Recording is available on all plans. To create a new recording, click "Create" from anywhere in your account. Hover over the “Record” option, then choose "Quick record" or "Reusable links."

Clicking "Quick record" will bring you directly to session settings, and you can start recording right away.

Selecting "Reusable links" will send you to the Reusable links page first, where you can create or access permanent, reusable recording links before starting your recording. Learn more about reusable links here.

From the pre-recording settings page, you can adjust your video and audio settings. You'll see a preview of yourself on camera (if you choose to record with your camera). Optionally, select, upload, or generate a virtual background, or apply background blur. You can also add a teleprompter script to keep you on track while recording.

Once you've adjusted your recording settings and script and are ready to go, click "Start recording" to enter the recording session.

When you enter the recording session, you’ll see your camera, screen, or both displayed on the stage.

You can move content on or off stage by hovering over the preview in the backstage area and clicking “Add to stage” or “Remove from stage.”

Click “Record” to start recording. Recording will begin after a three-second countdown.

Pause your recording at any time by clicking the "Pause" icon on the toolbar. Each time you pause your recording, your progress is saved as a new clip.

When you're ready to resume and record your next clip, click the red "Recording" icon, and you'll have a three-second countdown.

If you prefer to restart your recording, click the "Restart" button. The current take will be wiped, allowing you to start over without pausing, ending, or recreating the session.

Change the layout of your onstage content while recording using the layouts toggle bar. If you’re recording by yourself, you’ll be able to adjust these layouts in the Editor after recording.

You'll have the option to add a teleprompter script from the pre-recording settings page or the recording session.

If you decide to add a teleprompter script, you can type your script manually, paste it from somewhere else, or upload a .txt file. You can also adjust the scroll speed, text size, and transparency of the teleprompter window.

If you’ve got a general idea of what you want to say but aren’t sure how to say it, you can use our script generator to write it with AI. Click the lightning bolt icon, choose your tone, and give a brief description of a script you'd like to generate. When you're all set, click "Generate."

When you click “Generate,” we’ll use your selections to write a script for your video. You can edit this script, delete it, or click “Regenerate” to go back to the drawing board.

If you’re recording your screen, you can use the “Pop Out” function to pop your camera or teleprompter feed out into an always-on-top window.

This happens automatically if you’ve shared a tab or window; in these cases, the popped-out window is not recorded.

You can toggle between the camera and teleprompter views within the window, as well as start and stop recording.

If you’d like to invite others to record with you, you can get an invite link by clicking the “Invite” button at the top right of the screen. Copy the link from the modal and send it to your guests to invite them to join your recording session.

To start recording a clip, click the "Record" button in the bottom left corner of the recording room. The host can pause or restart the recording at any time during the session to allow participants to take breaks and reset throughout.

The host of a group recording can complete the following actions in the recording room:

Guest participants can complete the following actions in the recording room:

The host can end the recording session by clicking "End." Once all clips have been uploaded successfully, you’ll be prompted to save the recording to a folder, delete it permanently, or close out the prompt to resume the session.

When you save your recording, you'll be prompted to name it and select the folder you'd like to add it to. You can also create a new folder for it.

Click "Save," and you'll be taken to the recording's media page in your account.

And that’s it! You’ve just recorded a video in Wistia. Edit your recording to make layout changes, add background music and transitions, stitch in other media from your content library, and more.

To download a recording, navigate to the recording's media page. Click the ellipsis menu, then select "Download" from the dropdown.

In the window that appears, you'll be able to select the video type, format, and resolution, then download the recording.

You can also download the thumbnail, storyboard, and transcript from this modal.

For more details about our media download options, visit our Media Management article.

If a host or participant closes the tab mid-recording, it will finish uploading in the background. If you're running into issues here, reach out to our Support team!

Having trouble with your camera, mic, or screen share? Check out our troubleshooting guide for detailed steps to resolve the issue.