Record in the browser
Use the web recorder to record your screen, your camera, both, or a backdrop, with no download. Works in Chrome, Edge and Firefox.
The web recorder runs in a browser tab, so there's nothing to install. Open it from New video at the top right, or press Alt+Shift+V (Option+Shift+V on a Mac) anywhere in the app.
Choose what to record
At the top of the setup panel, pick one:
| Option | What it records |
|---|---|
| Screen + cam | Your screen, with your camera in a bubble |
| Screen | Your screen and your voice, no camera |
| Cam | Just you, talking to camera |
| Backdrop | A background with a title and text you write, with your camera as the bubble |
For screen recordings, Share sets where the browser's share picker opens: A browser tab, A window or Your entire screen. You still choose exactly what to share after you start.
Record
- Check your Camera and Microphone. The level meter next to the microphone should move when you speak.
- Select Start recording.
- Pick what to share in the browser's dialog.
- After the countdown, switch to what you want to show. The recorder tab stays out of the way.
- Select Stop and save when you're done.
Under Start recording, the line Saves to shows the workspace and folder the video goes to. Next to it you can choose who can watch this recording: Anyone with the link, People in your workspace or Only you.
Pop-out controls
In Chrome and Edge, a small window with Stop, Pause and your script stays on top while you work in what you're sharing. If you share your entire screen, the pop-out closes so it isn't recorded. To keep it anyway, go back to the recorder tab and select Pop out controls anyway.
You can also stop by selecting Stop sharing in the browser's sharing bar. Vidler stops and saves the recording.
While it saves
Keep the tab open until the upload finishes. The link works already, and you can add a Title while you wait. If the upload is interrupted, the recording stays on your computer and Vidler finishes the upload the next time you open it.