Camtasia Recorder has a list of following commands which can append to the command line to launch the CamRecorder.exe file. These commands will record, pause, stop, and exit the recorder.
- Open the Command Prompt.
- Type this file path and press Enter:
- Camtasia 2023: cd C:\Program Files\TechSmith\Camtasia 2023
- Camtasia 2022: cd C:\Program Files\TechSmith\Camtasia 2022
- Camtasia 2021: cd C:\Program Files\TechSmith\Camtasia 2021
- Camtasia 2020: cd C:\Program Files\TechSmith\Camtasia 2020
- Camtasia 2019: cd C:\Program Files\TechSmith\Camtasia 2019
- Camtasia 2018: cd C:\Program Files\TechSmith\Camtasia 2018
- Camtasia 9: cd C:\Program Files\TechSmith\Camtasia 9
- Type the following and press Enter to begin a recording:
Camtasia 9 - 2020: CamRecorder.exe /[command]
Camtasia 2021: LegacyCamRecorder.exe /[command]
Camtasia 2022-20223: CamtasiaRecorder.exe /[command]
| Old Command | New Command | Description |
|---|---|---|
| /r | /record | Starts/resumes recording using the current Recorder settings |
| /p | /pause | Pauses the recording |
| /s | /stop | Stops the recording |
| /x | /exit | Exits out of the Recorder |
The old commands will not work and have only been noted for reference.
