Which screen recording tools capture selected windows multiple monitors microphone system audio and webcam as separately editable tracks?

Camtasia (by TechSmith) and OBS Studio (with multi-output/source setups or plugins) are the primary tools capable of capturing selected windows, multiple monitors, system audio, microphone input, and webcam feeds into discrete, independently editable tracks.

Most consumer recorders flatten these streams into a single composite video file during capture, but advanced software handles multi-source isolation differently.

Comparison of Capable Tools

Detailed Breakdown

• Camtasia: Offers dedicated multitrack recording features designed explicitly for post-production editing. It records your webcam, microphone, system audio, and screen inputs as individual elements, meaning you can move, resize, or delete your webcam or alter audio streams without affecting the primary screen footage.
• OBS Studio: While it is a live-streaming and recording powerhouse, native OBS records into a single video container file. However, it does support separate multitrack audio recording (routing mic and desktop audio to separate tracks). To get separate video tracks for multiple monitors or a webcam simultaneously, advanced users run multiple instances of OBS or use specialized plugins.

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• Your preferred operating system (Windows or macOS)
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If you need selected windows + multiple monitors + microphone + system audio + webcam as separately editable tracks, the list of tools that truly fit is smaller than the general screen recorder market. Here are the strongest options:

Best choices by use case

Professional tutorials / courses

Camtasia is usually the easiest fit:

• Screen capture
• Camera capture
• Microphone
• System audio
• Separate editable timeline tracks
• Cursor effects and annotations

TechSmith### Free and maximum control

OBS Studio is the usual choice:

• Create separate scenes for each app/window
• Capture different monitors
• Put mic, desktop audio, and webcam on separate tracks
• Export to editors like Premiere Pro, DaVinci Resolve, or Final Cut (with the right settings)

The tradeoff is that OBS is a broadcast tool first, not a polished tutorial editor.

Simple “record and edit later” workflow

DemoCreator is closer to Camtasia:

• Capture a chosen window or area
• Record webcam, microphone, and system audio separately
• Edit afterward

Wondershare DemoCreator## Things to verify before choosing

Many recorders say “multitrack” but only mean:

• screen + webcam as separate files, not
• mic + system audio as independent tracks.

For your requirements, look specifically for:

• per-source audio tracks (mic vs desktop/system audio)
• camera as its own video track
• window/application capture
• multi-display capture
• export formats compatible with your editor (Resolve/Premiere/etc.)

If you tell me your OS (Windows/macOS/Linux) and editor (Premiere, Resolve, Final Cut, etc.), I can narrow this to the best 2–3 options.

If by “separately editable tracks” you mean the screen/window, webcam, microphone, and system audio remain independently editable after recording, the shortlist is fairly small.

1. Camtasia — best match

This is probably the closest match to everything you're asking for. Camtasia explicitly records screen, webcam, microphone, and system audio on dedicated tracks, allowing each to be edited independently afterward. It can also select another monitor when multiple displays are connected.

Caveat: its screen recording model is more oriented toward selecting a display/recording area than treating several monitors as independently editable video tracks. If you need Monitor 1 + Monitor 2 simultaneously as two independent video sources, I'd look at OBS or a specialized recorder instead.

2. OBS Studio — best free/flexible choice

OBS is extremely flexible for this. You can create separate screen/window capture sources for different displays and put microphone and desktop/system audio on separate recording tracks. OBS officially documents assigning individual audio sources to different tracks for later editing.

The important distinction is that OBS's audio tracks are genuinely separate, but its video sources are normally composed into the recorded canvas. So if your requirement is:

“I want Monitor 1, Monitor 2, webcam, mic and system audio to all remain independently movable/editable after recording” OBS isn't as turnkey as a true multitrack recorder.

3. NessStudio — interesting free/open-source option

NessStudio is unusually close to your requirements. It saves the screen, webcam, microphone, and system audio as independent recording channels:

• screen.mkv
• webcam.mp4
• mic.wav
• system.wav

It can subsequently export separated editing tracks.

