nickemanarin/screentogif

ScreenToGif is a free Windows application that lets you record a portion of your screen and save it as an animated GIF, video, or image. You select an area on your screen, hit record, do whatever you want to demonstrate, and then edit and export the result, all within one lightweight tool. Beyond screen recording, it can also capture from your webcam or a digital sketchboard (a whiteboard-style drawing area), making it useful for tutorials, demos, bug reports, or any situation where you want to show rather than tell. The built-in editor lets you trim frames, add captions or watermarks, apply effects, and fine-tune the output before saving. For non-technical people: this is the kind of tool developers and content creators use when they want to share a quick visual demonstration, like showing a new feature on their app, documenting how a bug appears, or creating a short how-to clip. GIFs are especially popular for this because they play automatically in most apps and websites without requiring someone to click play. It's a Windows-only desktop app (not a web service), built in C#, free to download from the Microsoft Store or the project's website. It's entirely free and open-source, maintained by one developer, with nearly 27,000 GitHub stars, a testament to how widely useful it is for anyone who regularly needs to capture and share screen recordings.