Screenbits - Screen Recorder Steam news

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• Release dateFeb 15, 2019
• DeveloperCHEHRAZ
• PublisherCHEHRAZ

Genres: Audio Production, Software Training, Utilities, Video Production, Web Publishing

Company pages: Developer: CHEHRAZPublisher: CHEHRAZ

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Screenbits - Screen Recorder Steam news

Screenbits - Screen Recorder news collects recent Steam feed items, update posts, and announcements that SteamPulse can associate with this app.

Latest Steam announcements

• August 2026 Update: Zoom, numbering tool and Japanese language - 1 August 2026

  August 2026 update brings zoom feature, numbering tool for drawing on screen, and Japanese language.You can now zoom in on the screen using the zoom feature. It's available for screen, window and area capture modes which is available through the user interface or using hotkeys.Numbering tool is also added to the list of tools for drawing on screen to help making professional tutorials. We've also added Japanese language to the list of supported languages for the app.If you are interested in the details, check out the release notes on Screenbits website.

• July 2026 Update: Minor improvements and bug fixes - 18 July 2026

  July 2026 update brings minor improvements and bug fixes.'No Scaling' option for scaling mode is available again in this update. UI and functionality of area selection tool has been improved. There is also a fix for an issue which could cause blurry output when recording a source area with odd dimensions.If you are interested in the details, check out the release notes on Screenbits website.

• May 2026 Update: Compact View improvements - 28 May 2026

  May 2026 update improves UI, performance and usability of the Compact View.Compact View can now automatically snap into top/center of the screen if it is close enough to that area. Additionaly, the view has been completely redesign for area mode which looks more modern and significantly improves its performance.There are also minor UI improvements and bug fixes in this update.If you are interested in the details, check out the release notes on Screenbits website.

• February 2026 Update: Interactive preview, more hotkey and stats options - 20 February 2026

  February 2025 update allows you to move and scale camera, image and text directly from the preview section without the need to use the options for each one. It makes it way quicker to get the perfect position for visual elements.Additionally, you can now assign separate hotkeys to toggle-like actions such as Start/Stop recording. For example, instead of using a single key such as F10 to stop and start recording, you can assign F10 to start and F12 to stop. New hotkeys to change the captured display in multi-display setups are also available from the Hotkeys section in settings, along with a search box to filter the list of hotkeys. There has been also improvements in the statistics section as it now includes average video frame rate and average cpu usage and also stats for all audio streams in case multitrack recording is on. If you are interested in the details, check out the release n…

• December 2025 Update: 320kbps audio, multitrack recording and H264 profile - 6 December 2025

  December 2025 update adds new features: 320kbps output audio, multitrack recording, H.264 profile selection (base/main), ability to exclude UI from screen capture and manual theme selection. In this update, maximum quality for output audio has been increased to 320kbps (requires Windows 11). You'll also be able to use multitrack recording feature to capture audio sources onto individual tracks.Additionally, you can now choose to use the main profile for hardware H.264 encoders. There is also an option to exclude application user interface from screen capture, which make it easier to interact with the app while recording the screen.Manual theme selection is also added in this update in case you prefer a different theme than the default operating system theme.If you are interested in the details, check out the release notes on Screenbits website.

• October 2025 Update: New features, performance improvements and bug fixes - 14 October 2025

  October 2025 update, brings a few small features, improves performance and also fixes a few bugs.Image overlay can now have outline with custom color and thickness. Additionally, you can now select the font which is used for drawing text on screen. We have also added an option to allow/disallow selecting areas across multiple displays as it makes it more convenient if you want to limit your selection to a specific display.Recording performance has been improved in this update in a way that it uses less CPU resources (up to 25%) specially for low or medium recording frame rates (

• July 2025 Update: Keystroke capture, rounded camera, splash screen and more - 26 July 2025

  July 2025 update, brings a feature to add keystrokes to the output video. This is a useful tool to make professional video tutorials. Watermark feature is now split into Text and Image, allowing you to add both image and text to the output.Additionally, you can now assign hotkeys to toggle camera and input/output audio. Rounded Rectangle shape is also allowed to choose for camera image.There are more user interface improvements in this update, including a splash screen application startup to let you know that the app in loading, redesigned and improved icons, improved hotkey support and more.If you are interested in the details, check out the release notes on Screenbits website.

• May 2025 Update: New screen capture method, permissions and UI improvements - 10 May 2025

  May 2025 update adds an option to use the new screen capture APIs in case of issues with the default method. By enabling Prefer modern screen capture option from Screen & pointer options, new capture APIs (WGC) is used instead of the default (DXGI). Additionally, Screenbits can now detect if Camera or Microphone are not accessible due to Windows Privacy settings. It prevents recording error and lets you know before recording starts. A few UI improvements and bug fixes are also applied in this update. If you are interested in the details, check out the release notes on Screenbits website.

