is Kooha free and open source?
Yes. Kooha's source code is public on GitHub under the GPL-3.0 license, which is OSI-approved or FSF-free, so you can use, copy and change it for free.
How do I install Kooha?
Flathub: flatpak install flathub io.github.seadve.Kooha. The commands are on this page. Installers are also on its GitHub Releases page (latest: v2.3.2).
Is Kooha still maintained?
The repository's most recent commit was on Oct 2, 2026. appsgit only lists apps whose repository had a commit in the last six months.