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TechSmith Corporation (techsmith.com) has 395 customer reviews on Five Star Index, with an average rating of 3.9 out of 5.
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Website
techsmith.com
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Internet & Software
Location
East Lansing, Michigan
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2026
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I updated to Camtasia 2024 for Dynamics Captions which costed me about 133 euros.
I followed their instructions with every step and yet the AI transcribed captions (Dynamic captions) where so bad, I have to adjust about 50-90% of every word transcribed and Camtasia adds to many words which destroys the timing and forces me to leave blanks and move around words. When I commented on their Youtube-guide to let them know about this they completely ignored me and tried to educate me on how to do it (which in fact was the exact same best practice they tried to educate me about).
Instead of acknowledging the feedback and problem they avoided to answer the criticism at all and said "this works for me every time." Not serious at all.
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George C.
Terrible customer service
Some of the worst customer service I have ever received. Spent half an hour on live chat and after no resolution was found, I was told my query was being given a ticket and being transferred to email. 2 hours later and I've heard absolutely nothing, and the link they did send me for my query was broken and gave a 404 error.
I've lost count the amount of time Camtasia has crashed for me, don't waste your money.
Response from TechSmith CorporationJul 3, 2024
Hi George,
I apologize for the issues you have been experiencing and for the delay in getting back to you. We weren't able to get back you immediately as they were testing the project file you had sent over.
It appears the problem has been resolved though. If you encounter any other issues, please let us know. Thanks!
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Yong Y.
The product maybe great but I don't get…
The product maybe great but I don't get a software key a week after paying for it. The software key is nowhere to be found: receipt, email, account on their website. I don't have luck in reaching their support either.
update: I'm dropping rating from 3 to 2 stars, as their response to my review is to "provide more information", rather than trying to fix the problem (I had provided my order number). I don't what they want, and how I can help them.
update: The response to my update was swift. Kudos for that. My trouble is that I keep getting the nasty "Your Trial Ends in x Days" error. It won't go away until I either "Continue Trial" or "Enter Software Key". The problem is, I have already bought it.
Response from TechSmith CorporationJun 26, 2024
Hi Yong Yue,
I apologize for any initial confusion there may have been with your order. The reason I had asked for more information was so that I could look up your order and any correspondence you had with our support team before responding. I was able to find your purchase, but did not see any support cases under the email you provided.
Regardless, your purchase of Snagit was a subscription that is tied to your TechSmith account. No license key is required. To use Snagit you will simply need to sign in to the product with the email you provided at checkout. If you don't have a TechSmith account you may need to create one as outlined in the support article below. Please follow the instructions for the Snagit Individual License.
https://support.techsmith.com/hc/en-us/articles/360021040791-Snagit-Enter-My-Software-Key
I apologize if that wasn't clear at purchase and will have our team take a look at how we can improve that moving forward.
Thank you for your support of TechSmith, and I hope you enjoy Snagit moving forward. If you have any other issues, please contact our support team at:
https://support.techsmith.com/hc/en-us/requests/new
Thanks!
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GI
I can honestly vouch for the vast majority of one star reviews on Techsmith
As an old, experienced Microsoft/Apple software developer and user of Camtasia Studio and Snagit since their beginning I can honestly vouch for the vast majority of one star reviews on Techsmith....everthing from poor customer support to upgrade and/or maintenance scams.
They've gradually pulled 'software dependence' scam which is the norm for most internet children nowadays. Once you get hooked in they continously try to get you to get a 'maintenance agreement' and/or upgrade to the latest, greatest. And now, guess what, they are going to an overlapping subscription service where it appears you not only have to pay a yearly sub fee for the program but an additional fee for 'maintenance' which is poorly portrayed. This is typical for software companies and mine has had to do so on one of our products but we gave choices of monthly, 6 months, yearly or a perpetual license with the option to cancel and get a pro-rated refund at any time.
I was discussing the potential purchase of TS's Audiate but was told by them that there was only a 14 day refund window which is a joke as the use of Audiate would take the average person way beyond that to get the expected output and interaction with Camtasia Studio.
