When a webcam-only recording is what you actually need
Selfie videos, async standup updates, video resumes, a quick reaction to share with a teammate — these don't need a screen capture. They need a clean head-and-shoulders shot with decent audio, and the easiest way to get one is the camera that's already in your laptop. This tool is the smallest possible thing that lets you do that without installing software, signing up, or watching a 15-second pre-roll.
How it actually works
We ask the browser for your camera (and microphone, if you leave the mic toggle on) using the standard getUserMedia API, then pipe the stream into a MediaRecorder that writes WebM. When you stop, we hand you the resulting blob as a download. No server hop, no account, no analytics on the file itself. Close the tab and the recording is gone unless you saved it.
Why WebM, and what to do about it
Browsers record to WebM (VP8 or VP9 video, Opus audio). It plays fine in Chrome and Firefox, but Slack previews can be flaky, and most editors prefer MP4. Once you have the file, drop it into our WebM → MP4 converter for a one-click re-encode that runs entirely in your browser too. If the file is bigger than you'd like, our video compressor will trim the bitrate without an ugly quality drop.
Want screen + webcam together?
This tool is camera-only on purpose — keep it simple. The moment you also need to show your screen, narrate over a tab, or stitch the camera bubble onto a recording, that's what Clipy is for. It's the same vibe as this page — no signup, no watermark — but it gives you screen capture, camera bubble, system audio, and a sharable link in one go.