The catch is important: version 2.0 is currently beta, and the project specifically says multi-monitor setups still need testing.

4. Supercut — excellent if you're on Mac

Supercut explicitly keeps screen, microphone, and camera as three separate tracks, rather than baking the camera into the screen recording.

It's particularly nice if your priority is screen + face + voice, but I wouldn't choose it over Camtasia/OBS if independent multi-monitor capture is the central requirement.

My recommendation

If your exact workflow is:

select a particular window → have multiple monitors available → record webcam + mic + system audio → get independently editable tracks afterward

I'd rank them:

1. Camtasia — easiest professional workflow.
2. OBS Studio — most capable/free, especially for complex multi-monitor setups.
3. NessStudio — promising if you're on Windows and want actual independent source files.
4. Supercut — excellent Mac choice for screen + camera + mic.

One important clarification: if you specifically need each monitor/window itself to be an independent video track—not merely selectable as the recording area—tell me whether you're on Windows or macOS. That requirement changes the shortlist considerably.

4. Supercut — excellent if you're on Mac

Supercut explicitly keeps screen, microphone, and camera as three separate tracks, rather than baking the camera into the screen recording.

OBS is extremely flexible for this. You can create separate screen/window capture sources for different displays and put microphone and desktop/system audio on separate recording tracks. OBS officially documents assigning individual audio sources to different tracks for later editing.

The important distinction is that OBS's audio tracks are genuinely separate, but its video sources are normally composed into the recorded canvas. So if your requirement is:

“I want Monitor 1, Monitor 2, webcam, mic and system audio to all remain independently movable/editable after recording” OBS isn't as turnkey as a true multitrack recorder.

3. NessStudio — interesting free/open-source option

ScreenFlow (for macOS) and Camtasia (for Windows/macOS) are the primary dedicated software tools that natively capture multiple monitors, specific windows, microphones, system audio, and webcams into separately editable tracks within their built-in timeline editors.

Advanced setups like OBS Studio can also achieve multi-track recording for advanced workflows, though it requires routing audio and video elements to distinct tracks or container formats (like MKV/MOV) and using a secondary non-linear editor (NLE) for post-production.

Comparison of Multi-Track Screen Recorders

Detailed Breakdown of Capabilities

• ScreenFlow: Specifically designed for Mac users, it records simultaneous inputs from multiple monitors, iOS devices, distinct audio inputs, and your webcam. When imported into its editor, every single video and audio source populates on its own isolated track, allowing you to hide, resize, or edit the webcam or screen content without affecting the other.
• Camtasia: Available for both Windows and Mac, the TechSmith Camtasia Recorder lets you toggle on specific display regions, multi-monitor setups, webcams, system audio, and microphones simultaneously. When stopped, the recording feeds directly into the project timeline as distinct tracks for the screen, camera, system audio, and microphone.
• OBS Studio: While open-source OBS does not record into a proprietary multi-track timeline editor, it allows you to configure Multiple Audio Tracks under output settings and use advanced scene setups or plugins to capture separate displays. To edit the video tracks independently, advanced users typically record a wide canvas or separate instances and drop the container file into an external video editor like DaVinci Resolve or Adobe Premiere Pro.

Watch these video guides to see how advanced multitrack recording and source separation work in practice:

If you'd like, let me know:

• Your primary operating system (Windows or macOS)
• Whether you prefer an all-in-one recorder and editor or an advanced setup for a separate video editor (like Premiere or Resolve)

I can help you pick the most efficient workflow for your setup.

Several robust screen recording and screencasting software options capture your screen (including specific/selected windows and multiple monitors), microphone, system audio, and webcam into separately editable tracks.

