A window or the whole screen
Pick one app window or an entire display. Recbrief keeps its own window out of the recording.
Free screen recorder for Windows
Record your screen.
Keep it on your PC.
Recbrief records a window or a whole screen, with your microphone and system audio, straight to MP4. No account, no uploads. Just press record.
Windows 10 (version 2004 or later) and Windows 11, 64-bit. Interface in English and Spanish.
Everything you need to record, nothing you don't
A small panel that sits in the corner of your screen and gets out of the way.
Your voice and the call
Microphone and system audio are mixed into one track, so both sides of a meeting end up in the file.
MP4 with hardware H.264
Uses your GPU's encoder (Intel Quick Sync, NVIDIA NVENC or AMD) when Windows offers one. No FFmpeg needed.
Pause and resume
Take a break mid-recording. The paused gap is left out of the file.
Global hotkey
Press Ctrl+Alt+R from any app to start or stop. Minimize to the notification area while you work.
Crash recovery
Video is written in two-second fragments. If the app or PC shuts down unexpectedly, Recbrief recovers the recording on the next launch, losing at most the last couple of seconds.
How it works
Choose what to record
Pick a screen or a window, then your microphone and speakers or headphones.
Press Record
Or use Ctrl+Alt+R. Windows draws a yellow border around what's being recorded.
Get your MP4
Stop, and the file is saved to your Videos folder, ready to watch or share.
Your recordings stay on your PC
- The app doesn't upload video, audio, settings or logs anywhere.
- No accounts, no ads, no analytics, no telemetry.
- Before your first recording, Recbrief reminds you that recording other people may require their consent.
Planned
Recbrief Pro AI
Turn recordings into something you can read. We're working on:
- Transcripts with Whisper
- Summaries
- Chapters
- Notes generated with AI
Before any feature sends audio or text to an outside service, we'll update the privacy policy to explain what is sent, to whom, why and for how long.
Join the waitlist
Leave your email and we'll let you know when Pro AI is ready. That's all we'll use it for.
Questions
Is Recbrief free?
Yes. The screen recorder is free. Pro AI is a separate, planned add-on.
Which versions of Windows does it support?
Windows 10 version 2004 (build 19041) or later, and Windows 11, on 64-bit (x64) PCs. Windows N editions need the Media Feature Pack.
Where do my recordings go?
By default to Videos\ScreenRec. You can choose another folder in the app. Files are named with the date and time.
Does it record audio from Zoom, Teams or Meet calls?
It records what plays on the speakers or headphones you choose, plus your microphone, so the other people in a call are included. Recording others may require their consent, depending on where you live.
Where can I download it?
Recbrief is coming soon to the Microsoft Store. Join the waitlist above or email [email protected] if you'd like to hear when it's out.