OpenRec - Free Screen Recorder

Free, 100% local screen recorder with mic/system audio, webcam overlay, trim, GIF export, and backups. No accounts. No cloud.

OpenRec — Free Screen Recorder. 100% Local. No Cloud, No Account, No Watermark. OpenRec is a screen recorder that never leaves your computer. Record your entire screen, a single window, or one browser tab — with your microphone, system audio, or both — and layer in an optional webcam bubble, all without creating an account, installing extra software, or sending a single byte of your recording anywhere. Everything is captured, edited, and stored entirely inside your own browser. No sign-up. No subscription. No watermark. No time limit. No cloud. WHY OPENREC? Most free screen recorders quietly upload your recordings to their servers, stamp a watermark on your video, or cap you at a few minutes unless you upgrade. OpenRec does none of that. A recording of your own screen should stay exactly where you made it — on your device — and a genuinely useful recorder shouldn't need an account, a subscription, or your data to be free. RECORD EXACTLY WHAT YOU NEED • Capture your full screen, a single window, or just one browser tab • Record with no audio, microphone only, system audio only, or both mixed together • Add a webcam bubble on top of your recording — resize it, drag it to any corner, choose a circle or rectangle shape, and add a border in white or your accent color • Optional countdown (3, 5, or 10 seconds) before recording starts, so you're ready when it begins • Pick a recording quality — Standard, High, or Ultra — to balance file size and clarity • Pause and resume anytime, or stop with a click or the Esc key A REAL VIDEO PLAYER, BUILT IN Every recording opens in a full custom player right inside OpenRec — play/pause, skip back or forward 10 seconds, volume control, a seek bar, and fullscreen, with helpful tooltips on every control so nothing is a mystery. EDIT WITHOUT LEAVING YOUR BROWSER • Trim a recording down to just the part you need — it saves as a brand-new copy, so your original is always left untouched • Export any recording as a GIF (first 15 seconds, automatically resized) for quick sharing in chats, docs, or issue trackers — encoded entirely on your device, no external tools required • Rename any recording to whatever makes sense to you • Download the original .webm file anytime, even long after you've closed the tab FIND ANYTHING, INSTANTLY • Every recording gets a real thumbnail pulled straight from the video itself • Search your library by name or date • Sort newest or oldest first, or filter down to a specific date range • Star your favorite recordings and find them all in one place, with the same search, sort, and filter tools • Select multiple recordings at once to export or delete them together A REAL BIN, NOT A PERMANENT DELETE Deleting a recording moves it to the Bin first — just like the trash on your computer — where you can restore it or delete it for good. Nothing disappears by accident. Empty the Bin whenever you're ready to actually free up the space. BACK UP YOUR WHOLE LIBRARY Bundle every recording, every setting, and your thumbnails into a single backup file you control completely — store it wherever you like, or bring it to another computer and restore it there, Bin and all. YOUR DATA, YOUR DEVICE, YOUR CALL OpenRec has no server to send your recordings to, because it doesn't have one. There's nothing to leak, because there's nothing anywhere except your own browser's local storage. A live storage panel shows you exactly how many recordings you have, how much space they're using, and how close you are to your browser's storage limit, so you always know what's stored and can clear it whenever you like. The extension itself only asks for one permission — local storage, to remember your preferences. Screen and camera access are requested by your browser itself, exactly the way any website would ask, and only at the moment you click Start. MAKE IT YOURS Choose a light or dark theme (or let it follow your system automatically), pick from ten accent colors, and the whole interface adapts to match. BUILT-IN HELP, RIGHT WHERE YOU NEED IT A thorough FAQ covers everything from your first recording to trimming, GIF export, backups, and exactly what happens to your data at every step, so you're never left guessing. FREE. NO CATCH. OpenRec is completely free, with no premium tier, no locked features, and no watermark on your recordings. There's no infrastructure cost behind it that would ever need recouping later — it's just a tool that lives entirely on your machine. Whether you're recording a quick bug report, a walkthrough for a teammate, a product demo, or a tutorial, OpenRec gets it done without asking you to trust anyone else with it.