How to record your screen with your webcam

Step by step

1. Open the studio recorderOn a computer, open the screen recorder, or go to the Record tab in the editor and choose Studio recording. No account and nothing to install.
2. Pick your optionsLeave Camera bubble and Microphone switched on. Then choose the edits you want done for you: smart zoom, click highlights, silence removal and a studio background.
3. Choose the shapePick what the video is made for — 16:9 for YouTube, 9:16 for TikTok, Reels and Shorts, square or 4:5 for feeds. You can switch format after recording too.
4. Choose what to shareClick Choose what to record. Your browser asks you to pick a tab, a window or your entire screen; allow the camera and microphone when it asks.
5. Record, then stopSwitch to the window you are recording and do your demo — the recorder keeps going in the background. Press Stop when you’re done.
6. Review and exportThe recording lands on the timeline already edited. Trim anything you don’t want, then Export an MP4, or create a free account to share it with a link.

What to pick in the share dialog

When you start, the browser — not the website — shows its own dialog listing what you can share. Which option you choose changes what viewers see:

• A browser tab: best for web apps, documents and slides that run in the browser. Other tabs, notifications and your desktop stay private.
• A window: one app, such as a code editor or a spreadsheet. Pop-ups from other apps don’t appear in the recording.
• Entire screen: use it when you’ll move between several apps. Close anything private first and turn on Do Not Disturb.

Getting the sound right

Your voice comes from the microphone, which the recorder adds separately. Sound from the computer itself — a video you are demonstrating, an app’s alerts — is a different matter: if your browser offers a share audio switch in the share dialog, turn it on. Whether that switch appears, and whether it captures one tab or the whole system, depends on your browser and operating system; sharing a tab is the option most likely to include its sound.

Wear headphones if the computer will play sound, so your microphone doesn’t pick it up a second time as an echo.

Windows, Mac and Chromebook

• Windows: Chrome and Edge work out of the box. See the Windows video editor page for more.
• Mac: the first time, macOS asks you to allow your browser to record the screen in System Settings → Privacy & Security. Allow it, then quit and reopen the browser. More on the Mac video editor page.
• Chromebook: Chrome is built in, so the recorder works without installing anything — see the Chromebook video editor.
• Phones and tablets: mobile browsers on iPhone and Android don’t let websites record the screen. Use your phone’s built-in screen recorder, then open the file in the editor, where the Record tab guides you through it.

What happens after you press Stop

The recording is edited for you, and every change is a normal edit you can undo. Smart zoom glides in on what you click and type, click highlights add a soft ripple, silence removal cuts the dead air, and the studio background puts your screen in a rounded frame. Your camera appears as a round bubble you can move or resize.

If you’re on a paid plan you can also switch on auto captions, which uses AI time from your monthly allowance. Recording, zoom and silence removal are free. Free exports carry a small watermark; paid plans remove it and export at higher resolutions.

Tips for a better screen recording

• Make text bigger. Zoom the browser or the app to 110–125% so viewers on phones can read it.
• Tidy up. Close extra tabs, hide the bookmarks bar and clear your desktop before you share the entire screen.
• Light your face. Put the light in front of you and the camera at eye level.
• Use notes. A few bullet points on paper or a second screen keep you on track without sounding read.
• Do a ten-second test. Check the sound level and that the right window is shared before the real take.
• Don’t worry about pauses. Silence removal takes out the gaps, so you can stop and think.

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