Free tool · made by sudbuilds
Record your screen and your face. Keep the file.
FrameCast records your screen and camera in 1080p, right in your browser, and saves the MP4 straight to your computer. No account, no upload, no waiting for it to “process”.
Chrome or Edge on a computer · no sign-up · nothing uploaded
Why it exists
I built it for my own videos.
I record tutorials and client walkthroughs every week. The popular recorders either upload everything to their cloud, cap you at five minutes, or stamp a watermark on the free plan.
So I made the one I wanted: it runs in the browser, keeps full 1080p, cleans up background noise, and writes the file to my disk the moment I press stop. It's free to use — if it helps you too, good.
Features
Everything a recording needs.
Nothing you have to set up first. Pick a layout, pick what to share, press record.
Three layouts
Camera only, screen with a round camera bubble, or a 50/50 split. Switch between them even while you're recording.
Tab, window or full screen
Share one browser tab — with its sound — a single app window, or your whole screen.
1080p MP4, 30 or 60 fps
A standard MP4 that plays everywhere and uploads straight to YouTube, Drive or WhatsApp. No conversion step.
Saved to your computer
Choose a folder once. Every recording is written there as you record, so even an hour-long video won't slow the browser down.
AI noise removal
Fans, traffic and keyboard clicks are taken out of your mic. PC and tab sound are mixed in untouched, so music and demos stay clean.
Phone as your camera
Scan a QR code and your phone becomes the camera and mic, over your own WiFi. A much better picture than most laptop webcams.
Floating controls
A small always-on-top window shows your camera, the timer, pause and stop — so you can work in other apps while recording.
Pause, resume, discard
Pause for a sip of water; the pause is cut from the video automatically. Messed up the intro? Discard and start again.
Your recordings, one click away
The Recordings page lists the videos in your folder. Play, rename or delete them without leaving the app.
The three layouts
Pick the one that fits the video.
Camera only
Full-frame camera. For intros, updates and talking-head videos. With a 1080p webcam or your phone, it looks sharp.
Screen + bubble
Your screen fills the frame with a round camera bubble in a corner. Tutorials, walkthroughs, code reviews. Small, medium or large; any corner.
50 / 50
Camera on the left, screen on the right. For reactions, interviews and anything where your face matters as much as the screen.
How to use it
Your first recording in under a minute.
Open record.sudbuilds.com in Chrome or Edge and follow along.
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Allow camera and microphone
The browser asks once. No webcam? That's fine — you can use your phone instead (see below), or record the screen only.
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Choose a layout
Camera only, Screen + bubble, or 50/50. The big preview shows exactly what will be recorded.
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Choose what to share
Pick Tab, Window or Entire screen, then click Choose… and select it. Turn on Include PC / tab sound if you want the audio from what you're showing.
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Pick a save folder
Under Output, click Choose a folder on this PC — for example Videos\Recordings. The browser remembers it. Skip this and recordings go to Downloads instead.
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Press Start recording
A 3-second countdown gives you time to switch to what you're showing. The floating window keeps the timer, pause and stop in view.
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Press Stop & save
The MP4 is already in your folder — there's no export to wait for. Open the Recordings tab to play it back.
Phone as camera
Your phone is the better webcam.
The video goes directly from your phone to your computer over your own WiFi — it never goes through the internet. It streams at up to 25 Mbps, so it looks close to the phone's own camera.
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Same WiFi
Put your phone and computer on the same WiFi. Guest networks and VPNs usually block the direct link.
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Scan the QR code
In FrameCast, under Camera, click Use phone as camera & mic. Scan the code with your phone's camera and open the link.
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Tap Start camera
Allow camera and mic. The page goes full screen in landscape; hold the phone sideways for a full 16:9 picture. The computer switches to the phone automatically.
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Record as usual
Flip between front and back camera or mute from the phone. Keep it plugged in for long recordings — streaming video warms a phone up.
Quality & file size
Plan your disk space.
Screen text stays sharp at both settings. 60 fps makes scrolling and cursor movement smoother, at the cost of bigger files and more work for your computer.
| Setting | Per minute | 10-minute video | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1080p · 30 fps | ≈ 76 MB | ≈ 760 MB | Tutorials, talking, most videos |
| 1080p · 60 fps | ≈ 122 MB | ≈ 1.2 GB | Fast scrolling, coding, demos with motion |
Browser support
Best in Chrome or Edge.
FrameCast uses newer browser features for recording and saving. Firefox gets a reduced mode; the phone page works in any modern mobile browser.
| Browser | Support | Notes |
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| Chrome / Edge (computer) | Full | Every feature, including tab recording, PC sound, save-to-folder and floating controls. |
| Firefox (computer) | Limited | Window or entire screen with your mic. No tab recording, PC sound or save-to-folder — files download instead. |
| Safari | Not supported | Missing the recording features FrameCast needs. |
| Phone browsers | As a camera | Use the phone as your camera and mic. Recording itself happens on the computer. |
Privacy
Your video never leaves your computer.
Recorded and saved locally
Video is encoded in your browser and written to your folder. There's no server receiving it and no cloud copy.
No account
No sign-up, no email, no login. Your settings are remembered in your own browser only.
Phone video stays on your WiFi
Phone and computer connect directly. A few small setup messages pass through a pairing service to help them find each other — never video or audio.
Noise removal runs on your device
The AI model runs inside the browser. Your voice isn't sent anywhere to be cleaned.
Help & troubleshooting
If something's off.
Still stuck? Email sud@sudbuilds.com with a screenshot and I'll take a look.
Is it really free?
Yes — no sign-up, no watermark, no time limit. The files live on your computer, so there's no storage for me to charge for.
It says “PC is struggling — frames skipped”.
Your computer couldn't keep up with 30 frames a second, so a few were held a little longer. Audio stays in sync. To help:
Use 1080p · 30 fps instead of 60. Share a Tab or Window rather than the entire screen. Plug in the charger and close heavy apps. Check the label next to the timer — GPU encoder is ideal; if it says CPU encoder, update your graphics driver and make sure graphics acceleration is on in the browser settings.
My recording shows the app inside itself, again and again.
You're sharing the entire screen while FrameCast is visible on it. Share the specific Tab or Window you want to show instead, or switch to that app as soon as the countdown starts.
There's an echo, or the PC sound is recorded twice.
Your speakers are playing into your mic. Wear headphones or earphones when you include PC or tab sound.
The phone picture is sideways or upside down.
Reload the page on the phone and tap Start camera again — it locks to landscape and keeps the picture upright. If your phone (e.g. an iPhone) doesn't allow that, use Rotate camera ↻ under Camera on the computer; it's remembered.
The phone won't connect.
Both devices must be on the same WiFi, not a guest network, and without a VPN. Some routers block devices from talking to each other (“AP isolation” or “client isolation”) — try a different network or your phone's hotspot.
My video editor plays the file without sound.
On Windows and Mac the audio is AAC and works everywhere. Chrome on Linux can't create AAC, so the audio is Opus, which some editors don't read. Convert just the audio in a few seconds — the video isn't re-encoded:
ffmpeg -i "Recording.mp4" -c:v copy -c:a aac -b:a 192k "Recording-aac.mp4"
It asks for folder access again.
After the browser restarts, it asks once more before FrameCast can write to your folder. One click on Allow access and you're set.
Can I record on my phone alone?
Not yet — recording runs on a computer. On a phone, FrameCast works as the camera and mic for your computer.