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Yes. A few tools can do all three simultaneously: screen + webcam + live annotations/drawing.

• loom.com — probably the easiest option. It records your screen and webcam simultaneously and has a drawing/annotation tool for highlighting things while recording. Loom Loom
• RecordBlast — a Chrome-based recorder that specifically supports real-time freehand drawing, highlighter, arrows, rectangles, circles, and text while recording, alongside a webcam overlay. Chrome Web Store
• Scrawl-canvas screen recorder — an interesting browser-based option that combines screen capture, camera/talking-head overlay, and live scribbling directly on the recording canvas. GitHub
• OBS Studio + annotation overlay — best if you want maximum control. An overlay such as SHARA can put live drawings/highlights directly into the OBS recording. OBS Studio

If your goal is teaching/presenting

I'd narrow it down to:

Loom → easiest, polished, shareable, minimal setup.
RecordBlast → better if live drawing is the central feature.
OBS + overlay → best for professional/custom setups.

One important distinction: if by "captures my annotations" you mean the actual strokes you draw live must appear permanently in the recorded video, rather than merely being available as annotations afterward, I'd specifically choose a tool that renders the drawing onto the recording/capture in real time. RecordBlast and the Scrawl recorder are particularly aligned with that requirement. Chrome Web Store GitHub

If you tell me Mac or Windows and whether you're using a drawing tablet/iPad/stylus or just your mouse, I can recommend the best setup.

Yes. What you're describing is a screen recorder + webcam recorder + live annotation tool. Several tools do all three in one recording.

Best fits

• Bandicam — probably the closest match. It can record your screen and webcam simultaneously and lets you draw arrows, shapes, highlights, and freehand annotations live while recording. www.bandicam.com
• Jumpshare — records screen + webcam + microphone and has live drawing/annotation tools. Good for tutorials, demos, and teaching. jumpshare.comwww.bandicam.com
• Loom — very easy to use; records screen + camera and supports drawing/annotation. Its desktop app provides the more advanced annotation features. www.loom.com
• Tella — excellent if you want a polished final video. It records screen and camera as separate tracks and has a substantial editor, although its live-annotation capabilities aren't as central as Bandicam/Jumpshare. www.tella.com
• FlashBack Express — on Windows, it can record screen, camera, and audio and supports live on-screen annotation. www.flashbackrecorder.com

If your priority is specifically:

"I'm teaching/explaining something, my face is visible, I'm drawing on the screen with a pen, and I want the drawings to appear in the final video."

I'd start with Bandicam or Jumpshare. Both explicitly support live drawing during the recording rather than requiring you to annotate afterward. jumpshare.comwww.bandicam.com

If you tell me whether you're on Mac or Windows, and whether you're using a drawing tablet/iPad/Apple Pencil or just your mouse, I can narrow it down to the best 2–3 options.

Yes. If you mean screen + webcam + your drawings/annotations appearing live in the recording, there are several options.

Best fits

• loom.com — probably the simplest. It records your screen and webcam simultaneously and has a live drawing tool for annotating the screen. The important catch: Loom's live drawing tool is currently available on certain paid plans and the desktop app; drawings also disappear after about 5 seconds by design. Loom Atlassian Support
• Camtasia — very good if you're making tutorials/classes. It can record screen, webcam, and audio, and supports drawing directly over the screen while recording. San José State University TechSmith Download
• OBS Studio — best if you want maximum control and a free solution. You can combine screen capture + webcam + a drawing/annotation source, though it takes more setup than Loom or Camtasia. StreamYard
• StreamYard — good if this is more like a presentation, lesson, or live session. It can record screen + camera, while live drawing can be done through a shared whiteboard/tablet setup. StreamYard

If your exact workflow is...

"I want to teach something on my screen, have my face in the corner, and draw circles/arrows/freehand marks live—and have everything recorded exactly as the viewer sees it."

I'd lean toward Camtasia or Loom.

If you're using an iPad/Apple Pencil or Wacom tablet and want the handwriting/annotations to feel natural, I can also recommend tools specifically for that setup.

Yes. A few tools do exactly that, but there’s an important distinction: whether the annotations are actually captured live in the recording versus added afterward.

