Kooha is a free Linux desktop screen recorder with a minimal interface for capturing a monitor or a selected part of the screen. It can record microphone audio, desktop audio, or both at once, and supports WebM, MP4, GIF, and Matroska output. Users can configure the save location, pointer visibility, frame rate, and recording delay. The listed runtime requirements include PipeWire, its GStreamer plugin, and xdg-desktop-portal with a backend such as GTK, KDE, or wlroots. Flatpak is the developer's officially supported distribution method; third-party packages are not officially supported. Hardware-accelerated encoding is experimental and disabled by default because of stability and performance concerns. Experimental capture options include recording a specific window or multiple monitors or windows, for which the project notes potential flickering, stability, and performance issues. Kooha is licensed under GPL-3.0. For troubleshooting, the project points users to GitHub issues and a checklist.
Who it is for
Kooha suits Linux users who want to record a full monitor or selected screen area, with microphone audio, desktop audio, or both. It is aimed at people comfortable with its listed runtime requirements and Flatpak distribution.
What is good
- Records microphone and desktop audio together or separately.
- Supports WebM, MP4, GIF, and Matroska.
- Can capture a monitor or selected screen area.
- Users can configure frame rate and recording delay.
What to know first
- Available for Linux only.
- Requires PipeWire, its GStreamer plugin, and xdg-desktop-portal.
- Hardware-accelerated encoding is experimental.
- Window and multi-display capture options are experimental.
Verdict
Kooha keeps standard screen recording controls focused while offering audio capture and several output formats. Check the runtime requirements and experimental-feature limits before choosing it.
Kooha plans and pricing
All plansCompared on screen recording software
- Free plan
- Yes
- Platform support
- desktop
- Identification history
- Yes
- Offline identification
- No
- Listening links
- Yes