So, yes, most of these 1 star reviews are dead on the money and being an old dev with high end equipment that knows how software interacts with it, I'm in a place to say, you're right ladies and gents!! These 1 star reviews aren't just needless rants!!
On an ending note they've pulled the community forums and this was a useful source of TS issues and sometimes solutions. Whenever you see a company pull their community posts it's a sign of massive ghosting and censorshop as the posts exhibit issues and trends direct from the horse's mouth.
Response from TechSmith CorporationOct 24, 2024
Hi John,
Thank you for taking the time to share your detailed feedback and experiences with our software. The following points may not change your mind, but we’d hate to see you leave over a misunderstanding. It may not be the case here, but despite our best communication efforts, some people miss key differences between our transition to subscription-based licensing and other experiences or assumptions with subscriptions.
1) We’ve had a maintenance program since at least 2008, renewal has been optional, but it’s been a great way of providing the next major version of our software at a substantial savings compared to upgrading or purchasing a new license.
2) We will not offer a subscription license + charge an additional fee for a maintenance agreement. When we have subscription-based licensing, you’ll pay one flat rate each year to maintain access to the software. If a customer had purchased a perpetual license and has active maintenance when we transition to subscription-based licensing, the customer will be grandfathered into the subscription with maintenance-based pricing.
3) Finally, while Camtasia Audiate does have a 14 day return policy; we do also offer a 7 day trial if you’d like to try it before committing to purchasing.
I hope that helps clear up any confusion. Thank you again, though, for sharing your feedback. If there’s any way we can assist you further or if you would be willing to discuss your experiences in more detail, please feel free to reach out to us directly.
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Leon M.
Camtasia is a joke
Camtasia is a joke. I have lost count of the number of times it has crashed during important work. Absoltely shocking.
Response from TechSmith CorporationOct 11, 2024
Hi Leon,
We are sorry to hear about your experience. Your feedback is important to us, and we would like to address this problem as soon as possible. Please contact our support team at the link below so we can assist you further:
https://support.techsmith.com/hc/en-us/requests/new
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Charles H.
Camtasia werkt alleen met Microsoft…
Camtasia werkt alleen met Microsoft Office 365 64 bit. Dus als je dat niet hebt heeft het geen zin om Camtasia te installeren. De Camtasia helpdesk heeft geen idee hoe hun eigen producten werken.
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Kerstin
Been using Camtasia on and off for 10…
Been using Camtasia on and off for 10 years.The software is nice and easy to use.
Most recently subscribed to the 2023 version, which crashed and reverted to a trial version.
Support is pretty hopeless so far. Apparently, they need time to sort it.
I'm not hopeful looking at some of the other comments on here. (Gave it one star)
Three hours later: I'm now with the third support person. I guess at least they are trying.
Another three hours later: (changed to four stars)
I must say, Techsmiths have redeemed themselves somewhat by fixing the situation very quickly when the right person arrived at the crash site.
Huge thanks to Anthony for sorting it out quickly and painlessly
I just hope this crazy error was a one-off.
August 2024:
The issue wasn't a one-off and now I'm once again in the support loop, getting questions and instructions that are not at all helpful.
The software is great when it works, but Techsmith really need to sort out their support. 24 hrs later I'm still no further.
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Maidly N.
I have spent 10 years working with…
I have spent 10 years working with company. The software is horrible. They sold me on their latest version the 2023 application because the other version kept crashing. What a waste of money and time! Camtasia crashed 15 times and I can’t open the project.
They couldn’t restore it. I wasted months getting this done. I’ve spent 24 hours working on this (only getting 3 hours of sleep) only for the new version that I just paid for to crash yet again and now I am out of weeks worth in of content.
I should have stuck with Premier Pro! Do not use this company unless you want to lose important information, especially if you are a business.
Response from TechSmith CorporationOct 11, 2024
Hi Maidly,
We are truly sorry to hear about your experience and the frustration it has caused. Your feedback is very important to us, and we want to make things right. Please contact our support team at the link below so we can assist you further and work towards a resolution:
https://support.techsmith.com/hc/en-us/requests/new