Frequently asked
Why is my recording laggy or choppy?
Laggy or choppy recordings are usually caused by a quality setting that is high for your machine or by too much running at once while you capture.
Address the most likely causes first. Start with the recording quality setting: capturing at up to 1080p and up to 60fps is demanding, so lowering the quality setting is the change most likely to smooth things out. Next, free up resources by closing other tabs, windows, and background apps that compete for CPU, since heavy multitasking during capture often causes dropped frames. After that, record a single tab rather than the whole desktop where you can, as a smaller capture area is lighter work.
Because recordings are saved to your browser's local library first (in IndexedDB), low free disk space can also cause stutter, so clear some space if your drive is nearly full. If playback only looks choppy after editing, try exporting again, as the editor's export runs through hardware-accelerated WebCodecs with an FFmpeg.wasm fallback.
Quick reference
Lower the recording quality setting, close other tabs and apps, prefer recording one tab over the whole desktop, and free up local disk space, then re-record.
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Last updated: 28 May 2026