A PRIVATE SCREEN RECORDER THAT NEVER UPLOADS

Many “online” recorders upload your stream to encode or store it. A private browser recorder keeps capture, encoding, and download inside your browser session. If the product needs an account to “save” the video, it is not local-only.

This tool uses getDisplayMedia and MediaRecorder in your browser. Your recording is not sent to our servers for processing. The marketing page may still load normal analytics for page views — that is not the same as uploading your screen contents.

Read privacy policies carefully elsewhere: “encrypted in transit” still means someone else’s server receives the bytes. Local-only means the video payload never leaves the machine during capture.

Use it for internal bugs, customer PII on screen, unreleased product UI, or anything you would not paste into a random SaaS uploader. You still control the file after download — treat that copy with the same care as any sensitive document.

Server logs for normal page requests may still exist at the host level, but the video bytes themselves are not part of that path. That distinction matters for security reviews and for teams that forbid shadow IT uploaders.

Teachers, clinicians, and support agents often need a clip without creating yet another cloud vault. A local WebM in Downloads is easy to attach to an already-approved ticket system.

Record a short test clip, download it, and confirm the file appears in your Downloads folder without a forced sign-in. You can also watch the network panel while recording: you should not see the video payload uploading to this site.

For live sharing without creating a file at all, see Sharry — a separate product for browser-based screen sharing. Recording and live sharing solve different jobs; pick the one that matches whether you need a file or a link.

If your organization requires a DPIA or vendor review, document that encoding happens client-side and that the deliverable is a user-controlled download. That is usually simpler than justifying a new media SaaS.

Local-only capture does not protect you from malware on your own device, from shoulder surfing, or from you later uploading the file somewhere else. It removes the recorder vendor from the video path — nothing more.

Browser compromise or malicious extensions could still observe a session. Prefer a clean profile for sensitive captures, and avoid untrusted extensions on the machine you use for customer data.

After download, apply the same retention rules you use for screenshots: rename clearly, store in the approved location, and delete when the ticket closes.

Before you click record, hide unrelated windows, mute notifications, and confirm you are sharing the intended surface (window or tab beats full screen for leak control).

During capture, avoid opening password managers or personal chat. After capture, verify the first and last seconds of the WebM before you attach it anywhere.

If you must convert to MP4, do it offline. If you must share widely, strip or blur sensitive regions in an editor you already trust — do not “just upload it to a random compressor”.

Cloud async video tools are excellent for commentary, viewer analytics, and team libraries. They are the wrong default when the content itself must not leave the building.

A private browser recorder is closer to a screenshot that happens to move: you create evidence, then place it into systems you already trust. That is usually what security teams prefer for production incidents.

If your company bans unknown SaaS, document this tool as client-side capture with local download. Pair it with your ticket system’s attachment rules instead of inventing a parallel media vault.

For live collaboration — “watch my screen now” — use a share link product. For “here is what happened,” use a local recording. Mixing those jobs creates either unnecessary uploads or awkward meetings.

Finally, remember privacy is a chain: local capture helps only until the file is emailed to the wrong list or dropped into an open channel. Train the habit of checking the frame before you hit send.