FastCast

A native Windows screen recorder and live streaming app.

FastCast helps creators record locally and stream to custom RTMP/RTMPS endpoints with desktop audio, microphone capture, and a webcam overlay — a simpler workflow than OBS for focused single-scene recordings. Choose a monitor or window, pick your audio, and record MP4 or go live without setting up scenes first.

Download FastCast v0.9.0 View release notes

Windows 10/11 x64 · MSI installer + portable ZIP · Free, with a pay-what-you-want Pro license

FastCast Open Beta interface showing the live screen preview, screen and app source pickers, streaming destination, and recording controls.

Quick captures without scene setup

FastCast focuses on the common path: choose a screen or window, choose audio, add an optional webcam overlay, then record or stream. It is designed for lightweight Windows capture workflows during Open Beta.

Current release

v0.9.0

The latest public build is hosted on GitHub Releases. The app does not download or install updates automatically.

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Features in the Open Beta

Monitor or window capture

Mic + desktop audio

Webcam picture-in-picture overlay

MP4 recording

RTMP/RTMPS streaming

Hardware H.264 tested on NVIDIA and AMD

Passthrough, 1080p, or 720p output

Global Start/Stop hotkey: Ctrl+Alt+F9

Scriptable start/stop from the command line (fastcastc)

FastCast Pro: 1440p/4K and 120 fps where hardware supports it

Privacy and trust

No telemetry. No accounts. No crash upload. No background polling. No automatic updates.

Stream keys are not saved to disk.

The manual Check for Updates action only checks this public release feed. It does not download or install updates.

Support bundles are created only when you click Save Support Bundle. They are saved locally and redacted before being written.

Private source

FastCast source code is private and proprietary. This public repository hosts downloads and version metadata only.

Verify the download

Download FastCast-0.9.0-win-x64.msi for the easiest setup, or use the portable ZIP. Each artifact includes a .sha256 integrity sidecar.

Expected MSI SHA-256:

ea511959c695d1565e94a5b687644652c2707fb68a8e1827c7ad739f218305e4

Expected ZIP SHA-256:

b03291c8e820b192a229b1f7874ef5c55ed7e7ede05128c87da080eb1f8648a6

SmartScreen

FastCast is currently unsigned, so Windows SmartScreen may show an "Unknown Publisher" warning. If you trust the download source, click More info -> Run anyway. If that is a dealbreaker, do not run it yet.

Open Beta status

FastCast Free remains free during the Open Beta and covers simple 1080p60 recording and streaming. FastCast Pro is now pay what you want: enter $0 at checkout for a free license key, or pay any amount you like to support development. It is activated in the app and unlocks 1440p/4K recording and 120 fps capture where your hardware supports them, plus advanced encoder controls. There are still no accounts and no telemetry; license activation is user-initiated and local-first.

Known limitations

No scene system / multiple sources yet
No platform OAuth yet
Intel hardware encoding is not broadly validated yet; software fallback is included
App is unsigned during Open Beta

Report issues

If something breaks, click Save Support Bundle in FastCast and send the generated ZIP with a short description of what happened.

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