Bandicam perpetual license invalidation

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Bandicam is a PC screen capture and recording software capable of taking screenshots and recording screen changes. It is shareware, meaning that it can be used for free with limited functionality and a watermark on each recording. However, the company that develops and owns the rights to the software, Bandicam Company, sells licenses for the software. However, in 2025, they developed a new version of the software that the perpetual license for previous versions is not valid for. If consumers who purchased a perpetual license for the previous version of Bandicam/Bandicut wish to use Bandicam/Bandicut 2025, they may have to re-purchase a perpetual license for the 2025 version of the software, or subscribe to their subscription model.

Background

Until 2025, Bandicam sold a perpetual license for all previous versions of the software. However, in 2025, they released a new version that has its own perpetual license. For consumers who purchased a perpetual license before November 18, 2023, they can upgrade their license to be valid with the 2025 version by paying $17 USD. However, for consumers who purchased a perpetual license afterward, they would have to purchase another license to use the 2025 version. The 2024 version is supported for one year from the customer's date of purchase.

Perpetual license invalidation

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Bandicam's response

The company stated in a forum post to a user that their license was not going to be supported by Bandicam/Bandicut 2025.

Consumer response

Some consumers abandoned the software in favor of other screen recording software.