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Last updated March 6th, 2026

# Page 7 - Reviews of Camtasia

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GC

Garry C.  
President  
Higher Education  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Great Product for Professors"

April 25, 2024

5.0

Great experience. I would highly recommend this to other university professors who need to create videos for their students.

Pros

I needed a product that was relatively easy to use and could produce high quality videos. Camtasia worked great for me. I produce videos for remote-learning students and found this product to be very useful. I am not very "tech-savvy", so found that Camtasia is fairly easy to learn and create.

Cons

The background colour remover is sometimes hard to use. I find that I have to struggle with it on occasions to remove the background and replace it with my alternative background.

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jQ

jason Q.  
designer  
Arts and Crafts  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "Ease of use"

May 28, 2023

5.0

being able to make adverts for my products quick and easy

Pros

very easy to use has a great screen capture and hundreds of templates. best of all its drag and drop interface

Cons

can be expensive compared to other video editing software but its easy drag and drop system does make it stand out from other editors

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RE

Randy E.  
Owner  
Consumer Services  
Used the software for: I used a free trial

### "Camtasia Pricey But Worth It "

November 18, 2023

5.0

Camtasia creates the most professionally looking videos over the competetion. It lets you enjoy the learning experience while sharpening your skills. They have alot of confidence that you wont want any other software to do what you want to do hence the price of owning the software. It gets high ratings and many A+ reviews.

Pros

Camtasia is the best out there for creating videos in my opinion. The many features and professional looking videos will capture your mind. All this while allowing you to really enjoy creating videos while learning new skills is what sets this far apart from the others.

Cons

This is expensive software. Like part of their slogan goes, Easy enough for anyone, powerful enough to be your video solution for life Camtasia goes for $179.88 billed yearly but if you want to keep it for life, you can at the tune of $299.99.

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SK

Sven K.  
Coach  
Marketing and Advertising  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "Amazing Videosoftware Camtasia"

March 11, 2021

5.0

Overall, I'm happy that Camtasia was recommended to me. I have super-equipped software that I can use to create all of my videos and audios as an online course developer. Uploading to video platforms is also really quick and easy. It is a lot of fun to take pictures with the green screen and then display a news studio. Camtasia makes my job easier for me.

Pros

There are many functions and they are very intuitive. I was a beginner and quickly found success with my first beautiful video. You can merge many tracks for pictures, Power Point, music and speech. Videos and audios can be edited very nicely. Cutting is also very easy with the functions. There are plenty of ready-made templates in the internal library. Any format can also be imported from the computer. Price and performance are absolutely appropriate. I have signed a maintenance contract and can use the latest version with better and better functions every year. Great.

Cons

I found the many setting options a little difficult at the beginning. It took something to recognize the changes when attitudes were different. A help display with a hint would be good if you create an intro, for example, and fill in the data. Kind of an indication that it is to be saved for further, later videos. The result is very large files that I have moved to external hard drives. Importing them from there was cumbersome but feasible.

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CR

Casey R.  
Sr. Digital Trainer  
Education Management  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "New Changes from 2022 to 2023 Frustrating"

April 22, 2024

4.0

I really loved it at first and promoted it to others to start using it. Now, it drives me crazy that it takes me longer to create than it ever did before because of these design and UX changes.

Pros

It was pretty easy to learn and could do the basics with no problem.

Cons

The additions of Proxy and other editing features made it cumbersome to get the normal editing completed that 2022 had.

Switched from

[Movavi Video Editor Plus](https://www.capterra.com/p/228422/Movavi-Video-Editor-Plus/)

Wanted to try something better and more robust.

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VR

Verified Reviewer  
Treasurer  
Non-Profit Organization Management  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "Camtasia is the best!"

January 21, 2023

5.0

Pros

I absolutely love the amount of functionality Camtasia has to offer. You don't need multiple products to get the job done. It's all inclusive. Even for a beginner, just getting started doesn't take long. Once you learn a few tips and tricks, you will be a master.

