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Camtasia

Screen recorder and editor. Quizzes and SCORM export are on the Essentials plan, not the watermarked Starter plan. TechSmith says scores can reach an LMS gradebook. The SCORM edition is not named.

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What it does

Screen recorder and editor. Quizzes and SCORM export are on the Essentials plan, not the watermarked Starter plan. TechSmith says scores can reach an LMS gradebook. The SCORM edition is not named.

Full index record · updated 16 Oct 2026

Ease of use

Ease: Easy

G2 ease of use 9.0/10 (1,351 responses). Checked 16 Oct 2026.

Ease score source

Real cost

$179.88 / year (Essentials)

Published price · Published list price · table label $179.88/yr

The figures below are the published list prices stored in this index.

TechSmith’s store lists Starter at $39 per year (Camtasia Editor watermarked, no SCORM), Essentials at $179.88 per year with quizzes and SCORM export, and Pro at $599 per year. The comparison also shows a Create column between Essentials and Pro; Essentials is the first row that includes unwatermarked quizzes and SCORM.

Who it’s best for

Not stated. The sources cited for Camtasia do not name an audience.

Pros

TechSmith’s LMS tutorial says Camtasia quizzes can be published for an LMS, and the store lists Essentials at $179.88 per year.
Source

Cons

Starter is not the unwatermarked SCORM plan. The SCORM edition is not named.
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SCORM, xAPI, and cmi5

This is the same support row as the export grid. Partial means the export exists with a limit. Unclear means the sources do not say. Open the export answer.

Standards for Camtasia, the plan named in this index, and whether that row is claimed or tested.
Standard	Support	Plan required	Evidence
SCORM 1.2	Partial	Camtasia Essentials ($179.88/year) or higher The store says “Quizzes and SCORM export.” The LMS tutorial says a SCORM package can report quiz responses and raw scores to the gradebook. Neither page names SCORM 1.2 or 2004.	Claimed
SCORM 2004	Partial	Camtasia Essentials or higher Edition not stated. Do not promise a 2004 manifest until you export one and read it.	Claimed
xAPI (Tin Can)	Unclear	No plan named xAPI is not mentioned in the store row or the LMS tutorial reviewed.	Unverified
cmi5	Unclear	No plan named cmi5 is not mentioned.	Unverified

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Sources

Camtasia store · checked 16 Oct 2026
Use Camtasia videos in your LMS · checked 16 Oct 2026
G2 Ease of Use, Camtasia vs Vyond · checked 16 Oct 2026