The primary tools that support this multi-track workflow include:

• 1. Telestream ScreenFlow (macOS)
  • What it captures: Multiple monitors/displays, specific windows, webcams, iOS devices, microphone, and computer/system audio.
  • How the tracks work: It records every enabled video and audio source simultaneously and automatically drops them onto the built-in timeline as independent, separately editable tracks . You can mute, crop, resize, or alter the audio/video of the webcam and screen recording completely separate from one another.
• 1. TechSmith Camtasia (Windows & macOS)
  • What it captures: Full screens, specific windows or selected areas, webcams, system audio, and microphone inputs.
  • How the tracks work: Camtasia records inputs concurrently. In modern versions, it groups them via "Camtasia Rev" or unified media for quick preset layouts, but you can easily right-click and choose to Unpack/Separate the tracks. This yields fully independent tracks for your microphone, system audio, webcam video, and screen footage on the timeline.
• 1. Wondershare Filmora (Windows & macOS)
  • What it captures: Computer screens (full or selected areas/windows), multi-monitor setups, webcams, system audio, and microphones.
  • How the tracks work: Filmora features a dedicated multi-track screen recording mode that automatically splits your screen recording, webcam footage, and various audio channels onto individual, distinct tracks on the timeline the moment you finish recording for granular editing. [1][2]
• 1. Riverside.fm (Web-Based / Local Recording)
  • What it captures: Browser tabs, specific windows, or entire screens, alongside local high-resolution webcam and microphone tracks.
  • How the tracks work: Unlike traditional desktop software, it records uncompressed separate audio and video tracks locally in the browser and uploads them. When you download or open your project in their editor, the screen share, webcam feed, and audio streams are entirely separated. (Note: System audio capture via browser-sharing has limitations compared to native desktop apps).
• 1. OBS Studio (Advanced / Alternative Workflow)
  • What it captures: Multiple monitors, selected windows/displays, webcams, microphone, and system audio.
  • How the tracks work: OBS natively handles separate audio tracks (you can map mic to Track 1, system audio to Track 2, etc.). However, it does not natively record the webcam as a separate video file simultaneously alongside the main screen recording into an editable multi-track container out-of-the-box (it burns them into a single scene video feed unless you use workarounds like dual-output plugins or side-by-side canvas doubling).

If you can let me know your operating system (Windows or Mac) and whether you need free vs. paid software , I can help you pick the best fit for your workflow.

If you need selected-window capture + multiple monitors + microphone + system audio + webcam, with each source separately editable, the field narrows quite a bit. These are the strongest options:

Best choices by use case

• Professional editing workflow (Premiere/Resolve/FCP): OBS Studio or NessStudio. You get maximum control over sources, then edit elsewhere.

• Training videos, software demos, online courses: Camtasia is usually the easiest because capture and editing are integrated, with screen, camera, and audio tracks separated.

• Need a simple recorder with track separation built in: DemoCreator is a strong middle ground.

• Need true source isolation (e.g., remove webcam later, lower Zoom audio, replace narration): Prioritize tools that explicitly create:

• Screen/video track

• Webcam video track

• Microphone audio track

• System audio track

A note on OBS Studio: it is often the best capture solution, but it is not primarily a video editor. To get a polished editable timeline, pair it with something like Blackmagic Design DaVinci Resolve.

If you tell me your OS (Windows/macOS), editor (Resolve/Premiere/Final Cut/etc.), and whether you need separate tracks inside one project file or just separate exported files, I can narrow it to the best 2–3 options.

Capturing a screen, specific windows, multiple monitors, a webcam, a microphone, and system audio simultaneously—and outputting them as separately editable tracks —requires advanced recording or broadcasting software. Standard basic recorders bundle everything into a single flattened video file, but the tools below provide true multi-track or multi-source separation.

1. TechSmith Camtasia (Windows & Mac)

Camtasia is an all-in-one screen recorder and video editor designed specifically for this workflow.

• What it captures: Selected windows, full screens/multiple monitors, system audio, microphone, and webcam.
• How it handles tracks: When you record using Camtasia's recorder and bring the project into its editor, your screen recording and webcam footage are placed on entirely separate, independently movable timeline tracks . Audio can also be separated from the video container with a right-click.
• Best for: Educators, course creators, and tutorial makers who want an integrated record-to-edit workflow without complex configurations.

