Record compatible HLS and M3U8 live streams directly in your browser.
Paste a direct stream URL to begin.
Record compatible HLS and M3U8 live streams directly in your browser. Your stream is processed locally in your browser. Nothing is uploaded to UseTool.
How it works
Paste the stream address into the field. The recorder starts reading it right away and writes what comes in.
Set the moment to stop, then start. Everything runs in this browser — no upload, no queue, no account.
The WebM is ready the moment the run finishes. Save it straight to your device.
Good to know
Yes, when the direct HLS playlist permits browser access and uses a compatible VP8, VP9 or AV1 video stream with Opus audio. The recording is created locally as WebM.
Yes, paste the direct M3U8 URL. Webpage URLs from video platforms are not extractors and are not supported.
No. The playlist, segments and recording stay in your browser. UseTool does not proxy or store them.
The stream server must allow cross-origin browser requests. UseTool does not bypass CORS with a server proxy.
The current recorder exports WebM using browser-native VP8, VP9 or AV1 with Opus where the browser advertises support. MP4, H.264, AAC and HEVC export is not offered.
No. Protected streams and encryption keys are detected and rejected. UseTool never bypasses DRM or access controls.
Yes. The finished local WebM is handed to UseTool's existing Chain Converter so compatible trimming, compression, conversion or audio extraction can continue without reselecting the file.
Takes the address of an HLS or M3U8 stream — no file from your device. The stream is fetched and recorded in this browser.
You get WebM.
The existing video and audio packets are copied into the new container whenever it accepts them — no re-encoding, no loss, and much faster. Where the container refuses them, they are rebuilt.
Which video codecs work depends on your browser. Chrome and Edge read the most, including H.265 on many machines; Safari and Firefox refuse some. A file that will not open here usually opens in Chrome.
Only when it has to be re-encoded. Cutting, joining and removing the sound track copy the picture data unchanged, so those are lossless. Compressing and adding a watermark do re-encode, which is why they take longer.
There is no fixed limit. What decides is the memory of your device: a phone manages a few minutes comfortably, a computer handles far more. If a long video fails, splitting it first and working on the parts usually helps.
Private by design
Your stream is processed locally in your browser. Nothing is uploaded to UseTool.
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