# MaartenBaert/ssr

SimpleScreenRecorder, a screen recorder for Linux

Repository: https://github.com/MaartenBaert/ssr
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/ssr
Homepage: http://www.maartenbaert.be/simplescreenrecorder/
Language: C++
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Last push: 2026-08-14T23:15:28+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 76/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 97, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5006, "days_push": 19, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2881, forks 316 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:27.610681+00:00)

## What it is
SimpleScreenRecorder is a Qt-based screen recorder for Linux that captures the whole screen, a region, or OpenGL applications directly. It offers a straightforward GUI, proper audio/video sync, and multithreaded encoding that adapts frame rate to system load.

## Use cases
- record my linux screen
- record gameplay on linux
- capture a specific window or screen region
- record opengl applications like fraps
- make a screencast video for youtube
- record screen with audio in sync
- live stream my desktop

## When to choose
- you need an easy-to-use GUI screen recorder on Linux
- you want to record OpenGL games with low overhead
- ffmpeg or VLC command-line recording is too cumbersome
- you need reliable audio/video synchronization

## When to avoid
- you need screen recording on Windows or macOS
- you need a headless or CLI-only recording solution
- you need advanced video editing features

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: video-processing, gui
- domain: media, desktop-applications, gaming-tools
- platform: cpp
- tags: screen-recording, screencast, opengl-recording, qt, live-streaming, linux, desktop

## Member repositories
- MaartenBaert/ssr (main) score 76

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:27.610681+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T07:35:28.069702+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/MaartenBaert/ssr (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:27.610681+00:00, sha a101159c6442)
  - homepage: http://www.maartenbaert.be/simplescreenrecorder/ (fetched 2026-08-29T09:50:54.914311+00:00, sha 65ca93bed19b)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.