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We've been recording in browsers since browsers could barely do it.
AddPipe is a small engineering team that has worked on one problem since 2016: capturing audio and video from a web page and turning it into a file you can actually use. First with Flash, now with a solid platform that handles the recording, the processing and the storage.
Ten years, one problem.
The turns that mattered. Everything smaller is on the changelog.
2016 1 February
- The AddPipe launches comercially after a year of iterations.
2017
- The HTML5 recording client gets its first major update; recording and processing move to separate servers.
2018
- AddPipe expands tot he US. The 1st US video ingestion & processing region is launched.
- New 2.0 embed code allows you to embed multiple recorders on the same page + many other benefits.
2019
- The AddPipe recording client starts working inline in Chrome on Android and can record the screen without extensions.
2020
- Flash reaches end of life in December. AddPipe is HTML5 end to end.
2021 1 September
- The EU2 region goes live; EU1 is retired in 2023.
2023
- FTPS joins FTP and SFTP as a push destination.
- The desktop client becomes fully responsive; Alexandru joins to work on it.
- A camera and microphone selector that updates in real time replaces the browser's own.
2024
- Screen and webcam at the same time, with the camera as a movable overlay.
- The Canada region (CA1) launches.
- Control over which PII is collected with each recording.
- A typed React hook on npm, and a face-positioning outline for the 2.0 client.
2025
- SOC 2 Type I attestation for the Security criteria, our first audit.
- The Creator plan and Enterprise offering fill the gap between Standard and PRO.
- Audio extraction from video, a rebuilt dashboard with dark mode, and a live low-microphone warning.
- New Terms of Service, rewritten to be readable.
2026
- The EU3 region gives Europe two availability zones, matching the US.
- The main recording client ships on npm alongside the embed codes.
Every non-trivial change since, with build slugs, is in our changelog.
Where that has got us.
What AddPipe takes care of today.
The list has grown since 2016. Native SDKs have gone; the browser caught up, and so did we.
Recording
Audio, camera up to 4K, and screen with webcam overlay, from desktop and mobile browsers, through a client that streams as it records and reconnects when it must.
Processing
Every input converted to a web-ready mp4, rotated, watermarked, with snapshots, filmstrips and extracted audio.
Infrastructure
US and EU regions, two availability zones per region in the US and EU, queueing under load, and an EU silo for data that must stay put. Details.
Storage
1 TB included, or automatic push to your S3, S3-compatible service, SFTP, FTP(S), Dropbox, Box or YouTube. Or nothing kept with us at all.
Integration
HTML and JS embed codes, npm and React packages, JS control and events APIs, a REST API and webhooks. Plugins and tutorials for two dozen platforms.
Trust
SOC 2 Type I, encryption in transit and at rest, PII controls, a public status page and a changelog. Security and privacy.
The people who answer your email.
Four engineers and one marketer. The person who writes back when you contact support is one of the people who built the thing you're asking about.
Octavian
Founder & CTO. Started in 2016; runs the platform and writes most of the browser-internals posts.
Posts
Alexandru
Recording client engineer. The responsive client, the device selector, screen + camera, the npm packages.
Posts
Iuliana
Full-stack engineer. The dashboard, and the integration tutorials that get customers to a first recording.
Posts
Victor
CMO. Runs advertising and campaigns, watches where the market is heading, and keeps marketing goals tied to revenue.
PostsHow we work.
Small, technical, and in it for the long run. AddPipe has been profitable and independent since launch, which is why customers from 2016 are still customers.
We write down what we learn
Deconstruct, our blog, documents MediaRecorder quirks, codec behavior and browser regressions as we hit them. Much of what's known publicly about recording in browsers was first written up there.
We publish working demos
Free tech demos for getUserMedia, MediaRecorder, getDisplayMedia and the Web Speech API, used by developers whether or not they ever buy AddPipe.
We say what changed
A changelog with build slugs, a status page per region, and announcements before anything is retired.
We answer as engineers
Support questions go to the team, not a queue. Contact us.
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