Easily Record Facebook Video Calls on Different Platforms

Facebook is one of the most popular social media across the Internet. With its help, users can send messages, photos, music and videos to their friends online directly. Besides, Facebook has integrated a video chat function to attract more users. However, since this function was out, many people now wonder on how to record Facebook video call for their further use. Capturing funny moments is essential in every video chat with friends and loved ones, yet recording the certain video call is quite confusing because people uses different OS platforms. Thus, to avoid unnecessary confusion, a list of methods on how to record video chat will be provided after the jump.

How to Record Facebook Video Call

• Capture Facebook Video Call on Computer
• Record Facebook Video Chat on Mobile Devices

Best Way to Capture Facebook Video Chat on Windows/Mac

For Windows and Mac users, the best way to record video call on Facebook is by using a web-based application called ShowMore. It’s a multifunctional screen recording application that is capable of recording screen activities with both system sound and microphone.

Being equipped with extra editing and annotating functions, ShowMore makes the recording work more interesting and easily. After the recording, you can also upload the videos to cloud platforms, or share it to various video hosting sites by a direct video link. Most of all, this program supports both Windows and Mac OS system.

Below are the guided steps to record Facebook video chat:

• Navigate to ShowMore webpage and click “Start Recording”. (If it’s your first time to use the app, it will ask you to install the launcher to use the app.)

• Once launched, go to settings and make some pre-recording settings like hotkeys, format, output folder and other options at the third button from the right side of the recording tool bar.
• Now, open your Facebook account and start a video call with someone.
• Next, adjust the recording frame along the portion your want to reocrd and hit the red “REC” button. Then, the recording will start instantly.
• While recording, you can also add some annotations as you like, such as lines, shapes, arrows, numbers and so much more.
• To end the recording, click the stop button and a preview of the video will appear. Now, trim the video part you want to keep and click the save icon located at the bottom right corner of the window, then, choose “Save as video file”.

Furthermore, this tool can also be used to manage all the recorded video clips via its “My Videos” section which will show up once logged into the ShowMore account. Through this function, you can easily upload and store your video on the cloud storage and access or share the videos easily, in the meantime, your computer storage space won’t be taken up at all.

Easy Ways to Record Facebook Video Calls on Smartphone

• Android Solution

For Android fanatics, there are many different screen recording tools available for use. However, some of them are fraud, while others are full of pesky advertisements. So, in order to guarantee the smooth and hassle-free experience during recording process, all you need is a trustable program to record Facebook video call just like Apowersoft Screen Recorder.

This Facebook video call recorder for Android allows you to record internal audio or micorphone sound through sound speaker of the Android devices. Meanwhile, you can also enter the settings from top left corner of app’s main screen and adjust multiple recording configurations, such as bit rate, frame rate, show touches, resolution and so much more. In addition, you may also find a streaming function within, which enables you to stream the video from Android to PC. In that case, you can also save the Facebook video call from Windows as well. Both ways are available.

• iOS Solution

If you are an iOS enthusiast, then, you should know that Apple’s policy for screen capture tools is relatively strict. That’s probably why you can rarely see a screen recorder on App Store or iTunes. In this scenario, is it possible to record video chat on Facebook without jailbreaking your iPhone/iPad? Surprisingly, the answer is yes. All thanks to a program named Apowersoft iPhone/iPad Recorder.

By using this application, users can easily record video calls and gameplays with just one click. Unlike other screen recorders that requires jailbreak, this tool doesn’t need any system access and all it needs is an access into “AirPlay” function of your devices. In recording Facebook video chat, here are the detailed steps.

• Install iPhone/iPad Recorder by this link.
• Launch the program, make some prior configuration by going to settings and adjust the video and audio quality, video format, output folder, and etc.
• Next, make sure that your iOS device and computer are connected on the same Wi-Fi. Now, connect your iPhone/iPad into the program by enabling its AirPlay function. (In enabling AirPlay, just swipe from the bottom of your screen upwards, and tap “AirPlay”. After that, select the TV icon with your computer’s name, press it again and then enable the mirroring option.)
• Once your device’s screen is mirrored, you can open your Facebook Messenger and make a video call.
• When it’s ready, you can begin with the screen recording by hitting the red record button.
• To end the recording, just click the stop button and the recorded clip will be saved on the preferred local folder.

In case you need to grab a snap while having Facebook video chat, you can simply hit the screenshot button on the projected screen to save it as PNG file.

Note for Users (Android & iOS): When you make use of those streaming programs to record Facebook video chat, you can take several suggestions as below. If you want your mate or friend to hear you while talking, you can connect your earphone to your device and speak via it. And if you want to record Facebook video chat from both two speakers, please chat with your partner through the headphone of your computer.

Conclusion

These are all the ways upon how you can record Facebook video calls on different platforms. Now that you can save those funny moments, it is important to respect the privacy of the person that you are conversing to. Please note that asking permission is necessary and don’t share videos that can offend other people in any way.