Bottom line first: the free version of Bandicam burns a watermark into your recording and limits each recording to about 10 minutes. To remove these two things, you have to buy a paid license. If you want to record games completely free, with no watermark and no time limit, you need an alternative you can use instead of Bandicam. In this article, we acknowledge Bandicam's strengths as they are, and honestly compare DOR as an alternative that records games free and watermark-free and even keeps your best moments automatically.
The real limits of the free Bandicam version
When you use the free (trial) version of Bandicam, a www.BANDICAM.com watermark is added to your recorded video, and each recording is limited to about 10 minutes. Some features, like scheduled recording, are also blocked in the free version. In other words, you can use it for free, but the free version alone is not enough to share a finished video or to capture a full play session longer than 10 minutes.
To remove the watermark and time limit, you have to buy a licensed copy. Per Bandicam's official pricing, a personal 1-PC license is 39,600 KRW for 1 year or 66,000 KRW lifetime, VAT included (this can change with discounts and promotions). To sum up, Bandicam's free version has limits, and the moment you lift those limits it becomes paid software.
Let's acknowledge what Bandicam does well
That does not mean Bandicam is a bad program. Bandicam is far lighter and simpler to operate than a streaming tool like OBS, so you just turn on game mode, hit record, and your screen is saved right away. Having been widely used at home and abroad for a long time, it also has plenty of stability and how-to resources. For the goal of 'I just want to save this screen as a video,' it is still a low-effort choice. The problem is that as long as you use it for free, the watermark and time limit come along.
The alternative DOR: record completely free and watermark-free
DOR is a free game recording program that removes the free Bandicam version's limits (watermark and time limit) from the start. It is completely free, so you do not need to buy a paid license, no watermark remains on your recording, and there is no limit like 10 minutes per recording. Recording games for free, without a watermark, and with no length worries is the default.
Auto-detect your game and clip only the best moments
DOR's real difference is automation. Once installed, it detects your game launching on its own and starts recording in the background, and it automatically cuts key moments like kills, aces, and pentakills into short clips and saves them. There is no need to hit a record button or memorize hotkeys, so the common Bandicam problem of 'I forgot to turn on recording and missed a great moment' disappears entirely. An ace round in Valorant or a pentakill in League of Legends is already collected as a highlight by the time you close the game.
At a glance: free Bandicam vs paid Bandicam vs DOR
- Watermark: free Bandicam yes (www.BANDICAM.com) / paid Bandicam none / DOR none
- Recording time limit: free Bandicam about 10 minutes per recording / paid Bandicam unlimited / DOR unlimited
- Price: free Bandicam free (with limits) / paid Bandicam personal 39,600 KRW/year or 66,000 KRW lifetime (VAT included) / DOR completely free
- Automatic clips of best moments: free Bandicam none / paid Bandicam none / DOR automatic detection and automatic saving
- Automatic game detection: free Bandicam none / paid Bandicam none / DOR supported (auto-recognizes Valorant, LoL, and more)
- Entry difficulty: free Bandicam easy / paid Bandicam easy / DOR almost none (install, then just launch the game)
Conclusion: choose by purpose
To sum up, if you are willing to accept the watermark and time limit or to pay to lift them, and simple screen recording is enough, Bandicam is a fine choice. On the other hand, if your core need is 'not paying a cent, no watermark, no length limit, and automatically collecting only the good plays,' the lowest-effort alternative is DOR. Check the recommended settings and real automatic-clip examples on the page for the game you play most: Valorant, League of Legends.