Cons

Specifically the audio has been tricky to learn. It really helps to have some knowledge of audio since Camtasia uses a lot of industry terms.

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SM

Shawn M.  
Instructional Designer  
Music  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### "Easy and efficient way to capture and share content with your colleagues."

April 23, 2024

5.0

I love how intuitive the GUI is to use.

Pros

The learning curve for all the TechSmith products is easy. You will save time by capturing and creating products quickly without much practice. Create presets to speed up your process even more.

Cons

It would be nice if updates could be processed without admin support. (in a corporate setting)

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Zuber A.  
Sr. Analyst  
Information Technology and Services  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### "Simplified video editing on your fingertips!"

July 20, 2022

4.0

Camtasia is a market leader in go-to video solution. When you open the application the overall design and look and feel will never put you in a position that you are lost. The user experience team has done a fabulous job while designing the tabs, toolkit and timeline. Whether you want to do video editing or creation this application will never disappoint. I have created many application training demos using Camtasia. Exploring its robust features, I have used majority of its transitions, interactivity, and visuals effects such as panning/zooming/ annotations.

Pros

1) Drag and drop features 2) Opening and ending transitions 3) Screen recording 4) Media importing 5) Video editing 6) Export options

Cons

1) More templates on transitions 2) Different camera movements 3) Animated gifs while exporting 4) Ability to handle large files 5) Options for an automated voice

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JJ

Jesse J.  
Content Creator  
Online Media  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Camtasia stinks and will be replacing it"

April 22, 2024

1.0

Terrible, slow, expensive for what it is, doesn't get good updates.

Pros

Being able to separate screen, mouse, and voiceover.

Cons

Extremely poor editing software. No way to play at 2x speed, program runs insanely slow, worse than After Effects, and each project gets worse the more edits you make. No way to do rolling edits, or select future clips easily. Sets-up projects at the incorrect aspect ratio by default, and then when you notice that further in your project, it's a pain in the butt to fix on each individual edit.

Reason for choosing Camtasia

I'll be switching back. Camtasia has become far too much of a pain.

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Roxana Georgiana I.  
Demand manager  
Information Services  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "I would recommend it to a beginner "

August 4, 2022

3.0

Pros

I learned to use it by myself in a few days, you can create short videos and movie trailers.

Cons

Don’t expect a super quality from the video created. This app is perfect for a beginner. The effects you can add are quite primitive.

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BL

Bolivar L.  
CEO  
Non-Profit Organization Management  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Why I use Camtasia"

April 24, 2024

5.0

Pros

Camtasia is very user friendly. It easy to build your own video

Cons

The video size is to heavy. Hope they will correct it.

Reason for choosing Camtasia

I tried other product, but, Camtasia looks like better.

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Elena P.  
Program manager  
E-Learning  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Easy to use video editing"

May 29, 2023

5.0

Pros

It has many features to video edit a video or screen record and make your video look like a professional video. The tutorial on hand are super helpful for any beginner

Cons

It could be a bit more user friendly. The options sometimes are not very clear on how to use.

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MS

Margaret-Anne S.  
Consultant  
Marketing and Advertising  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Preferred over Adobe Premiere"

April 25, 2024

5.0

Intuitive and easy to get a quality project pulled together.

Pros

I like Premiere, but it's just too much mojo for the average project and the more intuitive user.

Cons

I don't have any complaints, honestly. Just wish I could get a list of best peripherals to use to set up my home studio. I do a lot of trial and error.

Reason for choosing Camtasia

Saw a review on YouTube and was convinced it's the best option for my needs.

Switched from

[Adobe Premiere Pro](https://www.capterra.com/p/233456/Adobe-Premiere-Pro/)

Too much mojo and bells and whistles and menus...like a black hole of options that you'd only need if you're a Steven Spielberg.

