Make videos that look professional.

Record, edit, and polish all in one place

Everything you need to create professional-looking videos—without learning complicated software.

One-Click Recording

Start recording your tab or entire screen instantly. Perfect for tutorials, demos, and walkthroughs.

Trim & Cut

Remove mistakes and awkward pauses with an intuitive timeline editor. No export needed to preview.

Auto-Zoom on Clicks

Your video automatically zooms into click areas and follows your cursor—making every demo crystal clear.

Beautiful Backgrounds

Add gradients, solid colors, blur effects, or images behind your recording for that polished look.

Facecam Bubble

Add your camera as a floating overlay. Perfect for adding personality to your product demos.

Export Your Way

Choose your resolution, frame rate, and quality. Download as a high-quality video ready to share.

Common questions

What permissions does Recify need?

Recify requests three optional permissions: tab access for recording your screen, microphone access for voice narration, and camera access for the facecam bubble overlay. The important thing to know is that none of these are mandatory. If you decline camera access, for example, everything else still works perfectly — you just won't have the face bubble in your recording. The same goes for the microphone; you can record silent walkthroughs without it. Chrome will show its standard permission prompts the first time you use each feature, and you can change your choices anytime through Chrome's site settings. We deliberately avoided requesting broad permissions like "access all websites" because we believe extensions should only ask for what they actually need. Your privacy stays intact, and you stay in full control of what Recify can and cannot do.

Do I need an account?

No, you can start recording immediately after installing the extension without creating any account. Just click the Recify icon, choose your recording mode, and hit record. That said, signing in with your Google account unlocks the full editing suite — trimming, auto-zoom, background customization, and export to MP4. The sign-in process takes about 5 seconds since it uses your existing Google account, so there are no new passwords to remember. We chose Google sign-in specifically because most Chrome users already have a Google account handy. Your recordings remain private to your account, and we never post anything on your behalf. If you just need a quick screen capture without edits, feel free to skip the sign-in entirely. But for polished, shareable, professional-looking recordings, we recommend signing in to get the most out of Recify.

Does it record audio from the whole computer or just the tab?

Recify captures audio from two sources: the specific browser tab you are recording and your microphone input. It does not record system-wide audio from your entire computer, which means sounds from other apps like Spotify or desktop notifications will not leak into your recording. This is actually a deliberate design choice rather than a limitation — it keeps your recordings clean and focused on the content that matters. If you are recording a product demo, for instance, your viewers hear only the app sounds and your narration, nothing else. Your microphone audio and tab audio are captured on separate tracks during processing, which gives Recify better control over the final mix. For the best audio quality, we recommend using a dedicated microphone rather than your laptop's built-in one, and closing unnecessary tabs that might produce unexpected notification sounds.

Is Recify free?

Yes, Recify is completely free to use right now, and core screen recording will always remain free. That includes recording your screen, using the facecam overlay, capturing microphone and tab audio, and sharing your recordings via link. There are no trial periods, no watermarks on your videos, and no sneaky time limits on recordings. We believe screen recording is a basic productivity tool that everyone should have access to without pulling out a credit card. Down the road, we may introduce optional premium features for power users — things like team collaboration, advanced analytics on shared videos, or higher-resolution export options. But the fundamental recording-editing-sharing workflow you rely on today will never go behind a paywall. Think of it like this: if you can do it in Recify today, you will be able to do it for free tomorrow. We are committed to keeping the core experience generous and accessible.

Where are my recordings stored?

Your recordings are processed entirely on your local machine inside the browser. While you are recording and editing, nothing leaves your computer, which means your content stays private by default. Only when you explicitly click the Share button does Recify upload the final video to our secure cloud servers so you can generate a shareable link. This local-first approach has two big advantages: your unshared recordings remain completely private, and the editing experience feels fast because there is no upload delay while you are working. Once a video is in the cloud, you can manage it from your dashboard — copy the share link, check view counts, or delete it permanently whenever you want. Deleted recordings are removed from our servers within 24 hours. If you never hit Share, the recording simply lives in your browser session and is never transmitted anywhere. We designed it this way because your content is yours, not ours.

Can I record in other browsers?

Right now, Recify is available exclusively for Google Chrome. We built the extension on Chrome's Manifest V3 architecture, which is the latest and most secure extension platform available. MV3 gives us access to better APIs for screen capture, stricter security sandboxing, and improved performance compared to older extension frameworks. Supporting additional Chromium-based browsers like Edge, Brave, or Arc is something we are actively exploring, and these would be the most natural next step since they share Chrome's extension ecosystem. Firefox and Safari use fundamentally different extension systems, so bringing Recify there would require significant re-engineering. For now, Chrome offers the largest user base — over 3 billion users worldwide — and lets us deliver the most reliable experience. If you primarily use another browser, we recommend keeping Chrome installed alongside it just for Recify. We will announce new browser support on our website the moment it becomes available.

Will recording affect my browser performance?

Recify is designed to have a minimal footprint on your system. The extension takes advantage of hardware-accelerated video encoding, which means your GPU handles most of the heavy lifting instead of your CPU. In our testing on mid-range laptops, CPU usage typically increases by only 3-5% during an active recording session, and memory consumption stays under 150 MB. Most users report that they genuinely cannot tell when a recording is running. That said, if you are on an older machine or have 40 or more browser tabs open, you might notice a slight difference during very long sessions. For the smoothest experience, we recommend closing tabs you are not actively using and making sure your Chrome is updated to the latest version, since newer releases include encoding optimizations that Recify benefits from. If you ever do experience lag, simply pausing the recording instantly frees up those resources. Performance has been a top engineering priority for us from day one.

How long can my recordings be?

There is no hard time limit on how long you can record with Recify. Whether you need a 30-second quick tip or a 2-hour training session, the extension will keep capturing as long as you need. In practice, most users record between 2 and 15 minutes, which is the sweet spot for tutorials, bug reports, and product demos. Recordings under 30 minutes process and upload almost instantly on a typical broadband connection. Longer recordings — say over an hour — still work perfectly fine, but expect the upload step to take a bit more time depending on your internet speed. A one-hour recording at standard quality is roughly 500 MB to 1 GB in size. For the best experience, we recommend breaking very long sessions into shorter, focused segments. Shorter videos are easier for your audience to watch, they upload faster, and they are simpler to edit in Recify's built-in editor. But if you need one uninterrupted take, go for it.