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 2024: cd C:\Program Files\TechSmith\Camtasia 2024
- 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
- Type the following and press Enter to begin a recording:
Camtasia 9 - 2020: CamRecorder.exe [command]
Camtasia 2021: LegacyCamRecorder.exe [command]
Camtasia 2022-Current: 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, opens editor |
| /x | /exit | Exits out of the Recorder |
| /resume | Resumes recording | |
| /WriteToFile | Stops recording, does not open editor | |
| /Hide | Hides recording window | |
| /Unhide | Unhides recording window | |
| /EnableScreenRecording | Turn on Screen recording | |
| /DisableScreenRecording | Turn off Screen recording | |
| /EnableWebcam | Turn on Webcam recording | |
| /DisableWebcam | Turn off Webcam recording | |
| /SelectWebcam | Select which Webcam to record, parameter is an integer, starting at 0 | |
| /MuteSystemAudio | Turns off system audio recording | |
| /UnmuteSystemAudio | Turns on system audio recording | |
| /MuteDeviceAudio | Turns off mic recording | |
| /UnmuteDeviceAudio | Turns on mic recording | |
| /SelectDeviceAudio | Select which mic to record, parameter is an integer, starting at 0 | |
| /SetOutputPath | What folder to store recording in, parameter is full disk path, example /SetOutputPath "C:\Users\User\Documents\Camtasia" | |
| /SetScreenFrameRate= 30 | Choose recording frame rate 30 or 60 | |
| /SetRecordToH264 | Encodes recording to H264 | |
| /SetRecordToTSC2 | Encodes recording to TSC2 |
The old commands will not work and have only been noted for reference.