Soapbox — Video Recorder

Capture your screen and webcam to create professional-looking pitches, presentations, and demos.

Soapbox Chrome Extension - Simple Webcam & Screen Recorder

Soapbox - Video Recorder is a unique Chrome extension developed by Wistia that simplifies the process of video creation. It allows easy recording of the screen, your face, or both. Included transitions make switching between full-screen and split-screen convenient. The tool requires no complex setup or knowledge. Once the videos are created, no extra steps like exporting or uploading are needed - they're instantly ready to share.

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Extension stats

This extension was removed from Chrome Web Store on 2025-01-13

By: https://wistia.com

Users: 60,000+

Rating: 3.90

(173)

Version: 2023.8.7-8240-6d81f4db96 (Last updated: 2023-08-08)

Creation date: 2020-07-04

Permissions:

activeTab
contextMenus
desktopCapture
storage
unlimitedStorage
declarativeContent
https://*.wistia.com/

Size: 1.26M

Email: su*****@wistia.com

URLs: Website ,Privacy policy

Full description: See detailed description

Other platforms

Not available on Android

Not available on Firefox

Not available on Edge

User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.

Pros

Useful for making YouTube videos
Good editing features
User-friendly for beginners

Cons

Frequent crashes during recording
Loss of recordings and corrupt files
Performance issues causing computer lag
Lack of updates and seems like abandonware
Web video editor lacks functionality

Most mentioned

App crashes or does not work
Files getting deleted or corrupted
Performance issues with lagging
Lack of updates and functionality
Positive remarks on video creation for YouTube

User reviews

ES DE Paga

Arless, 2024-08-25

Can't rate - as it's no longer available. As of today? 4/19/23?

Nicholas Kochosky, 2023-04-19

IT is my favorite tool to use....when it works. Randomly it doesn't work and it ends up wasting so much time.

Robert Felton, 2021-07-23

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Extension safety

Risk impact

Soapbox — Video Recorder requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details

Critical Captures visible content, which may expose user data displayed on the screen, posing a security threat.
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