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Peek

Open Source GPL-3.0 ⚡ Slowly maintained

Simple GIF screen recorder for Linux

Website
github.com/phw/peek
GitHub
phw/peek
Difficulty
● Easy
Last check
2025-09-24

Description

Peek is an open-source, lightweight Linux screen recorder focused on animated GIFs. Pick a recording area, record as GIF, APNG, WebM or MP4. Perfect for quick UI demos in bug reports or issue trackers.

Preview

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Platforms

Linux

Replaces the following proprietary tools

LICEcap → Peek
ScreenToGif → Peek

Categories

Video & Audio Editing

Tags

#screencast #gif #linux #gtk #vala

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