What's new
What shipped, release by release.
Desktop 1.8.3
Starting with your computer now stays in the tray on Windows, every time.
- Boot launches no longer open the recorder, including after a fast startup.
- Opening the app while it is already running still brings up the recorder.
Desktop 1.8.2
Starting the app from the website now opens the recorder where it belongs, and launching with your computer stays quiet.
- The recorder panel and camera bubble come up properly when you press Record on the website.
- Opening the app no longer pulls you out of a full-screen window.
- Starting with your computer stays in the menu bar or tray instead of opening the recorder.
Studio plan
A third plan for people who do client work: up to 25 people, 10 workspaces and priority support. Pages and a custom domain are upcoming.
- Pro now covers up to 10 people across 3 workspaces. Studio covers up to 25 across 10.
- Need more than that? Contact us.
Free and Pro plans
Plan limits apply: retention, people and workspaces. Free records at 1080p.
- Pro covers up to 25 people across the workspaces you own. Larger teams can contact us.
- Inviting someone now shows how many of your recordings they will see first.
- Desktop 1.8.0 and extension 1.8.0.
Folders and shared labels
Videos and screenshots live in one Library. Workspaces get nested folders and one shared set of labels.
Interactions
Calls to action and email capture on top of the player, on the watch page and in embeds.
- Show at the start, during the video or at the end.
- See captured emails and clicks per video.
Viewer analytics
Who watched, how much, and what they clicked.
- Personal links identify the viewer. Get an email when someone opens your video.
- Per-viewer rows with a rewatch heatmap and country.
Avatars and player badge
Profile and workspace avatars. A small Record.so mark on the player, Pro workspaces can turn it off.
Sounds, click highlight, guest comments
Start, stop and shutter sounds on both recorders. Clicks are highlighted on desktop recordings.
- Local-only recordings can be uploaded later.
- Viewers without an account can comment and react.
Raycast extension
Start a recording or take a screenshot from Raycast. Share links pasted into an iframe play as embeds.
Screenshots
Capture on the extension and the desktop app, annotate on the web, share with a link.
- Entire screen, custom area, window, or the full page in the browser.
- Editor with shapes, arrows, text and blur.
- Save to a workspace, a cloud link or this device.
Video requests
Ask clients and candidates for a video. They record in the browser, you get an inbox.
Record where you write
A record button inside Gmail, GitHub, Jira and other writing sites. The result lands right in the page.
- Pasted links become a title with a play mark. Copy a GIF preview for emails.
- Extension 1.6 and desktop 1.6.
Windows window picker and shortcuts
Hover to pick a window on Windows. Global shortcuts can be rebound. Launch at login.
Privacy covers and retention
Cover parts of the screen before recording. Expired links stop working, the video is kept.
- Extension 1.5 and desktop 1.5.
Pen, blur, teleprompter
Draw on the screen while recording. Blur sensitive areas. Read from a teleprompter.
- Custom-area recording and a native window picker on macOS.
- Local-only recordings and a quality picker.
- Desktop auto-updates.
Watch page details and branding
Description, chapters, links and labels on the watch page. Player color and workspace branding.
- Custom thumbnails. Camera frames and silence detection.
- The embed becomes a full player with comments and reactions.
New recording engine
Recording moves to our own pipeline. Playback starts while the upload is still running.
- Google sign-in.
Labels and timeline reactions
Organize the library with labels. Reactions and comments show on the timeline. Chapters on the watch page.
Launch
Record.so goes live with the browser extension, the desktop app and the web app.
- Comments and reactions, view counts, link previews.
- Workspace invites by email.
Extension and team workspaces
Record the tab, the screen or the camera from the browser. Team libraries with roles and invite links.
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