Webcam recorder

Record yourself with your webcam and download the video as an MP4, free and with no watermark.

Your browser will ask to use the camera and microphone. Choose Allow. Nothing starts until you press the button.

How to record yourself with your webcam

This webcam recorder records you with your computer’s or phone’s camera, in the browser, and saves the video as an MP4. Press Start camera, choose your camera and microphone, press Record, and download the video when you stop.

Start the camera
Press Start camera and allow the camera and microphone when the browser asks.
Pick your devices
Choose the camera and microphone you want from the lists. Speak and watch the sound bar move: if it stays still, pick another microphone.
Frame yourself
Raise the camera to eye level, face the light, and leave a little space above your head. The preview is mirrored, like a mirror; the saved video is not.
Record
Press Record. A countdown gives you time to look at the lens, then the timer runs. Press Stop when you are done.
Watch it back
The page plays the finished file and shows its real format, length, resolution and size, read from the file itself.
Download
Press Download to save the MP4, or Record another to try again.

How the recording is made

Your browser has its own video recorder built in, the same one video-call sites use. This page hands it your camera and microphone and asks for a fixed bitrate, so the file size is predictable instead of whatever the browser picks. Chrome, Edge and Safari record H.264 video with AAC sound in an MP4, the combination every phone, computer and video site plays.

What the recorder hands back plays, but it is rough. Chrome’s WebM has no length or index, so a player cannot jump around in it, and its MP4 is written in small pieces. When you press Stop the page copies every frame, without re-encoding, into a plain MP4 or WebM with both. Firefox only records WebM, so there the page converts the video to H.264 and the sound to AAC instead, with the same engine as the WebM to MP4 converter; that takes a little while for a long take. Then it opens the finished file again and checks its format, codecs and length before offering it. If the conversion ever fails, you get the WebM it recorded rather than nothing.

How big the video will be

The page asks the recorder for 2.5 Mbps of video at 720p, 5 Mbps at 1080p and 1.2 Mbps at 480p, plus 128 kbps for sound. That is about half what YouTube recommends uploading (5 Mbps at 720p, 8 Mbps at 1080p), which is plenty for a face in front of a room: the picture changes little from frame to frame. Measured in Chrome, a minute of 720p with sound comes to about 18.5 MB, small enough to email a short clip or send it in a chat app.

A recording can be up to 30 minutes long. The whole take is held in your browser’s memory until you download it, so a longer one risks the tab running out. If the file has to fit a limit, the video compressor makes it smaller, and thevideo trimmer cuts the start and end off without re-encoding.

Mirrored preview, unmirrored video

Most camera apps show you a mirrored preview because that is the face you know from the mirror. A recording is different: it is saved the way the camera sees you, which is how everyone else sees you. Raise your right hand and it appears on the left of the video; a sign behind you reads the right way round. Turn off Mirror the preview to rehearse with exactly the picture that will be saved. The phone camera apps do the same, which is why a selfie video can look “flipped” the first time you play it back. If another app saved a recording mirrored, therotate and flip video tool turns it back.

Look and sound your best

Light from the front. Face a window or put a lamp behind your screen. A window behind you turns your face into a silhouette, and a dim room makes the camera slow down and add grain.
Camera at eye level. Put the laptop on a few books, look at the lens rather than at yourself, and keep your eyes about a third of the way down the picture.
A quiet room and a close microphone. A headset or a microphone a hand’s width from your mouth beats a laptop’s built-in one across the desk. Soft furnishings cut echo.
Know what you will say. Bullet points beat a script you read word for word. The script timer tells you how long it will run, and the online teleprompter scrolls it near the lens.

To check the camera’s real resolution, frame rate and lighting before you record, use thewebcam test; for noise and level, themicrophone test. Thetutorial video guide covers when a talking head helps and when your screen should do the talking.

Other ways to record yourself

Every computer and phone has a camera app that records. These are built in and free:

QuickTime Player (Mac)

Open QuickTime Player and choose File → New Movie Recording.
Click the arrow next to the Record button to choose the camera, microphone and quality.
Press Record, press it again to stop, then File → Save. It saves a MOV.

Photo Booth also records video from the camera, with effects, but at a lower quality.

Camera app (Windows)

Press Start, type Camera and open the Camera app.
Switch to Video, then press the record button; press it again to stop.
Find the MP4 in Pictures → Camera Roll.

Camera app (Chromebook)

Open the Launcher and search for Camera.
Choose Video, press record, and press it again to stop. The file goes to My files → Camera.

Your phone’s camera (iPhone and Android)

Open the Camera app, choose Video and switch to the front camera.
Prop the phone at eye level and record.