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EJK

Evan J K.  
Consultant  
Marketing and Advertising  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "The best for instructive videos and short creative projects"

November 30, 2022

5.0

Pros

Camtasia is very easy and intuitive to use. The timeline editor works similar to timeline editors in digital audio workstations (DAWs) which also makes basic audio editing easy to achieve. Callout features such as arrows, shapes, cursor effects and overlays make it easy to call attention to parts of the screen or do news style reporting. Template and elements libraries bring more professional options for presentations.

Cons

It's hard to say what I like least as I really enjoy using Camtasia and depend on it for many projects.

Alternatives considered

[ScreenFlow](https://www.capterra.com/p/203093/ScreenFlow/)

Switched from

[iMovie](https://www.capterra.com/p/207187/iMovie/)

iMovie is supposed to be easy to use but I find it not so easy. I switched a long time ago so I'm not sure if iMovie has added features such as callouts and shapes, but I need those in my videos and Camtasia has always had those features, so that's why I switched initially.

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TK

Timothy K.  
Owner  
Marketing and Advertising  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Camtasia Studio"

July 2, 2023

5.0

Pros

I's ease of use. Very intuitive user interface with drag and drop technology plus the huge media library make Camtasia an excellent choice for video marketing, explainer and tutorial video creation. Also very important to mention screen catire video recording function is simply the best there is.

Cons

Audio editing is too simple. There is a for cost upgrade to do audio editing. But why pay for something when there are better alternatives that are free.

Review Source

Paul R.  
Trauma therapist  
Health, Wellness and Fitness  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "I use camtasia for my membership videos and youtube"

October 18, 2022

4.0

Really good and will continue to use as I trust the brand, there is also a facebook group which is great for tips and advice from other users

Pros

Camtasia has been my go to video editing software for over 5 years and I love it. Very intuitive and they keep adding new updates to the software, but for what I need it for it is more than enough

Cons

Sometimes it can be a little buggy and has crashed a few times but if it does it stores the crashed file and can just reload and re-edit. Though every time it crashes its worrying as may have been recording for an hour and to lose that would be frustrating

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marcus M.  
Socio  
Marketing and Advertising  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Good alternative for quality video editing"

July 27, 2023

4.0

Pros

I know Camtasia for a long time. I tried the free version, it is a great alternative to heavier applications that do the same. Interface, very simple, full of options for basic video editing.

Cons

The negative aspects, for me is only the rather high value of the pro part .There is a limitation of editing effects in the free part that could be a little more exploited as well.

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JR

Josee R.  
Energy and frequency Healer  
Alternative Medicine  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### "Great for tutorial videos"

April 16, 2024

5.0

Pros

I love being able to create videos of different sizes that combine screen capture and video. It's great for tutorials. I love having the ability to Zoom in and highlight certain areas. It makes it so much more professional, dynamic and easy to follow for the watcher. I love being able to choose the size of screen capture and the size of the video. Other tools tend to have a video thay is rather small.

Cons

I wish there were more free assets to use. The transitions or behaviors could be improved with more choices. The background remover doesn’t work all that great. Zoom does a better job. In Camtasia it's not good enough for me to use that feature. I have a cushion behind my back that Camtasia's background remover is having problem with. Zoom, with the same background can remove it without issues.

Switched from

[Canva](https://www.capterra.com/p/168956/Canva/)

To be able to Zoom in and add annotations.

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VR

Verified Reviewer  
BIM Manager  
Architecture & Planning  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Camtasia is GREAT!"

June 30, 2022

5.0

Love working with it... and can even document meetings on my personal machine without having zoom or teams show the other party they are being recorded... Not sure about legality of that if the recording got used eleswhere... but to record for reminders of what is said is a good use for it also.

Pros

Ease of use... you don't have to use every tool, but getting started can be done very quicly and always produces good materials.

Cons

No con's for me... when you realize there are shortcuts to stop, start, pause, etc.. video recording... it gets even better

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MP

Mike P.  
Instructional Designer  
Consumer Goods  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Camtasia Overview"

January 31, 2022

5.0

I love Camtasia. It is so easy to use and add annotation to create a quick video. Just drag and drop.

