NAME

       simplescreenrecorder - A feature-rich screen recorder that supports X11 and OpenGL.

SYNOPSIS

       simplescreenrecorder [OPTIONS]

DESCRIPTION

       SimpleScreenRecorder  is  a  feature-rich screen recorder that supports X11 and OpenGL. It
       has a Qt-based graphical user interface. It can record the entire screen or part of it, or
       record  OpenGL applications directly. The recording can be paused and resumed at any time.
       Many different file formats and codecs are supported.

OPTIONS

       --help Show this help message.

       --version
              Show version information.

       --settingsfile=FILE
              Load and save program settings to FILE. If omitted, ~/.ssr/settings.conf is used.

       --logfile[=FILE]
              Write log messages to FILE. If FILE is omitted, ~/.ssr/log-DATE_TIME.txt is used.

       --statsfile[=FILE]
              Write    recording    statistics    to    FILE.     If     FILE     is     omitted,
              /dev/shm/simplescreenrecorder-stats-PID  is  used.  It will be updated continuously
              and deleted when the recording page is closed.

       --no-systray
              Don't show the system tray icon.

       --start-hidden
              Start the application in hidden form.

       --start-recording
              Start the recording immediately.

       --activate-schedule
              Activate the recording schedule immediately.

       --syncdiagram
              Show synchronization diagram (for debugging).

       --benchmark
              Run the internal benchmark.

COMMANDS ACCEPTED THROUGH STDIN

       record-start
              Start the recording.

       record-pause
              Pause the recording.

       record-cancel
              Cancel the recording and delete the output file.

       record-save
              Finish the recording and save the output file.

       schedule-activate
              Activate the recording schedule.

       schedule-deactivate
              Deactivate the recording schedule.

       window-show
              Show the application window.

       window-hide
              Hide the application window.

       quit   Quit the application.

FILE LOCATIONS

       The files used by SimpleScreenRecorder can be found in the following locations:

       Settings:
              ~/.ssr/settings.conf

       Logs:
              ~/.ssr/logs/

       Input profiles:
              /usr/share/simplescreenrecorder/input-profiles/
              ~/.ssr/input-profiles/

       Output profiles:
              /usr/share/simplescreenrecorder/output-profiles/
              ~/.ssr/output-profiles/

       Translations:
              /usr/share/simplescreenrecorder/translations/

SEE ALSO

       More documentation can be found at:
       https://www.maartenbaert.be/simplescreenrecorder/