Mac
Open QuickTime Player and choose File > New Movie Recording. Use the Options menu to pick the camera and the microphone, click Start Recording and then Stop Recording, and save with File > Save. Photo Booth can record video too.
Free tool
Free online webcam recorder
Record yourself with your camera and microphone for a video message, a lesson or an interview. The video stays on your device.
- Free
- No sign-up
- No watermark
- Nothing is uploaded
The camera is off
Everything happens in your browser. The video is not uploaded anywhere. Files are processed in your browser with Mediabunny, an open source library licensed under MPL-2.0. Source code
How it works
How to record a video with your webcam
Turn on the camera
Press Turn on camera and allow access to the camera and the microphone when your browser asks.
Check picture and sound
Choose the camera, the microphone and the quality. The preview works like a mirror, while the saved video shows you the way others see you.
Record and download
Press Start recording, wait for the countdown and speak. Press Stop recording, watch the result and download the file.
Built-in apps
Record from the camera without a browser
Computers come with an app that records video from the camera.
Windows
Open Camera from the Start menu and switch to Video. Select Take video to start recording and select the button again to stop. Videos are saved to Camera Roll in the Pictures folder.
Chromebook
Open the Launcher and start the Camera app. Select Video at the bottom and then Start recording. Your videos are in the Files app under My files, in the Camera folder.
FAQ
Webcam recorder questions
Short answers about recording, file formats and privacy
Still have questions? Contact usYes. The recorder is free, works without an account and adds no watermark to your video.
No. Your browser records the camera and saves the file on your device. The video is not sent to our servers or anywhere else, so it stays private until you share it yourself.
The preview works like a mirror, which feels natural when you look at yourself. The saved video is not mirrored, so text on a sign or a T-shirt reads the right way.
Close other apps that may be using the camera, such as a video call, and check that your browser allows this site to use the camera. Then reload the page and press Turn on camera again.
Firefox records video only as WebM. After recording, press Convert to MP4 and your browser converts the file on your device. Chrome and Safari save MP4 straight away.
Yes. If ffmpeg is installed on your computer, run
ffmpeg -i recording.webm -c:v libx264 -c:a aac recording.mp4 in a terminal. You do not need it for this recorder, because the page can convert to MP4 in your browser.