LICEcap

cockos.com

What it is

LICEcap captures an area of the desktop and saves animated screen captures as GIF or LCF files.

From cockos.com's own pages, read 9 Oct 2026.

As cockos.com lists them, read 9 Oct 2026.

Data plate

Price: Free to use
Free plan: Yes
Free trial: No
Runs on: macOS, Windows
Open source: No
Website: cockos.com
Capture options: Options include an adjustable maximum recording frame rate, a basic title frame, recording mouse button presses, and displaying elapsed time.
Company: Cockos Incorporated says it was founded in 2004 and lists a postal address in Rosendale, New York.
Design: The maker describes LICEcap as an intuitive, flexible, lightweight application designed for high performance.
Downloads: The download page lists LICEcap version 1.32 for Windows and macOS, both dated June 8, 2022.
Founded: 2004
Hardware needs: The maker recommends a reasonably fast CPU and at least 1GB of RAM, especially when encoding to LCF.
Headquarters: Rosendale, New York, United States
Hotkey: A global Shift+Space hotkey toggles pausing during recording.
Checked: 9 Oct 2026

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