Interface Overview

Recorded’s interface is designed to be simple yet powerful. This guide covers the main areas you’ll interact with.

Main Window

The main window is your starting point. It contains:

Capture Mode Selector

Three capture mode buttons:

Monitor — Select which display to record
Window — Pick a specific application window
Area — Draw a custom recording region

Choosing a mode opens a picker overlay where you select the target and click Start Recording.

Device Controls

Below the capture modes, you’ll find controls for:

Microphone — Select and enable/disable your mic input
System Audio — Toggle system sound capture
Webcam — Select a camera to include a face cam, with a live preview

Buttons at the bottom of the main window open the Library and Settings windows. When an update is available, an Update Available button also appears in the main window.

Recording Control Panel

While recording, a compact floating panel appears with:

Recording indicator — An animated pulsing red dot with “REC” text
Timer — Shows elapsed recording time in MM:SS format
Webcam preview — Live camera feed (when webcam is enabled)
Audio waveforms — Visual indicators for microphone and system audio levels
Stop — End the recording and open the editor
Cancel — Discard the current recording and delete all files

The control panel is draggable so you can move it out of the way. It also becomes semi-transparent when unfocused to avoid obstructing your screen.

Editor

After recording, the editor opens automatically with these sections:

Timeline

The timeline at the bottom shows your recording with:

Playback controls — Play and pause, or click anywhere on the timeline to scrub
Trim handles — Drag to trim the start and end
Segment management — Split segments at the playhead with C, delete with Delete
Zoom and text lanes — Zoom segments and text overlays on their own lanes; click an empty spot to add one
Audio waveforms — System audio and microphone waveforms displayed inside the video segments

Editing Tabs

The right panel contains editing controls organized in tabs:

Background — Choose wallpapers, gradients, solid colors, or your own image. Set the canvas aspect ratio (Auto, 16:9, 9:16, 4:3, 1:1, 4:5) and adjust padding, corner radius, blur, and shadow.
Cursor — Customize cursor size (12–256px), choose presets, adjust smoothing, and configure click animations and sounds.
Crop — Crop the recording (Free, 16:9, 9:16, 4:3, or 1:1).
Caption — Generate AI captions from microphone audio using Whisper speech-to-text, running locally.
Music — Add background music from preset tracks with volume control.
Advanced — Configure motion blur settings (strength, shutter angle, quality).
Segment (selected video segment) — Adjust playback speed (0.25x–4x) and audio volume (system + mic) for individual segments.
Webcam (selected video segment) — Choose the webcam layout and size, and style it with a border, shadow, and opacity.
Text (selected text segment) — Edit text content, font, size, colors, position, and entry/exit animations.
Zoom (selected zoom segment) — Configure zoom level (1–4x), target position, and easing curves.

Preview

The main area shows a live preview of your edited recording with the current background, zoom effects, cursor styling, and webcam overlay applied in real time.

Library

Access your recording library from the navigation to:

Browse all past recordings with thumbnails
Open recordings in the editor
Rename recordings
Open the recording folder in your file explorer
Delete unwanted recordings
View recording metadata (duration, date, file size)

Settings

The settings window includes the following tabs:

Account & License — Sign in, manage your Recorded account, and view your Free or Pro license
Versions — Check the current app version and install updates
Settings — Choose the interface language from 14 supported languages
Open Source — View open source license credits
Contact Us — Send inquiries or feedback with optional image attachments (sign-in required)