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title: "OBS Studio vs Snagit: Which is searched more?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, OBS Studio or Snagit? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Screen recording tools set worldwide. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time."
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# OBS Studio vs Snagit: Which is searched more?

Which is more popular in search, OBS Studio or Snagit? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Screen recording tools set worldwide. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time.

## Key facts

- **Compared**: OBS Studio and Snagit
- **Competitive set**: Screen recording tools
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **OBS Studio Share of Search**: 85.6%
- **Snagit Share of Search**: 1.7%

## Which is more popular in search, OBS Studio or Snagit?

- In September 2026, OBS Studio had more branded searches than Snagit among screen recording tools worldwide. OBS Studio was estimated to have 3.7M branded searches compared to Snagit’s 74K, and held an 85.6% Share of Search versus Snagit’s 1.7%.
- OBS Studio was ahead of Snagit in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, OBS Studio’s estimated Share of Search among screen recording tools worldwide moved from 85% to 85.6%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 3.5M to 3.7M.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Snagit’s estimated Share of Search among screen recording tools worldwide moved from 2.2% to 1.7%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 90.5K to 74K.

## How did search popularity change for screen recording tools worldwide in September 2026?

- In September 2026, OBS Studio gained estimated Share of Search among screen recording tools worldwide, from 84.5% to 85.6%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Snagit worldwide fell 18.2% over 12 measured months, from 90.5K to 74K in September 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | OBS Studio estimated searches | OBS Studio Share of Search | OBS Studio rank | Snagit estimated searches | Snagit Share of Search | Snagit rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 3.5M | 85% | 1 | 90.5K | 2.2% | 6 |
| Nov 2025 | 4M | 87.2% | 1 | 90.5K | 2% | 6 |
| Dec 2025 | 4M | 87.8% | 1 | 74K | 1.6% | 6 |
| Jan 2026 | 5.3M | 89% | 1 | 90.5K | 1.5% | 6 |
| Feb 2026 | 3.5M | 84.9% | 1 | 90.5K | 2.2% | 6 |
| Mar 2026 | 3.5M | 81.1% | 1 | 90.5K | 2.1% | 7 |
| Apr 2026 | 4M | 83.6% | 1 | 74K | 1.6% | 7 |
| May 2026 | 3.5M | 82.5% | 1 | 74K | 1.8% | 7 |
| Jun 2026 | 4.6M | 88.3% | 1 | 74K | 1.4% | 6 |
| Jul 2026 | 3M | 84.6% | 1 | 60.5K | 1.7% | 6 |
| Aug 2026 | 3M | 84.5% | 1 | 60.5K | 1.7% | 7 |
| Sep 2026 | 3.7M | 85.6% | 1 | 74K | 1.7% | 7 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using OBS Studio’s and Snagit’s names. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brands is growing, holding steady, or fading.

- **OBS Studio**: Measured on the search terms “obs” and “obsstudio”, summed into one figure.
- **Snagit**: Measured on the search term “snagit”.

- [OBS Studio profile](/demand/global-en/brands/obs-studio)
- [Snagit profile](/demand/global-en/brands/snagit)
- [All screen recording tools worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/screen-recording-tools): The set both shares are measured inside, 8 brands.

## Methodology

- [How is branded search demand measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused.

## Frequently asked questions

### Which is more popular in search, OBS Studio or Snagit?

In September 2026, OBS Studio had more branded searches than Snagit among screen recording tools worldwide. OBS Studio was estimated to have 3.7M branded searches compared to Snagit’s 74K, and held an 85.6% Share of Search versus Snagit’s 1.7%.

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