Screencastify Reviews

I like that Screencastify can be added as a Chrome extension for Google Users. The film can automatically be downloaded into my drive. I like how you can share your screen and share your face.

The product is user friendly but difficult for children to use at times for filming classes. It also can be hard to tell when you are filming and if it has stopped recording. I wish you could change the size of the webcam video, like split the screen to share

Easy to use, automatically uploads to Google Drive and creates a sharing link with 1 click, allows cropping duration or part of screen, selecting to record tab or whole screen, audio from tab, user or off.
I've tried lots of other screencasting offerings and this is by far the best I've used. Soon after purchase I got in touch with some questions about how to do a couple of things and they were prompt and polite and answered everything. Seriously, this software is amazing and I use it most days and love it!

This is one of my favorite softwares. It is so simple to use and easy. I am not a tech person, by any means, and this makes me feel like I know what I am doing. After watching a short clip video on how it worked, I was able to do it no problem. I love how I can make a powerpoint, show it, then have my voice in the background. It is so nice and just very convenient. Or if I need to switch between my face and the powerpoint I can do that.

I do not like that I cannot go back and fix a mistake if I make one. I have do the whole thing over again. That is the only annoying problem I have with this.

The good thing about Screencastify was it easy to learn the basics of operation using the product. And at ease, videos recorded can be uploaded directly to YouTube. With features of having the webcam embedded.

The good thing about Screencastify was it easy to learn the basics of operation using the product. And at ease, videos recorded can be uploaded directly to YouTube. With features of having the webcam embedded.

Easy to use and good quality on-screen recording

Just recording no logs or other info saved during recording

The free version works for our needs
Very easy to use (intuitive)
Convenient for short video presentations/recording

The solution is great but it would be better to have pricing for non-for-profit organizations.
The Let's talk school pricing is a little intimidated to approach.
As mentioned, I use this tool probably 5 times per year.

I liked the ability use keyboard shortcuts and to do screenshots or videos. The mark up features were useful as well to point things out to clients we send shots to.

I found that my library would get fill rather quickly and that many times we would have to remove old shots in order to take an share new ones. Sometimes when that happens the old videos we had shared were cut off and no longer visible.

I have used the free feature for over a year and it has saved me some time on instruction per class period. With online learning, I needed to extend my instruction by a little more than 5 minutes, so I didn’t think twice to pay for the subscription.

The customer service infrastructure is terrible. I have made my second recording as a paid member and for whatever reason, the software doesn’t recognize me as being an upgraded member so it won’t let me download the file. I have contacted them over 3 times, filled out two forms over a 4-day period and have yet to receive anything except a blank response from a [SENSITIVE CONTENT HIDDEN]. I have followed all of their troubleshooting tips on their FAQs, so it must be something on their end. Either way, I will have to re-record using another service or postpone my lesson.

This is one of the most helpful and useful tools you can add to your computer. It has allowed us to create and share recordings with ease.

No cons, this program is easy to use and does a great job.

Screencastify is a great product. Very easy to use. Has a great extension. It is an easy way to reach out to students via screen recordings.

When COVID happened we scrambled to start putting things into place. Loom became free for educators and students for life! Side by side they are identical, but Loom is FREE, which is a game changer in school districts.

I used this tool daily during the past school year. It allowed me to record lessons for my students and then upload them with ease.

I had to frequently uninstall and reinstall the app because it would freeze. When it did this, it sometimes it lost my video and I had to re-record.

I love being able to use the edit feature with this program. Being able to cut my videos shorter or just cut out a piece was crucial in delivering concise helpful instruction during virtual learning.

The only con I ran into was how big the files sometimes were. I would take a video that was even longer through another program but it would be a smaller file size.

Has all the features one would expect with a screen recording application. The overall user interface is easy to use and understand.

There is nothing special about this application. The one issue I would say is a con is that this software crashes our remote conferencing software is used in conjunction. So the primary reason many of our users use this product, recording virtual meetings, is impossible.

East to implement and use. No need to download a full fledged desktop app for this, a simple plugin also does the trick. User friendly interface, it does the job without any issues.

I think the only downside that I was able to find was that sometimes, the voice of the other person doesn't gets recorded during my calls.

Super easy to calorie you screens with audio and video. Easy to integrate with YouTube and Google drive

Some times the capture crashes. Its not frequent or annoying but happened to me twice in one year. Can have some provision to capture the error log in such cases