How do I record my screen or webcam?

Jason Liu
Jason Liu
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Record your screen or webcam by clicking the dropdown icon next to the Create button and then selecting Recording. Grant access to the camera and microphone, then select what to record — Dual, Screen, or Webcam. Record, then access recordings from the Uploads page.

Record screen or webcam

The Recording option in the Create menu in the WeVideo Multimedia Creation space.

Click the dropdown icon next to the Create button and select Recording.

The recording options in the WeVideo recorder.

Grant microphone and camera access if necessary, then select what to record: 

  • Dual: Record videos from the webcam and screen simultaneously. After recording, these videos are saved as two videos.
  • Screen: Record a video from the selected tab, window, or screen.
  • Webcam: Record yourself using the webcam from your device.
The Chrome window lets users select whether to record from a tab, a window, or the entire screen.

If screen recording, select the tab, window, or screen you want to record, then click Share. To record audio from the tab, toggle on the Share tab audio option. WeVideo will start recording after a 3-second countdown.

The stop recording button in WeVideo

After the recording is complete, click Stop sharing on the browser or navigate back to the WeVideo tab and click Stop recording.

The preview window for the recorded video in WeVideo.

Preview the recording and click Save or Record again. Recording again deletes the previous file.

The uploads page in the WeVideo Multimedia Creation space contains the recorded videos.

Find the recorded file on the Uploads page.

The action menu of the uploaded media in WeVideo

Download, share, or use recordings in other projects. Select the triple-dot button to select:

  • Open: Preview the uploaded media.
  • Open in new tab: Preview media in a new tab.
  • Download: Download uploaded media to the device. 
  • Rename: Update the uploaded media’s name.
  • Move to: Move the uploaded media into a folder.
  • Delete: Delete uploaded media from the account.
  • Change owner: Transfer ownership of the uploaded media.
The Uploads tab in the WeVideo video editor showing the recorded media.

To use recordings in another project, open a new project, select Uploads, find the recording, and drag it to the timeline.

Recording limitations


For more support and troubleshooting, visit our Help Center. New to WeVideo? Try for free or contact our team to learn more.

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