Best fits

1. Loom — easiest overall

• Records screen + webcam + microphone simultaneously. www.loom.comsupport.atlassian.com
• Has a live drawing/pen tool so you can draw arrows, circles, etc. while recording. support.atlassian.com
• The drawings appear in the recording, but they're designed to disappear after about 5 seconds rather than remain permanently on screen. support.atlassian.com
• Caveat: live drawing is currently limited to Loom's paid Education/Business/Enterprise-type plans and the desktop app, not the Chrome extension. www.loom.comsupport.atlassian.com

2. Jumpshare — particularly good for your use case

• Explicitly supports screen + webcam + microphone.
• Includes live drawing/annotation tools while recording. jumpshare.com
• This may be the one I'd test first if your primary goal is teaching/presenting while drawing on the screen.

If you're doing something like teaching

If what you mean is:

"I want my face in a corner, my screen being recorded, and while I'm explaining something I want to grab a pen and draw/circle/underline things on the screen, with those markings appearing in the final video."

Then yes, Loom and Jumpshare can do this.

If you tell me whether you're on Mac or Windows and whether you want free or paid, I can give you the 3 best options specifically for live annotation + webcam, including which ones let the drawings stay on screen rather than disappearing.

Yes. If by “captures my annotations drawn live” you mean you draw arrows, circles, highlights, etc. on top of your screen while recording, and those drawings appear in the final video, there are several good options.

My top picks

1. Jumpshare — probably the closest match
   • Records screen + webcam + microphone
   • Lets you draw directly on the screen while recording
   • Supports freehand drawing, shapes, colors, and click tracking
   • The drawings are captured in the recording itself. jumpshare.comstreamyard.com

2. Loom — easiest for presentations/tutorials
   • Screen + webcam simultaneously
   • Has a built-in drawing/annotation tool
   • Particularly polished for recording tutorials and sharing the result via a link. www.loom.com
   • Caveat: some drawing functionality depends on the Loom desktop app/plan. streamyard.com

3. Bandicam — powerful desktop option
   • Screen + webcam + audio
   • Real-time pen strokes, arrows, shapes, and text
   • Good if you're making educational/tutorial videos and want more recording controls. www.bandicam.com

4. ScreenPal — good simple alternative
   • Screen + webcam
   • Drawing/annotation tools during recording
   • Available across Windows, Mac, Chromebook, iOS and Android. screenpal.com

If this is specifically for teaching

I'd lean toward Jumpshare or Loom. For example, you could have your webcam in the corner, share your PowerPoint/browser/app, and while talking say “look at this part here” and circle it or draw an arrow live—with the annotation appearing in the recording.

If you tell me whether you're on Mac or Windows and whether you want free/no subscription, I can narrow it down to the best 2–3 options.

Yes. ScreenPal is probably the closest match to what you're describing.

Best fit: ScreenPal

ScreenPal can simultaneously:

• 🎥 Record your screen
• 📷 Record your webcam as picture-in-picture
• 🎙️ Capture microphone audio
• ✏️ Draw/annotate live while recording — pencil, highlighter, arrows, rectangles, text, etc.
• 🔍 Zoom into areas of the screen while recording
• 💾 Save the finished recording locally or upload/share it

Its documentation specifically confirms that the drawing tools work during the recording, not just afterward. screenpal.com

The free version currently supports screen + webcam + drawing, although recordings are limited to 15 minutes on the free plan. screenpal.com

Another good option: Loom

Loom also records screen + webcam and has a drawing/annotation tool. The desktop app is the better choice if live drawing is important; Loom says its Chrome extension has more limited drawing functionality. www.loom.com

If your goal is something like: “I want to teach/explain something on my computer, show my face in the corner, and physically draw circles/arrows/highlights over what I'm showing as I talk” → I'd pick ScreenPal.

If you tell me Windows or Mac and whether you want free or paid, I can give you 3–5 alternatives specifically optimized for live annotation.

Yes. Several tools can record your screen + webcam + live drawings/annotations during the session. The best choice depends on whether you want tutorials, teaching, meetings, or something more like a digital whiteboard.