Pros

Camtasia is the go to software for beginners getting into editing and those who need to create a quick professional video with plenty of annotation, text, and rich media graphics along with being able to export to your desired size.

Cons

A few drawbacks is the in platform audio editing features. There is four effects that you can apply to try to enhance audio. They are good but not professional. Also I wish you could have multiple projects open so you can move files between sessions.

Alternatives considered

[Adobe Premiere Pro](https://www.capterra.com/p/233456/Adobe-Premiere-Pro/)[Final Cut Pro](https://www.capterra.com/p/233399/Final-Cut-Pro/)

Reason for choosing Camtasia

For the price there is no better product and learning curve to get started or quickly create a product for release.

Review Source

Claudia P.  
Chat Moderator and Consultant  
Public Relations and Communications  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "A lot of potential"

November 1, 2023

3.0

Pros

Camtasia is one of those softwares really userfriendly, having all the required tools to quickly edit or screenrecording what is needed. Files are always in high quality and safely saved on your device. Really good.

Cons

I feel like it is really too simple, and lacks in original effects.

Review Source

NH

Nick H.  
Contractor  
Professional Training & Coaching  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Camtasia For Indutrial Training"

April 23, 2024

4.0

Overall, it is a great tool that works great and gets the job done.

Pros

Camtasia is the best tool for what we do in providing training video for machine set up and maintenance simulator training. I am also a Premiere Pro and Final Cut User, but for training you guys are top notch. The call outs, annotations and simplicity are why we choose Camtasia for this type of work.

Cons

The only real feature I miss from my other products is the ease for white balance correction and color adjustment. I do not find it intuitive so often I will edit color in FCPX and then export back into Camtasia. I am sure with time, I could become proficient, but the addition of a luma graph, vectorscope, color wheels, white balance correction tools, etc. would be a great addition to me.

Review Source

Tolu A.  
Digital marketing consultant  
Marketing and Advertising  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### "One of the best tools for screen recording and video editing"

June 18, 2022

4.0

Overall, it is a good software for screen recording and not so complicated video editing. It is also easy to learn and use. Take away the one-time pricing which could be expensive depending on your budget, I highly recommend it for making tutorial videos and even YouTube videos.

Pros

Camtasia is not complicated to learn and it is quite easy to use for video editing. You can easily record your screen and audio and make edits. There is also a library of assets that can help make your video look professional. I use it for making tutorial videos and they are so easy to use.

Cons

Camtasia can be buggy at times can lead to crashes which could be really frustrating

Review Source

Siraj W.  
Graphic Designer & Web Developer  
Information Technology and Services  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Camtasia - Best Video tool"

September 9, 2020

4.0

Camtasia is most commonly used tool for making videos and screen recording. Many channels on YouTube use it for screen recordings. It also gives an opportunity that you can add your desired audio or multimedia on your videos.

Pros

Camtasia studio is easy to learn and it has simple user interface. It is very popular for its screen recordings feature because it provide neat and professional quality result. It provides many functionality to users to edit videos immediately and add effects and filters on it. I believe Camtasia studio is well worth the cost software due to its many options and simplicity.

Cons

It often show crashes and bugs while you are editing videos but the update which has auto save feature helped many users a lots. You cannot do detailed customizations in camtasia studio as its competitors providing. Camtasia has a limited keyboard controls and also they missing many commands which make their keyboard commands weak and poor. I wish the price could be a little less for individuals that would be helpful.

Review Source

JG

Joseph G.  
CEO  
Computer & Network Security  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Easy Video Editing for a Price"

April 17, 2024

4.0

Pros

I love the ease of use and one-time fee. It's a great way to get started in video editing for the average user.

Cons

Sometimes Camtasia crashes and the AI features I bought the upgrade for don't really work with pre-existing content.

Alternatives considered

[Adobe Premiere Pro](https://www.capterra.com/p/233456/Adobe-Premiere-Pro/)

Reason for choosing Camtasia

Camtasia is a better bang for the buck than Adobe Premiere, especially for newer users.

Review Source

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