What is screen recording?
Screen recording is capturing what happens on your screen as a video, usually with your voice narrating and sometimes your webcam in the corner. It turns “let me explain” into “let me show you”: instead of writing steps or scheduling a call, you record the thing once and share it. It is the backbone of asynchronous video at work, and it goes by a few names, including screencast and walkthrough video. Not sure whether you want a video or just an image? See screen recording vs screen capture.
How to record your screen
The fastest way is a browser extension that adds a record button to your toolbar. Pick what to capture, press record, and get a link when you stop.
Record a specific thing
Most of the time you are recording one particular thing. The step by step for the common ones:
The best free screen recorders
You do not need to pay to record your screen. Compare the options, or jump to a specific one:
How Opivv compares
Weighing tools? These honest, feature by feature comparisons help. Teaching with it? See the classroom guide.
Sharing a screen recording
A recording is only useful once someone watches it. The best move is to share a watch-in-browser link instead of emailing a heavy file, so anyone can press play with no account, and you can add a password, an expiry date, or see who watched. Learn the vocabulary in the glossary.
Add Opivv to your browser, press record, and share a link the moment you stop. Free forever.
Frequently asked
Screen recording is capturing what happens on your computer or phone screen as a video, usually with audio narration, so you can show someone a task, a bug, or a walkthrough instead of describing it in words.