Screencastify Reviews & Product Details

I initially found Screencastify out of necessity when needing a screen-capture recording tool that I could use on my Chromebook. Chromebook users cannot install local software and Screencastify was perfect because I could install the extension on my browser and easily record my screen & or my embedded webcam for instructional videos. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I wish the stop recording button was accessible via stop button toward the bottom screen when hovered over vs. having to go to the top and click. It would be a time saver and I wouldn't have to edit out that time. Also I would like to have a better editor with more functionality. I usually export and do my trimming because the editor doesn't show a time bar. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Screencastify is a great tool to capture screen recording, this is very much useful in unit testing where we can have a proof of recorded screen videos, quickly the recorded clips can be uploaded to Google Drive for sharing a link Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It hangs too much and even crashes, the start time is too much if used frequently, it slows other applications under use when opened Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

All recorded videos are saved in the Google Drive because it is integrated with Google Chrome extension and you can share the video. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Sometimes it stops the recording while capturing the screen recording for long time. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

A simple browser extension which is easy to use. The ability to quickly and easily capture recordings at one go. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Only works with Chrome browser. Converting from .webm to mp4 is a tedious task when file is saved in .webm format. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It helps to maintain the demo sessions recordings, as soon as the screen recording completes we can upload the clip to Google drive, and same can be shared to client as a copy of demo Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Screencastify has all the features that a screenreader needs Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It is used with Chrome and you don't need to install heavy programs on your computer, which is wonderful for computers without many resources or for those who don't want to install too many programs. In this case, you will receive an online product that directly hosts recordings on drive, where you can annotate things live, highlight areas, write, erase, etc. It is undoubtedly a great tool for live recordings, offering a free plan (which is sufficient for the vast majority of situations) and a paid plan, which is moderately cheap, meaning it's not expensive at all. However, it does offer many more features and removes the watermark (which appeared a few days ago after an update). Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What I don't like are the brush, pencil, or marker tools, because they are very pixelated and create a very bad impression when passing something recorded with annotations to someone else. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What I liked the most is that it is a free but very powerful tool, it allows you to easily record what you do in the browser while speaking through the microphone, ideal for making video tutorials or news reviews. Additionally, you can automatically save all the videos in Google Drive. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What I liked the least is that it's a hassle to have to register with a Google account; I would prefer that part not to be mandatory. Other than that, there's little to criticize about this extension; it's free and offers everything one could ask for. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

As I say in the title, it is a good tool for making small recordings, that is, of short duration, because it allows you not only to record easily and host it directly in your cloud (for example Google Drive), but it also allows you to annotate, draw, and write during the video while recording, which is very useful for highlighting or pointing out areas, texts, or whatever you need to emphasize over the rest. It is really a very good application that you don't need to install on your computer, as it installs as an extension in your Google Chrome browser. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The worst part is undoubtedly the precision of the brush when you are going to point, note, or draw something while recording. It is precise but irregular, meaning when you move the brush it becomes very, very pixelated. This is something they should fix, as it looks really ugly to point or draw something with that tool. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Despite its limitations, Screencastify records your screen, although I use it only for Chrome, that is, for its tabs, with quite simplicity, it is very efficient, it hardly consumes any resources so the computer doesn't notice it's recording, plus you can annotate things while doing so, which can be very useful when the video is explanatory, for example, teaching something to someone. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Although the tools are correctly chosen, I believe their quality is not adequate; the brushes look very pixelated, which worsens the quality of the service. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It offers various options to record desktop and browser tabs. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

While using on browser tabs if we stitch tab then recording option has to be manually switched between tabs. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.