WizeRecord your screen without sending anything anywhere
Your browser is going to ask for access to your screen
You choose for yourself what’s shared: a specific window, a tab, or the whole screen. The browser won’t let you record anything other than what you point to.
What happens to the recording: it’s built in your browser’s memory, piece by piece, and stays there until you download it. Nothing is transmitted, nothing is queued on a server; there is no server.
You stay in control: the permission can be withdrawn at any time from the icon to the left of the address bar, and closing the tab cuts the source immediately.
The fifty-seven other tools
No software, no account, no watermark
Almost every free screen recorder imposes something: a maximum length, a watermark on the video, a sign-up, or an upload to their server before giving you the file back. None of these three is technically necessary; they’re business choices.
Here, the video is made in your browser and you download it. There’s nothing to restrict, since nothing costs anything.
You choose what’s recorded
The browser asks you to point to the source: a specific window, a tab, or the whole screen. This page only sees what you pointed to, and it can’t change it: it’s the browser that enforces this rule, not us.
A practical tip: choose “a window” over “the entire screen” when you can. A notification that pops up during a full-screen recording ends up in the video, and it’s easier not to record it than to cut it out afterwards.
The microphone is a second permission
The image and the sound of your voice come from two different sources, and the browser asks for them separately. So it’s possible to grant one and deny the other.
If that happens, the tool warns you straight away, and the warning stays on screen for the whole recording. It’s a bug that was found and fixed here: the message appeared and was then wiped a second later, the screen recorded without the voice, and you only found out when listening to the file.
The format, and why it’s lighter than you’d think
The browser writes directly to MP4 when it can, which all recent browsers do. No conversion, so no library to download, and a file about a quarter lighter than the default format would produce.
What to know before you start
Don’t close the tab until you’ve downloaded: nothing is kept waiting anywhere else.
A long video takes up memory. For a recording of over an hour, it’s better to split it into several takes.
System sound isn’t captured by every browser or on every system, and that doesn’t depend on this page. If you’re recording a video that’s playing, check with a short take before you start.
Frequently asked questions
Is my video sent anywhere? No, and there’s nothing to send: the file is made in your browser and stays there until you download it.
Is there a watermark or a time limit? Neither. There’s nothing to restrict, since recording costs us nothing.
Can this page record anything other than what I point to? No. The browser enforces this rule: the page only receives the source you chose and can’t change it.
What happens if I deny the microphone but not the screen? The recording is made without your voice, and a warning stays on screen the whole time so you don’t discover it on playback.
Is my computer’s sound recorded? It depends on your browser and your system, not on this page. Do a short take to check before you start.