Action! recorder box

Key features of the best screen recorder and gameplay recording software

This page presents the key features of Action! product. Check the table below to learn more about the capabilities of screen recording, gameplay recording, LIVE Streaming, audio recording and more!

Please note that this specification is subject to change without prior notice.

Available for

Windows Vista, 7, 8, 8.1, 10, 11

Use it as a 30-day free trial or activate with purchased serial number.

Trial versionHome useCommercial use
License period30-daysLifetimeLifetime
Action! watermark added to video recordings✔——
Adding live audio commentary✔✔✔
Automatic updates✔✔✔
Adding own logo or watermark to recordings✔✔✔
Fast, built-in upload to YouTube and Facebook✔✔✔
Adding webcams to video recordings✔✔✔
Free Android app to control your recordings✔✔✔
Live streaming to Twitch.tv, YouTube etc.✔✔✔
Commercial use——✔

Desktop recording and gameplay recording

Video SourceWindows, Windows Aero, DirectX 8/9/10/11/12, OpenGL, Vulkan
Video codecs
  • FICV (Fast Intra Compression Video - Mirillis codec)
  • H.264/AVC
  • H.265/HEVC
Audio codec
  • Linear PCM (Stereo/5.1) (AVI)
  • AAC LC (Stereo/5.1) (MP4)
Video resolution
  • Single Display - up to 4K (3840x2160)
  • NVIDIA 3D Vision, AMD Eyefinity - up to 8192x8192 (AVI)
  • up to 4K (3840x2160) (MP4) with Intel® Quick Sync Video, NVIDIA NVENC and AMD APP
  • up to 4K (3840x2160) (MP4) with software video encoding
Video framerate15, 20, 24, 25, 30, 50, 60, 120(AVI)
Output file format
  • AVI 2.0 (FICV)
  • MP4 (H.264/AVC or H.265/HEVC)
Video recording modes
  • Games and applications
  • Active screen
  • Active desktop region
  • Record webcam or USB/HDMI Capture Devices
  • Selected application
Video recording options
  • Time-Shift (Games and applications)
  • Webcam recording
  • Webcam recording with Chroma key
  • Webcam recording with automatic webcam background removal using Intel® RealSense™ technology
  • 30bit Windows desktop recording
  • Time limited recordings
  • Adding custom logo and other overlay graphics for video recordings
  • Optional mouse cursor recording
  • Optional mouse clicks visualizations
Audio options
  • Recording system sounds
  • Stereo or multi-channel sound recording
  • Optional microphone recording into separate audio track
  • Recording microphone
  • Microphone volume adjustment
  • Microphone mixing level adjustment
Video recordings playback
  • Internal Action! player for video recordings playback
  • DirectShow filter to playback AVI video recordings with 3rd party video players

Desktop and gameplay live streaming

Supported streaming services
  • Twitch.tv / Justin.tv
  • YouTube
  • Smashcast (hitbox)
  • Facebook
  • Ustream
  • Custom RTMP
Video codecH.264/AVC
Audio codecAAC LC (Stereo)
Video resolutionUp to 1080p (60p) with Intel® Quick Sync Video , NVIDIA NVENC and AMD APP
Video framerate15, 20, 24, 25, 30, 50, 60
Output file formatMP4 (H.264/AVC)

Game benchmarking / FPS benchmarking

Recorded dataFramerate and average framerate
Output file formatCSV
Benchmarking optionsTime limited benchmarking

Audio only recording

Audio CodecsLinear PCM (Stereo/5.1), AAC LC (Stereo/5.1)
Output file formatWAV, M4A
Audio options
  • Time limited recordings
  • Stereo or multi-channel sound recording
  • Option to record silence
  • Recording microphone
  • Microphone volume adjustment
  • Microphone mixing level adjustment

Capturing screenshots of windows desktop and games

Output file formats for DesktopBMP, JPG, PNG
Output file formats for Games and applicationsBMP, JPG, PNG
Screenshots capture features
  • Capturing screenshots for selected desktop region
  • Option to capture individual desktops or entire desktop for multi-display setups

Screen and gameplay recording export and upload

Output file formatsMP4
Output videoH.264/AVC or H.265/HEVC (up to 4K)
Audio codecAAC LC (Stereo / 5.1)
Hardware accelerated video encoding support
  • Intel® Quick Sync Video
  • AMD APP
  • NVIDIA® NVENC and NVIDIA® CUDA™
Video preprocessingHigh quality scaling
YouTube™ features
  • Predefined YouTube™ export profiles
  • Uploading
Facebook features
  • Predefined Facebook export profiles
  • Uploading
General export features
  • Predefined profiles for popular formats and devices
  • Video frame preview during exporting process

General features

Action! HUD
  • Displaying framerate for games, applications and desktop
  • Displaying average framerate for games, applications and desktop
  • Displaying detected 3D engine for games and applications
  • Displaying recording, benchmarking and screenshot capturing status
  • Free disk space information
User Interface
  • Multilingual
  • Video recordings manager with thumbnail view
  • Audio recordings manager
  • Benchmarks manager
  • Screenshots manager
General features
  • Automatic Action! window hiding before recording start
  • Automatic Action! window showing after recording is finished
  • Profiles for Active desktop region mode
  • Custom hotkeys
  • Multicore CPU Support
  • Automatic Updates