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Peek

Open SourceGPL-3.0⚡ Slowly maintained

Simple GIF screen recorder for Linux

Website
github.com/phw/peek
GitHub
phw/peek
Difficulty
● Easy
Last check
2025-09-24

Description

Peek is an open-source, lightweight Linux screen recorder focused on animated GIFs. Pick a recording area, record as GIF, APNG, WebM or MP4. Perfect for quick UI demos in bug reports or issue trackers.

Preview

Peek Preview

Platforms

Linux

Replaces the following proprietary tools

LICEcap→Peek
ScreenToGif→Peek

Categories

Video & Audio Editing

Tags

#screencast#gif#linux#gtk#vala

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