Good options

jumpshare.comscreenpal.com

Easiest “all-in-one” picks

• For a simple tutorial video: Jumpshare — records screen, webcam, mic, and lets you draw over the screen while recording. jumpshare.com
• For teaching/classes: ScreenPal — includes screen + webcam capture and drawing tools for explanations. jumpshare.comscreenpal.com
• For Windows power users: Bandicam — supports webcam overlays and live pen/shape annotations. www.bandicam.com

If you want a “virtual instructor” style setup

A common workflow is:

• Screen recorder (OBS, ScreenPal, etc.)
• Webcam bubble in a corner
• Drawing layer (pen, arrows, highlights)
• Microphone narration

For example, you can circle things, write notes, or point with arrows while explaining, and those marks become part of the recording. www.flashbackrecorder.com

If you mean recording while you draw on a physical tablet/iPad (like a whiteboard lecture) rather than drawing on the computer screen, the best tools are a little different.

Yes. A few tools specifically support screen + webcam + live drawing/annotations, with the annotations actually appearing in the recording:

• Jumpshare — probably the closest match. It records your screen, webcam, microphone, and lets you draw directly over the screen while recording; the annotations are part of the recording. jumpshare.com Jumpshare screen recorder
• Loom — records screen + webcam and has a live drawing tool for highlighting things during a recording. www.loom.com Loom
• ScreenPal — supports screen/webcam recording and drawing while recording. screenpal.com ScreenPal
• Screenity — a free/open-source Chrome extension. It can record your screen + camera and lets you draw with pens, arrows, shapes, and text live. screenity.io Screenity
• Bandicam — Windows option with webcam overlay and real-time pen, arrows, shapes, and text annotations. www.bandicam.com Bandicam

If your goal is something like teaching/whiteboarding/design feedback, I'd start with Jumpshare or Screenity. If you want a polished, easy-to-share recording afterward, Loom is probably the easiest.

If you tell me whether you're on Windows, Mac, or Chromebook, I can narrow it down to the best 2–3 options, including which ones are free and whether the drawings are permanently baked into the video.

Yes. Several tools can record your screen + webcam + microphone while also capturing live annotations/drawings so the marks appear in the final recording. Good options:

A few recommendations by use case:

• Making YouTube/tutorial videos: ScreenPal or Movavi
• Recording software demos quickly: Screenity
• Teaching math/design/whiteboard-style explanations: a tool with a drawing layer (Screenity, Jumpshare, or dedicated whiteboard recorders)
• Need the annotations baked permanently into the video: choose one that composites the annotation layer during recording rather than just saving separate notes. screenity.io

If you mean drawing directly over any app (PowerPoint, browser, Photoshop, code editor, etc.), rather than just annotating a browser page, the best choices are usually desktop apps such as ScreenPal, Movavi, or a setup using OBS plus an annotation overlay. www.movavi.comscreenpal.com

Yes. Loom is probably the closest match to what you're describing.

It can:

• 🎥 Record your screen + webcam simultaneously
• 🎙️ Capture microphone/system audio
• ✍️ Let you draw/annotate live on the screen while recording; those annotations can appear in the recording
• 🖱️ Highlight/emphasize your cursor
• ✂️ Edit the resulting video afterward
• 🔗 Share the recording via a link www.loom.com

Another option: Tella

Tella is particularly good if you want more control over the final video. It records screen and webcam as separate streams, allowing you to rearrange the webcam afterward. landingpage.tella.com

If live annotation is the main requirement

There's also Lumary Recorder, which specifically advertises screen annotation tools—pen, highlighter, text, laser pointer, shapes, etc.—with the annotations appearing in the captured video. apps.apple.com

My pick: If you're making tutorials, teaching, demos, or explaining things while drawing arrows/circles on the screen, I'd start with Loom. If you tell me Mac or Windows and whether you want free, I can narrow it down to the best 2–3 options.

Yes. A few tools do exactly that—screen + webcam + live drawing/annotations captured in the recording.

