Bandicam is better than fraps (best free fraps alternative program)



* Fraps vs. Bandicam


    Fraps     Bandicam  
DirectX/OpenGL Hooking (*.avi) O O
Sound Recording O O
FPS Overlay O O
FPS Control X O
Desktop Screen Recording (*.avi) X O
Image Capture (free version) BMP only BMP, PNG, JPG
Free Recording Time 30 seconds (per a file) 10 minutes (per a file)
Recorded File Size Big (498MB per 30 seconds) Small (14MB per 30 seconds)
Maximum file size 3.9GB~4.0GB (AVI 1.0) Unlimited (AVI2.0)


* 10 reasons to use Bandicam instead of Fraps


1. The recorded file size is much smaller than Fraps (1/5 ~ 1/30 size)

    - Bandicam's video files are 5 to 30 times smaller than Fraps

    recorded file size-fraps-big        recorded file size-bandicam-small

2. You can upload the recorded videos to YouTube without converting


3. Bandicam can record Desktop screen by Rectangle window mode

- Bandicam can record, not only "DirectX/OpenGL programs" but also "Desktop screen".

recording a specific area of the screen

4. Bandicam has less lag than Fraps

Usually, Bandicam has less lag than Fraps (It uses much lower CPU/GPU/HDD usage when recording)

If you have a lag with Bandicam, you can reduce the lag by reducing "Video Size, FPS, and Video Quality"


5. The free version of Bandicam can record upto 10 minutes

    - The free version of Fraps can record upto 30 seconds

    - The free version of Bandicam can record upto 10 minutes


6. Bandicam can record over 24 hours without stopping

    - If Fraps records for 24 hours, the file size might be over 1,000GB

    - If Bandicam records for 24 hours, the file size might be around 50GB


7. Auto Complete Recording function can be used

    - By recording time: The recorded clip can automatically split into separate files by your "Size" setting.

    - By recorded file size: The recorded clip can automatically split into separate files by your "Time" setting.

    Auto complete game recording


8. Bandicam supports multi-audio-recording by Two Sound Mixing option


9. You can fix a broken AVI file by BandiFix program




- Go to Bandicam download page...