ScreenToGif

This tool allows you to record a selected area of your screen and save it as a gif or video. Download it here

Main features

Record your screen and save directly to a gif looped animation or a video.
Pause and continue to record or start over by discard the recording.
Move the window around to record what you want, it stays on top.
You can edit the recording, removing frames, adding elements such as Text, Subtitles, Title Frames, Borders, Watermarks, Drawings, etc.
Crop and Resize.
Very small sized and portable (uses a settings file under the AppData folder) executable.