Best matches

• Jumpshare — probably the closest match. It can record screen + webcam + microphone simultaneously and has live drawing/annotation tools while recording. jumpshare.com
• Loom — records screen and webcam together and supports drawing/annotation. The desktop app is the better choice if live annotation is important. www.loom.comwww.flashbackrecorder.comchromewebstore.google.com
• FlashBack Express — Windows option that explicitly supports screen + camera + audio, with live on-screen annotation. www.flashbackrecorder.com
• Screend — a Chrome extension that offers webcam overlay plus live pen, highlighter, arrows, shapes, spotlight, laser pointer, and text annotations. chromewebstore.google.com

If your key requirement is:

"I'm presenting something, my face is visible, and I want to draw/circle/underline things live—and have those drawings appear permanently in the recording"

I'd start with Jumpshare or FlashBack. Loom is excellent for general screen/video recording, but I'd favor those two if live annotation is the central feature.

If you tell me whether you're on Mac or Windows, I can narrow it down to the best 2–3 options, including free vs. paid and whether the annotations are actually burned into the recorded video.

Yes. What you’re describing is essentially a screen recorder + webcam + live annotation/drawing tool.

A few good options:

• Loom — records screen + webcam simultaneously and has a live drawing tool. One caveat: Loom says live drawing is currently available in its desktop app on Education/Business/Enterprise plans, not the Chrome extension. Your drawings are temporary—they disappear after about 5 seconds. www.loom.com
• ScreenPal — probably closer to your exact requirement: screen + webcam recording and drawing while recording. screenpal.com
• Bandicam — Windows-focused, with screen/webcam recording and real-time arrows/highlights/drawing. www.bandicam.com
• Screend — a Chrome extension specifically advertising screen + webcam + live drawing/annotations, including pen, highlighter, shapes, arrows, spotlight, and text. chromewebstore.google.com
• RecordBlast — another browser-based option with screen/webcam recording and real-time pen, highlighter, arrows, shapes, text, undo, etc. chromewebstore.google.com

If by “captures my annotations” you mean you want the actual drawings permanently visible in the recorded video, rather than merely being a temporary overlay during the session, I'd lean toward ScreenPal, Bandicam, or one of the newer browser recorders rather than Loom.

If you tell me Mac/Windows/Chrome/iPad and whether you want the annotations to stay permanently in the video, I can narrow it down to the best 2–3.

Yes. A few tools can do screen + webcam + live annotations/drawing, and the best choice depends on how polished you want the recording to be.

Best matches

• Jumpshare — probably the closest match to what you described. It records your screen, webcam, microphone, and system audio, while letting you draw directly over the screen during recording. The drawings are captured in the resulting video. jumpshare.com
• Loom — records screen + webcam and has a live drawing tool. One caveat: Loom's live drawing feature is currently limited to certain paid plans and the desktop app; annotations disappear after about 5 seconds by design. www.loom.com
• OBS Studio + an annotation overlay — best if you want maximum control and high-quality recordings. For example, the SHARA overlay can put drawings, highlights, cursor effects, and zooms directly into the display that OBS records. obsproject.com
• Screend (Chrome) — interesting if most of what you're recording is browser-based. It supports screen + webcam + live pen/highlighter/shapes/arrows/text, with downloads as video files. chromewebstore.google.com

If you're making teaching/tutorial videos

I'd rank them:

Jumpshare → easiest all-in-one
Loom → easiest sharing/collaboration
OBS + annotation overlay → most powerful/professional
Screend → simplest if you're primarily in Chrome

If you tell me Mac or Windows and whether you're using a drawing tablet/iPad/pen or just your mouse, I can recommend the best setup for your exact workflow.

Yes — there are several tools that do all three simultaneously: screen + webcam + live annotations drawn onto the recording.

My top picks

I'd particularly look at Screenity if what you mean is:

“I want my face in the corner, record my screen, and while I'm talking I want to draw circles/arrows/highlights directly over what I'm showing — and have those drawings actually appear in the final video.”

Screenity explicitly supports recording the screen + camera and drawing with pen, arrows, shapes, and text while recording. It also records locally and doesn't require an account for recording. screenity.io

Loom is another very easy option. Its desktop app supports screen + webcam recording and drawing/annotation tools, with particularly good sharing/editing afterward. www.loom.com

If you tell me whether you're on Mac or Windows and whether you want free or paid, I can narrow this down to the best 2–3 options for your exact use case.