Screen Recorder For Reaction Videos

A screen recorder for reaction videos records two things at once: the video, game or page you're reacting to on your screen, and you watching it, through your camera and microphone. The hard parts are getting the sound of what you're watching into the recording, keeping it from drowning out your voice, and fitting your face and the content into one frame.

1. Choose a recorder that captures the sound. Tella for Mac records your computer's sound with your screen by default. In the Windows app (in beta), turn on System audio in its settings first. In the web recorder or Chrome extension, share the browser tab the video plays in and tick Also share tab audio. That option only appears when you share a tab.

2. Record screen and camera. Pick the window or tab with the content, turn on your camera and microphone, and press record. Wear headphones, so the video's sound doesn't reach your microphone twice.

3. Cut it down. Select words in the transcript to cut the slow parts, and remove pauses automatically under Cut.

4. Balance the audio. In the Audio panel, open Audio levels → Advanced audio settings and set the microphone and system audio separately, for the whole video or one clip.

5. Frame it. Use a layout to put your camera beside the content or in a corner, and pick a canvas size: 16:9 for YouTube, or 9:16 for TikTok, Shorts and Reels.

6. Publish. Click Share, open Publish and post to YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, X or LinkedIn, or download an MP4. See Publish to social media.

For more on what makes a reaction video work, see how to make a reaction video.

You can also bring the clip into your video afterwards. Paste a public YouTube link, or the link to a public X, Instagram or TikTok post with a video, into Add from a link in the editor's media library. Tella imports the video with its sound, at up to 1080p, and you can show it in a layout next to your camera or as an overlay. It can't import private, age-restricted or members-only videos, live streams that are still running, or videos longer than 2 hours. Only reuse videos you have the right to use.

• Camera-only clips don't include computer sound. The sound of what you're watching is recorded with your screen.

• There's no Tella mobile app. In a phone or tablet browser you can record a quick camera video, but screen recording and editing happen on a computer.