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Fraps download: the official installer, the free version and registering
The only official download is on fraps.com: Fraps 3.5.99, a 2.4 MB installer, the last version Beepa released (February 2013). The download is the free version. Registering for $37 unlocks the full version, which you then download from the members area.
Downloading and installing
- Download the setup file from Beepa's download page.
- Run it with an administrator account: the page lists administrator rights as a requirement.
- The installer adds Fraps and its FPS1 video codec. Any computer that plays your raw recordings needs the codec too, which means installing Fraps there as well.
System requirements
- Windows: the download page lists Windows XP, 2003, Vista and 7. Beepa has published nothing about later versions, which arrived after the last release.
- CPU: SSE2 support, meaning a Pentium 4 or later. Version 3.5.0 introduced that requirement and dropped Windows 2000.
- Graphics: any card, though the page notes Fraps captures fastest on NVIDIA GeForce and AMD Radeon cards.
Beepa's 2012 release notes said the older 3.4.7 stayed available for Windows 2000 and CPUs without SSE2. The current download page offers only 3.5.99.
What the free version does
| Feature | Free | Registered ($37) |
|---|---|---|
| Frame rate counter and benchmarks | Yes | Yes |
| Video length | 30 seconds per clip | Unlimited |
| Watermark on video | Yes | No |
| Screenshot formats | BMP only | BMP, JPG, PNG and TGA |
Registering and getting the full version
Payment goes through PayPal, by PayPal account or card. The licence is issued in the name and email address of the PayPal account that paid, and the registration details go to that account's primary email address. Updates are free: sign in to the members area with that email address and your password to download the registered version at any time. The members page has a password reset link.
If the members area won't accept your details, or the licence name needs changing, Beepa's listed route is its contact form.
Download sites other than fraps.com
Beepa's own pages link to no other download source. A copy from anywhere else may not be the official installer, and a "registered" copy from anywhere but the members area isn't licensed.
Before you rely on it
Fraps has not changed since 2013. Check what it can still record in how Fraps works, and see the alternatives if it doesn't see your game.