Screen Recorder · Windows · Lightweight
AthenaRecorder is the screen recorder for Windows — simple, lightweight and fast. Free for 40 days. No ads, no miners, no telemetry.
Built to run well on modest hardware. Supports NVIDIA, AMD and Intel hardware encoders — with automatic software fallback. Zero manual configuration. Interface available in Brazilian Portuguese, English, Spanish, Japanese, Russian and Simplified Chinese.
Game capture via Windows Game Capture in an isolated process. Anti-cheat safe — compatible with the vast majority of online games.
Press Ctrl+Alt+B and save the last few seconds of your screen without interrupting the recording. MP4 Fast Start, compatible with Chrome and Windows Media Player.
What You See Is What You Get webcam overlay — what you see on screen is exactly what goes into the video. Chroma key and virtual background included.
Exclusive real-time audio waveform monitor — detects microphone and system audio failures during recording. No other screen recorder on the market offers this.
Convert your recordings to MP4, MKV, AVI, WMV, MOV, WebM VP9, TS, FLV and 7 audio formats (MP3, AAC, WAV, FLAC, Opus, OGG) without installing anything extra.
Schedule recording start and set automatic stop by time. With Auto Restart — when recording stops, it restarts automatically without user intervention.
Full headless interface. Automate recordings in scripts and task schedulers. Supports duration, capture mode, output folder and standard exit codes.
Record from any UVC device as the main source — HDMI capture cards (Elgato, AVerMedia), phone via USB, DSLR, mirrorless camera and dashcams.
Built on Windows QPC high-resolution timer with automatic audio clock compensation. Long recordings stay perfectly synchronized without manual intervention.
Developed for long recordings of one, two hours or more — AthenaRecorder automatically corrects audio/video drift (desynchronization) caused by the crystal oscillator on its own, with the proprietary Smart Sync algorithm.
AthenaRecorder automatically detects the best encoder available on your hardware. NVENC for NVIDIA cards, AMF for AMD, QSV Modern and QSV Legacy for Intel — with automatic software fallback via Media Foundation (MFT) when needed. OpenH264 is still available as a manual, optional choice.
GeForce GTX 600+ · RTX · GPU-accelerated H.264
11th gen+ · oneVPL · Arc · H.264 via Quick Sync
Radeon RX · VCE · GPU-accelerated H.264
H.264 via CPU · automatic fallback · no GPU required
AthenaRecorder's WaveForm Monitor displays the microphone waveform (green) and system audio (cyan) during recording — visible only to you, invisible in the final video.
If the microphone fails or system audio drops, the color turns red immediately. You catch the problem in real time, not after watching 2 hours of silent video.
No other screen recorder on the market offers this feature.
No subscription. No renewal. Buy once, use forever. Most screen recorders cost $30–50/month — AthenaRecorder is US$29.99 once, forever.
AthenaRecorder generates a unique activation code tied to your PC. No account needed. Works fully offline after activation.
Download and install AthenaRecorder. It runs free for 40 days — core recording is always free. HDMI Mode, Game Mode, Replay Buffer and Webcam are unlocked during the trial.
Open AthenaRecorder, go to Help → Activate Product… → Copy Activation Code.
Copy the activation code and paste it in the field at Gumroad checkout when purchasing.
After payment, your license key will be sent to your email. Enter it in AthenaRecorder to activate permanently.
one-time payment · unlocks HDMI Mode, Game Mode, Replay Buffer & Webcam forever
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