For video recording I use OBS and for zip files I use 7-Zip
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7zip doesn't support the new win11 rightclick menu (yet), nanazip is a fork with full win11 support:
I'm using 7zip on win11. You need to get into the old context menu to see it tho. You can edit the registry to make the old one the default too.
No idea why it's a registry edit but Microsoft will do what they will
- OBS Studio, or even Xbox Game Bar (built-in, but might be disabled at your work PC)
- ShareX
- 7-Zip
To be fair, these tools are all already built-in
- Xbox Game Bar (Win+G)
- Windows screenshot (Win+S / Win+Shift+s)
- File Explorer (Win+E) can handle .zip, even preview them quite nicely.
I realise these are not open source (and others have already given great open-source options I would give, as well). But you're using Windows already, so why not use Windows?
File explorer's built in archiver is still lagging behind, while it's mostly usable, last time I tried to open a password protected rar, and it didn't show a pw dialog just failed silently. 7zip opened it correctly
Once I downloaded, installed and used 7zip to extract a .zip archive while Windows Exploder was extracting the same file.
Just one little addition: win+shift+s for snipping tool. Let's you select a region, window or whole screen.
Added!
I have to use Windows on my work computer and I am finding it hard to get FOSS applications on Windows that can do stuff like
The Gold standard in the screen recording world is OBS. It's not only available for Linux, but also for Windows and, well, is the gold standard. If you ask the question if OBS can do this-or-that regarding screen recording, the answer generally is yes (or "yes, via plugin"). Just use OBS on all platforms, it's clearly the most mature screen recording tool out there.
You can even use it as a virtual camera. I’ve had lots of fun with that one in meetings.
I used Game Bar to record my videos back in the day. But it's just too basic.
LibreOffice for replacing Microsoft Office
Linux is replacing Windows
LibreOffice works on Windows too.
ODF for OOXML.
Video recorder: OBS
Screenshot utility: built into most desktops
Archive manager: Built into most file managers
For screenshots, I've been pushing Greenshot as it has built in editing capabilities and has been quite stable on Windows 11
For .zip files, I still stick with 7-zip. It does what it does and has never given me issue.
For screenshots I recommend Greenshot. Simple to use and good annotation tools.
For screenshots look at Greenshot.
ShareX and .7z
Check out scoop and chocolatey
And winget.
For screenshot, you can use Flameshot which do have a Windows version and even a macOS version:
For simple screen recording, I could only find not-so-simple OBS that let me record a part of a screen. In the end it's a good and reliable solution once you set up and save the local area I want to record. Not so spontaneous, but solid.
I edit the videos in KDEnlive Windows install, which is excellent for this work. I have a smooth process and create many videos quickly.
OBS is just amazing and does not need admin to install 🥰
It is also not complicated, contrary to how some like to frame it. Sure there's a bunch of buttons and panels, but you can ignore 90% of them, or even hide them.
@Subject6051 Most of apps famous in linux are available on windows.
Funny part is while joining Linux we searched alternatives and now for leaving it we need alternatives 😅
Indeed! I gotmyself accustomed to a routine of using featherpad instead of notepad, using Kpaint instead of paint, it's weird to be back. "Hey Windows, it's me again, I hate you, but I have been told I must use you."
Pretty weird, it's getting back at me by showing me the wrong time every time I login! :')
Yeah, I use a tiling WM at home, so having to deal with Windows' way of doing things at college computers was very annoying, especially when the Super+L keybind I used to Launch apps, was used on Windows to Lock the machine. Locking your PC while trying to open an app is very, very annoying.
WSL
- Windows has built in simple zip manager. If you need more, go with 7-zip as others suggested.
7-zip is amazing! thank you!
obs, flameshot/sharex, and 7-zip
exactly what I did
Pictures: Snagit. Videos: Camtasia.
Windows comes with pretty good tools for these already.
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Game Bar can do this and is built in, or ShareX for short clips
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Snipping tool is pretty full featured and built in. ShareX is also good.
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Windows handles ZIP natively.
Windows' handling of ZIP files is very poor. I recommend PeaZip or 7zip.
Can't say I've ever had issues, but PeaZip is good and integrates nicely.
Doesn't the snipping tool also allow video capture now?
it does, but it's pretty inconvenient. ShareX is better (which I installed after listening to the suggestions)
There's this: https://github.com/lextrack/Simple-Screen-Recorder
Disclaimer: I haven't touched Windows in at least a decade.
Thank you! This would have been great if I didn't get to know about ShareX, FOSS app and it manages screenshots and screenrecordings with many many more features! God bless the devs!
flameshot for screenshots
Hypercam 2 and WinRAR?