RAM: 1 GB RAM minimum (higher recommended for high-framerate/4K recording)
Hard Drive: 10 GB free hard disk space
Display: 1024 x 768 minimum display resolution (16-bit color)
Graphics Support: DirectX, OpenGL, or Vulkan compatible graphics adapter for hardware-accelerated game hooks
A compact, high-performance screen recording and gameplay capture utility for Windows by Bandicam Company, engineered to record desktop activities, high-speed 2D/3D games up to 480 FPS in 4K UHD, and external hardware video devices with high compression efficiency, real-time drawing, and chroma keying.
High-Performance Hardware Acceleration: Captures games and desktop screens with low CPU/GPU overhead using native hardware acceleration (NVIDIA NVENC, Intel QuickSync, AMD VCE/VCN).
Ultra-High Framerate & 4K Recording: Supports recording 2D and 3D gameplay at resolutions up to 4K UHD and framerates up to 480 FPS.
Versatile Graphics API Hooks: Seamlessly hooks into applications running on DirectX (9, 10, 11, 12), OpenGL, and Vulkan architectures.
External Video Ingestion: Directly capture video feeds from external hardware, including USB webcams, capture cards, Xbox, PlayStation, smartphones, and IPTV streams.
Real-Time Annotation: Draw outlines, highlight areas, and add text directly over videos and screenshots during active capture.
Live Webcam Overlay & Chroma Key: Position picture-in-picture webcam feeds over desktop/game footage with real-time green screen background removal.
Automated Recording Scheduler: Trigger automated recording sessions based on daily or weekly schedules.
Screen Recording Mode:
Capture full desktop screens, custom-defined rectangular regions, or dynamic areas around the mouse cursor.
Export video into MP4 and AVI containers or export lossless still screenshots (BMP, PNG, JPG).
Game Recording Mode:
Uses direct graphics API hooking (DirectX/OpenGL/Vulkan) to record fullscreen or windowed games without frame drops or tearing.
Integrated FPS counter overlay displaying real-time rendering and recording framerates.
Audio & Visual Enhancements:
Dual-sound recording: capture system audio alongside external microphone commentary simultaneously.
Interactive mouse click effects, highlighting animations, and sound effects for tutorial creation.
Release Packaging: Portable repack assembled by CheshireCat.
Activation Status: Pre-cured utilizing medicine by elchupacabra; no manual serial entry or external registration tools required.
Self-Contained Configuration: Stores user settings, profiles, and configurations within the application root directory without leaving system-wide registry traces.
Executable: Launches through BandicamPortable.exe.
Usage Steps:
Extraction:
Extract the portable archive to any folder on your local drive or external USB storage device.
Launch Application:
Right-click BandicamPortable.exe and select Run as administrator (administrative privileges are required for API hooking and driver access).
Important Notice Regarding License Popups:
When launched, an informational window may appear asking to update the license.
Ignore this notice; simply close or dismiss the prompt. The application remains fully registered and unlimited in recording duration and watermarking.
Select your target recording mode (Screen, Game, or Device) and configure output paths in Settings.