You don’t have to grab your phone or a camera to record something that’s happening on your desktop. If you need simple screenshots, this can be accomplished with a button on your keyboard, and even video recordings can be performed with specialized applications like Desktop Screen Record.

The application holds all of its features in a classic window frame, with most of the space used for a general description that is more than enough to get you up and running in a jiffy. All controls you you need are found in the upper toolbar, with various other customization and quality options to be found.

The main purpose is to record screen activity in a video. This can be done either for the whole screen, the window frame region, or a fixed area which you configure by writing down numerical values for position. To better emphasize details, there are options to change the cursor, or make it more visible by having it highlighted with a custom color.

Once the recording starts, the main window doesn’t go away unless you way so. Luckily, it can be minimized to system tray, and there’s even built in hotkey support for more comfort and less effort. When the process is halted, a browse dialog shows up so you can specify the save location. Unfortunately, you can’t set a default one for automatic saving.

On the other hand, Desktop Screen Record lets you configure a whole lot of other details. For more quality, you can manage encoder to use, and tweak corresponding values, decide whether or not to include sound, or include notifications whenever the keyboard is used in the recording session.

Taking everything into consideration, we can say that Desktop Screen Record comes in handy for creating tutorials when working on your desktop with difficult tasks. Multiple emphasis methods can be used for the cursor and keyboard interaction, with hotkey support to make things easier, and thorough descriptions for quick accommodation.