Record
Create instructional videos by recording your tab, whole screen, or webcam. Make it personal by adding your face and voice; autosave to Google Drive.
Getting Started With Record
- Record a video chat
- How do I change the countdown before a recording?
- Auto-stop your recording at a certain time
- How to make your first recording
- My Videos Library
- Record a browser tab
Saving & Sharing
- What is the difference between the Watch Page and Google Drive links and sharing permissions?
- What Sharing Options Collect Viewer Analytics?
- Save a recording to your Google Drive
- Share a recording with a Google Drive link
- Changing the Default Storage Location
- Send a Recording in an Email
FAQ's and Additional Tips and Tricks
- Can I Rotate My Video?
- Can I mirror flip my embedded webcam?
- Can I customize the thumbnail of my recording?
- Do I have the capability to see the activity of my videos in Google Drive?
- Turn notifications on / off
- Can I use the annotation tools with the toolbar hidden or collapsed?
General Troubleshooting
- I don't see previously recorded videos on the 'My Videos' page
- How do I check which version of Screencastify I have?
- I received 'autherror' notification
- General troubleshooting suggestions
- I can't find the Screencastify extension
- My extension keeps disabling itself
Recording Troubleshooting
- Failed to Start Desktop Recording on macOS Monterey
- My computer freezes when I start a recording
- Failed to Start Recording on MacOS Catalina
- My recording appears blurry in Screencastify
- Screencastify crashes in the middle of a recording
- I accidentally deleted a recording
Audio Troubleshooting
Saving and Sharing Troubleshooting
- My exported video has sound but shows only a dark screen
- Screencastify "failed to save to Drive"
- My Students Have Trouble Playing Screencastify Videos
- When sharing to Google Classroom, I get "There was an error. Please try again."
- People Have Trouble Playing Screencastify Videos
- I received a "youtube_quotaExceeded" or "youtube_dailyLimitExceeded" message