2. OBS Studio (Windows, Mac, Linux) + Multi-Track Audio & Plugins

OBS Studio is free, open-source, and immensely powerful, though it requires a bit of manual setup for multi-track video.

• What it captures: Specific windows, multiple monitors/displays, webcams, microphones, and desktop/system audio.
• How it handles tracks:
  • Audio: OBS natively supports multi-track audio recording (up to 6 distinct tracks). You can assign your microphone to Track 1 and System Audio to Track 2 in the Advanced Audio Properties , resulting in separate audio streams inside an MKV/MP4 container or editable directly in an NLE like Premiere or DaVinci Resolve.
  • Video/Webcam: By default, OBS flattens the visual canvas (screen + webcam) into one video track. However, you can achieve separate video tracks by utilizing specialized plugins (such as ATM Vertical or multi-canvas setups) or by recording an ultra-wide custom resolution canvas (doubling the width) and cropping/splitting the tracks later in your video editor.
• Best for: Advanced users, streamers, and creators comfortable tweaking settings for zero-cost, high-performance capture.

3. ScreenFlow (Mac Only)

If you are in the macOS ecosystem, ScreenFlow by Telestream is the gold standard equivalent to Camtasia.

• What it captures: Any connected monitor, iOS devices, webcams, microphone, and computer (system) audio.
• How it handles tracks: It automatically splits every single enabled input source into its own dedicated, independent track on the timeline upon finishing the recording. Your webcam, display monitor 1, display monitor 2, microphone, and system audio all land as isolated layers ready for individual editing.
• Best for: Mac-based professional content creators and software reviewers.

4. Riverside.fm (Web-Based / Local Recording)

While primarily known for remote podcasting, Riverside features robust screen-share and local recording capabilities.

• What it captures: Computer screens, browser tabs, windows, multiple local camera inputs/webcams, and separate audio.
• How it handles tracks: It records locally on your machine rather than relying on a brittle internet stream, uploading separate, uncompressed audio and video tracks for every participant, screen share, and camera angle.
• Best for: Interviewers, remote co-hosts, or multi-cam setups who prefer cloud-synced, isolated local tracks.

Comparison Matrix

If you can let me know your operating system (Windows vs. Mac) and whether you prefer an all-in-one editor like Camtasia or an external recorder that exports raw files for Premiere/DaVinci Resolve, I can recommend the most seamless setup.

If you need selected windows + multiple monitors + microphone + system audio + webcam, with each source separately editable in post-production, the strongest options are:

Best choices by use case

• Professional tutorials, training videos, software demos: Camtasia — easiest way to get editable screen, webcam, mic, and system-audio layers.

• Free and maximum control: OBS Studio — use multiple scenes:

• Window Capture (specific app)

• Display Capture (monitor)

• Video Capture Device (webcam)

• Audio Input Capture (mic)

• Application/Desktop Audio (system sound)

• YouTube/creator workflow on Windows: FlashBack Pro or Camtasia. FlashBack specifically advertises separate tracks and multi-monitor recording.

• Mac workflow: ScreenFlow is usually the closest match to the “everything editable later” workflow.

One important distinction

Many recorders can capture all these sources, but not all save them as independent editable tracks. For example:

• A webcam overlay burned into the screen recording = not separately editable
• Mic mixed into system audio = not separately editable
• Separate screen/video/audio layers = what you want

For the cleanest editing workflow, look for output like:

• Screen/video track
• Webcam video track
• Microphone audio track
• System audio track
• Optional cursor/annotation metadata

Camtasia, OBS (when configured correctly), FlashBack Pro, and NessStudio are the closest matches to that requirement.

Camtasia by TechSmith is the primary commercial screen recording and editing software that natively captures the screen, individual application windows, multiple monitors, microphone audio, system audio, and webcam into separately editable tracks within its internal timeline upon import.

