# GPU Screen Recorder

6 Hacker News commenters recommended GPU Screen Recorder and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 2 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Recommended for smooth, low-overhead screen recording on Wayland, including 4K 60fps, working out of the box. One critic calls setup and maintenance a hassle.

## Why people recommend it

- Smooth recordings with low overhead (2 comments): "my videos were choppy until I started using GPU screen recorder" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46315556)) "has a lower overhead and produces much smoother recordings" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46307077))
- Easy install, works out of the box (2 comments): "the best screen recorder for wayland imo (I had tried other alternatives but none of them helped in recording at 4k 60fps, this worked out of the box)" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46382113)) "you just have to click install and then record" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46310256))

## What people warn about

- Setup and maintenance seem a hassle (1 comments): "seems like a complete hassle to get up and running and maintain" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46307199))

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "GPU Screen Recorder", https://hackerapproved.com/p/gpu-screen-recorder/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).