Estage Recorder
A screen recorder for Mac and Windows that uploads while you record — stop, and the share link is already on your clipboard, with the video in your Estage Video library.
Estage Recorder records your screen and puts the video straight into your
Estage Video library. It uploads while you record, so a moment after you
press stop the link (player.estage.com/…) is on your clipboard, ready to paste into a chat,
an email, or a ticket. Think of it as the screenshot shortcut, plus a link.
Rather not install anything? The browser recorder records from a tab. The app adds what a tab can't: a single window even when it's covered, a fixed area, a pen on screen, and a link the moment you stop.
Getting it
Download it at genesis.estage.com/download/recorder. The page picks the build for your computer and puts it under the main button.
| Platform | What you get |
|---|---|
| Mac | One .dmg for both Apple Silicon and Intel. Needs macOS 15 or newer. Signed and notarised by Apple: open the disk image and drag Estage Recorder to Applications |
| Windows | One .exe, nothing to install: run it and the icon appears in the tray. Needs Windows 10 (version 2004) or Windows 11, 64-bit. Not code-signed yet, so SmartScreen warns the first time — choose More info, then Run anyway |
It is available to everyone with an ESTAGE account.
Signing in
There is no password in the app. Choose Sign in with browser: your browser opens, and if it is already signed in to ESTAGE, the app is signed in a second later with the same account. On a Mac the token is kept in the Keychain; on Windows it is encrypted for your Windows user.
Recording
Click the icon in the menu bar (Mac) or the tray (Windows), or press ⇧⌘8 on a Mac / Ctrl+Shift+8 on Windows. The shortcut can be changed. A toolbar opens with four modes:
| Mode | What gets recorded |
|---|---|
| Screen | A whole display — hover it and click |
| Window | One window only, even when something else covers it |
| Area | A rectangle you drag; move it or resize it by its handles, and it is remembered |
| Cam only | Just your camera, in a 16:9 frame |
Next to the modes: the camera, the microphone, and computer sound, each on or off. Under Options you set the countdown, whether the mouse pointer and clicks show, resolution, quality, frame rate, and the Estage Video folder the recording goes to.
The camera bubble. With the camera on, a round webcam window sits over a Screen or Area recording, the way Loom does it. Drag it anywhere, double-click to change its size, right-click for size and camera. It is a real window, so it is recorded exactly where you see it. (A single-window recording cannot include the bubble.)
While recording
A small floating bar gives you stop, pen, pause, start over and delete. The menu bar or tray icon shows that you are recording — click it to stop.
- Pen — draw on the screen while you talk. Strokes fade after a few seconds; Esc turns the pen off.
- Mouse clicks show as rings, if you turned them on.
- The bar itself never ends up in the video. Click rings, pen strokes and the camera bubble do.
After you stop
A card shows the recording and asks: Upload, or keep it on this computer (Show in Finder / Show in Explorer). Upload is instant — most of the file went up during the recording — and the link lands on your clipboard.
- Turn off Ask before uploading to upload every recording the moment you stop.
- Turn on Trim before uploading to get a window with two handles after you stop: cut the start and the end, then Upload, Save Only, or Delete.
- Close the card without uploading and the file stays on your computer; you can still upload it later from the app's menu.
The video is then in your Estage Video library like any other upload — share it, put it on a page with the ESTAGE Video player, or add it to a course.
Where recordings are kept
Recordings are written to Movies › Estage Recorder on a Mac and Videos › Estage Recorder on Windows. On Windows an uploaded recording is removed from the disk unless Keep a copy in Videos is on (Settings). If an upload fails, retry it from the menu.
Troubleshooting
- Mac: the recording is black, or the app asks for permission. macOS needs Screen & System Audio Recording (and Camera / Microphone, if you use them) allowed for Estage Recorder in System Settings › Privacy & Security. Quit and reopen the app after allowing it.
- Windows 11: I can't see the icon. New tray icons start under the ^ overflow next to the clock. Drag it onto the taskbar to keep it in sight.
- Windows: the preview in the card does not play. Playback uses Microsoft WebView2, which is built into Windows 11 and current Windows 10. Install it from Microsoft if your PC lacks it.