Guides
Honest guides to recording your side of a call.
The free methods first, their limits, and where playbakk saves you the work. No shortcuts around consent: tell the other person you are recording.
How to record yourself on a WhatsApp video call (and get a clean clip of just you)
WhatsApp has no call recorder. Here are the free ways to record your side of a WhatsApp video call, their limits, and how to get a clean clip of just you.
Read the guide TelegramHow to record a Telegram video call on Mac or Windows
Telegram has no record button for one-to-one video calls. Free ways to record a Telegram call on Mac or Windows, and how to get a clean clip of just you.
Read the guide ZoomHow to record only yourself on Zoom (not the active speaker)
Zoom recordings follow the active speaker or gallery layout. Here is how to get just your own video and audio from a Zoom call, with free and automatic options.
Read the guide AudioWhy screen recording loses call audio, and what to do instead
Recorded a call and got silence from the other side? Why phones and computers leave call audio out of screen recordings, and better ways to record a call.
Read the guide FaceTimeTurn a FaceTime call into a clean clip with Apple Local Capture
Apple Local Capture records your own camera and mic during a video call. Check it is available on your device, record your side, then turn it into a clip.
Read the guide ConsentRecording calls legally: telling the other person, and one-party vs all-party consent
Plain-English overview of call-recording consent in the UK, EU and US, why publishing is a separate question, and a simple routine for recording respectfully.
Read the guideClip workspace
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playbakk records your own camera and microphone next to any call app, removes the other person’s turns and gives you a captioned 9:16 clip. It does not connect to your call apps.