Usually the sharpest picture you own, but the file is large and has to be moved to a computer.

The built-in apps save where the operating system chooses, and QuickTime saves a MOV. This page works the same in any browser and always gives you an MP4 or WebM in your downloads.

When you need more than a camera

This page records your camera only. For a walkthrough, a demo or feedback on a design, Rescreen records your screen with your camera in a round bubble in the corner, cuts the pauses and retakes for you, and gives you a link to send instead of a file to attach. Viewers watch in the browser, with no download.

Limitations

Recordings are up to 30 minutes and are held in memory until you download them. Closing or reloading the tab loses an unsaved recording; the page warns you first.
No background blur or effects. Your system can add them for every app: Video Effects in Control Center on a Mac, Studio Effects on supported Windows 11 laptops. Whatever is set there is in the recording.
Firefox records WebM, so an MP4 there is converted after you stop, which takes longer for a long take.
The browser records at the camera’s real size, which can be smaller than the size you choose: a 720p webcam cannot record 1080p. The result shows the real resolution.
No pausing, trimming or editing here. Cut the start and end with the video trimmer.
Works in current Chrome, Edge, Safari and Firefox on a computer, and in Safari or Chrome on a phone. Some apps’ built-in browsers block the camera; open the page in your browser instead.

Sources

Chrome added MP4 recording to its recorder, with H.264 video and AAC sound; before that a browser recording from Chrome was always WebM. Source, checked 3 November 2026.
Firefox’s recorder makes WebM only: its MP4 support is an open request, so this page converts Firefox’s WebM to MP4 after you stop. Source, checked 3 November 2026.
When a page does not set a bitrate, browsers record video at 2.5 Mbps or 10 Mbps, depending on the browser. This page sets its own (2.5 Mbps at 720p), so the size is predictable. Source, checked 3 November 2026.
YouTube recommends uploading 720p at 5 Mbps and 1080p at 8 Mbps (24 to 30 frames a second). Source, checked 3 November 2026.
In QuickTime Player on a Mac, File → New Movie Recording records from the camera; the arrow next to the Record button picks the camera, microphone and quality. Source, checked 3 November 2026.
The Windows Camera app saves photos and videos to the Camera Roll folder in Pictures by default. Source, checked 3 November 2026.

Frequently asked questions

Camera not showing? Run the webcam test. Only need sound? Use the online voice recorder. Have a WebM from somewhere else? The WebM to MP4 converter turns it into an MP4.

How do I record a video of myself on my computer?

Press Start camera above and allow the camera and microphone. Pick your camera, press Record, and after a short countdown the page records. Press Stop, watch it back, and download it as an MP4.

Is this webcam recorder free, and is there a watermark or time limit?

It is free, with no watermark and no account. A recording can be up to 30 minutes, because the video is held in your browser’s memory until you download it.

Is my video uploaded anywhere?

No. The camera, the recording and the MP4 conversion all stay in your browser, and the file only leaves it when you download it. The page sends anonymous usage events (that a recording started or finished, its length rounded and its format), never the video.

Can I download the recording as MP4?

Yes. Chrome, Edge and Safari record MP4 directly. Firefox records WebM, so the page converts it to MP4 after you stop; that takes a little while for a long recording. Choose WebM under Save as if you would rather keep the original.

Why is my recording mirrored, or my writing backwards?

The preview is mirrored, like a bathroom mirror, because that feels natural. The recording is saved the way other people see you, so writing behind you reads correctly. Turn off Mirror the preview to see exactly what will be saved.

Why is there no sound in my recording?

Either the microphone was not allowed or the wrong one was chosen. The level bar under the preview moves when the page hears you: if it stays still, pick another microphone from the list, or allow it from the icon at the left of the address bar.

Can I record myself with a blurred background?

Not on this page: blurring well in a browser needs a large model and still smears hair and hands. Your computer can do it for every app: on a Mac, Background in Control Center’s Video Effects; on Windows 11 with a supported camera, Studio Effects in Quick Settings. A blur set there is in the picture this page records.

Can I record my screen and my webcam together?

Not here: this page records the camera only. Rescreen records your screen with your camera in a corner, cuts the mistakes and gives you a link to send.

Does it work on my phone?

Yes, in the phone’s main browser (Safari on iPhone, Chrome on Android). Choose the front or back camera from the list. In an app’s built-in browser, open the page in your browser first.

What size will my video be?

About 18.5 MB a minute at 720p with sound, 32 MB at 1080p and 9 MB at 480p. The page shows the real size before you download.

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