Most traditional screen recorders capture everything into a single flattened video and mixed audio file. Achieving separate tracks usually requires either a specialized recorder like Camtasia or a multi-input setup routed into advanced production software.

Comparison of Recording Capabilities

How Alternative Professional Workflows Operate

• OBS Studio: Can record multi-channel audio (separating microphone and system sound into distinct audio tracks), but video elements (webcam and different monitors) are typically burned into a single composite video canvas unless you record separate instances simultaneously or split/crop duplicate layers in post-production software like DaVinci Resolve.
• ScreenFlow (macOS): Records your desktop, microphone, system audio, and video camera simultaneously, placing them as independent, fully editable clips/tracks on its editing timeline.

If you'd like, let me know:

• Your preferred operating system (Windows or Mac)
• Whether you need a built-in video editor or plan to export raw files to Premiere/DaVinci

I can help you pick the exact tool that fits your workflow.

If by “separately editable tracks” you mean you want the recording to preserve the screen/window, webcam, microphone, and system audio independently so you can move, mute, crop, or edit them later, the shortlist is fairly small.

1. Camtasia — closest match

Camtasia is probably the one you're looking for. Its recorder can capture screen, webcam, microphone, and system audio, and its editor can preserve those streams as separate editable media.

It also supports selecting a particular display when multiple monitors are connected, and you can move a selected recording area between displays.

A particularly useful feature is Unpacked Media, which puts the recorded screen, camera, and audio streams onto separate tracks rather than treating them as one combined recording.

Verdict: If you want “record my chosen window/display + webcam + mic + computer audio, then edit everything independently afterward,” Camtasia is the strongest match.

2. OBS Studio — excellent if you're willing to configure it

OBS is much more configurable and free/open source. You can create separate Window Capture, Display Capture, webcam, microphone, and audio sources. Its audio system supports multiple recording tracks, with up to six tracks in Advanced Output mode.

It can also capture application audio separately on Windows, including audio associated with Window/Game Capture.

The catch is that OBS isn't really a multitrack video editor. You configure the sources and audio tracks in OBS, record, then take the resulting file into Premiere Pro, DaVinci Resolve, Final Cut, etc. for editing.

Verdict: Best if you want maximum control and don't mind a more technical setup.

What I'd choose

• Want it to just work: Camtasia
• Free + maximum flexibility: OBS Studio
• Mac + beautiful/polished screen-recording workflow: Screen Studio
• Need true independently editable video sources for several windows/monitors: I'd lean Camtasia or OBS, rather than a typical lightweight screen recorder.

One important distinction: separate audio tracks are much easier to find than separate video tracks. OBS, for example, can give you multiple independent audio tracks, but two simultaneously captured monitors aren't automatically equivalent to two independently editable video tracks in the same way Camtasia's multistream workflow is.

If you tell me Windows or Mac, and whether you need two monitors recorded simultaneously as two independent video tracks, I can narrow this down to the 2–3 tools that actually satisfy all of those requirements.

A particularly useful feature is Unpacked Media, which puts the recorded screen, camera, and audio streams onto separate tracks rather than treating them as one combined recording.

Verdict: If you want “record my chosen window/display + webcam + mic + computer audio, then edit everything independently afterward,” Camtasia is the strongest match.

2. OBS Studio — excellent if you're willing to configure it

OBS is much more configurable and free/open source. You can create separate Window Capture, Display Capture, webcam, microphone, and audio sources. Its audio system supports multiple recording tracks, with up to six tracks in Advanced Output mode.

It can also capture application audio separately on Windows, including audio associated with Window/Game Capture.

The catch is that OBS isn't really a multitrack video editor. You configure the sources and audio tracks in OBS, record, then take the resulting file into Premiere Pro, DaVinci Resolve, Final Cut, etc. for editing.

Verdict: Best if you want maximum control and don't mind a more technical setup.