• February 2025 Update: Internal improvements and bug fixes - 28 February 2025

  February 2025 update simply fixes a few bugs related to recording errors, capturing virtual cameras and overexposed screen capture output. If you are interested in the details, check out the release notes on Screenbits website.

• January 2025 Update: Auto-pause, mute/unmute and more - 30 January 2025

  January 2025 update brings new features for scheduler, audio sources and hotkeys, and a few improvements for the user interface. Scheduler now supports pause mode which enables automatic pause at certain time, duration or size of the output file. You can now mute/unmute audio sources from UI or using hotkeys, supporting push-to-talk and push-to-mute. Speaking of hotkeys, middle and extra mouse buttons can now be used for hotkeys. As for the user interface improvements, you can now view name of the monitor for selected display and name of the application for selected window. If you are interested in the details, check out the release notes on Screenbits website.

• December 2024 Update: Improved window capture mode - 13 December 2024

  December update improves Window capture mode which allows capturing content of top level windows even if obscured by other windows. There are also improvements in pointer highlight effect and UI scaling on multi-display setups as well as a few bug fixes. If you are interested in the details, check out the release notes on Screenbits website.

• October 2024 Update: Performance improvements and bug fixes - 30 October 2024

  October 2024 update improves performance of screen capturing and also the area selector. Additionally, as a little new feature, you can now flip camera image vertically. There are also multiple bug fixes which the most important one is fixing oversaturated screen capture from HDR enabled displays. If you are interested in the details, check out the release notes on Screenbits website.

• August 2024 Update: Performance improvements - 3 September 2024

  August 2024 update brings performance improvements in screen and mouse pointer capturing, and also recording performance on Windows 11. Additionally, audio capturing quality is improved in this update. If you are interested in the details, check out the release notes on Screenbits website.

• July 2024 update: Audio meter and UI Improvements - 8 July 2024

  July 2024 update adds audio meter to view audio levels for both input and output audio. This feature makes it easier to make sure if the app is capturing audio from the selected devices by checking the levels on the audio meter. Minor user interface improvements are also applied in this update. If you are interested in the details, check out the release notes on Screenbits website.

• April 2024 update: New media processing engine, audio and watermark options - 6 May 2024

  April 2024 update brings a new media processing engine which improves recording performance. New audio and watermark options are also available in the update. You can now change volume from the app for both system audio and the microphone. It can increase by up to 200% in case you need the sound to be louder for your recordings. An option is also added to turn off surround sound in order to get maximum volume (as you hear) for system audio in case you use a virtual surround headphone. Watermark overlay gets more customization options in the update as you can now change text alignment and outline thickness for the watermark text. If you are interested in the details, check out the release notes on Screenbits website.

• August 2023 Update: AMD VCE for video encoding - 23 August 2023

  August 2023 update fixes an issue related to AMD VCE for video encoding which was preventing the software to use the hardware encoder properly. After this update, Screenbits should perform significantly better on AMD video cards so If you are using an AMD video card and wasn't happy with performance of the application, we recommend you give it a try after this update. If you are interested in the details, check out the release notes on Screenbits website.

• June 2023 Update: HEVC encoding, Window capture mode and area presets - 29 June 2023

  June 2023 update brings the ability to choose HEVC hardware encoder (if available) for video encoding. It also adds a "Window" capture mode to simplify capturing window areas as you can now choose application windows from a list. Area presets are also available to save frequently used areas in Area capture mode and easily restore them at any time. In addition to these features this update includes other improvements and bug fixes. If you are interested in the details, check out the release notes on Screenbits website.

• February 2023 Update: Performance improvements - 12 February 2023

  As we add new features to Screenbits through each update, we also want to make sure the app is working as expected and performing better and better within each update. February 2023 update brings significant performance improvements in hardware video encoding. Compared to the previous version, you may experience up to 50% less CPU usage if you use hardware acceleration for video encoding. This improves recording quality and framerate of the output video and also allows your system to dedicate more resources to other applications or the game which you play during recording. In addition to this improvement, we have fixed a few bugs in the recent updates. If you are interested in the details, check out the release notes on Screenbits website.

• December 2022 Update: Draw on Screen - 23 December 2022

  December 2022 update brings Draw on Screen feature which allows you to write, draw and highlight anywhere on your screen! There are several tools such as pen, marker, arrow, rectangle and text to use for drawing. If you are interested in the details, check out the release notes on Screenbits website.

• July 2022 Update: Video encoding and camera options - 3 August 2022

  March 2022 update brings an option to let users choose which hardware encoder should be used to encode video. This option replaces the previous one which only allowed users to choose if they want the application to use hardware to encode videos or not. Since this update, you can also customize thickness of the border around camera overlay from camera options. If you are interested in the details, check out the release notes on Screenbits website.

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