# Riverside review (2026)

Source: https://thebestscreenrecorder.com/reviews/riverside/
By Sam Fisher, updated October 6, 2026. Part of The Best Screen Recorder (https://thebestscreenrecorder.com/). Method: https://thebestscreenrecorder.com/how-we-test/

Riverside is a remote recording studio with an editor, built for podcasts, interviews and webinars. Screen sharing is recorded as its own track, and a free online screen recorder needs no sign-up.

## At a glance

- Score: 8.3/10 as a video editor
- Best for: You record podcasts or interviews with guests and sometimes need to show your screen.
- Works on: Windows, Mac, iPhone, Android
- Free recording: 30 min per video
- Watermark when free: Not documented
- Price: From $29/mo (Pro plan, $24 a month billed yearly ($288), or $29 billed monthly. Free covers the online screen recorder only. Prices from riverside.com/pricing, 6 Oct 2026.)
- Max resolution: 4K
- Made by: Riverside (https://riverside.com)
- Last checked: October 2026

## Plans

- Free screen recorder: free, free. Online tool, no sign-up, 30 minutes per recording
- Pro: $29/month, $288/year. Up to 4K, no watermark, text-based editing, 1 studio
- Grow: $39/month, $408/year. Live streaming, video hosting, 2 studios
- Webinar: $99/month, n/a. $79 a month billed yearly; webinars up to 100 registrants, 3 studios
- Business: n/a, n/a. Contact sales; async recording, SSO

## Subscores

- Sharing: 8.0/10
- Recording features: 8.0/10
- Editing: 10.0/10
- Free plan: 8.0/10
- Value for money: 5.0/10
- Ease of use: 9.5/10
- Platforms: 6.0/10

## What we like

- Recording link ready after a session; viewers need no account
- Editor with a multi-track timeline, transcript editing and captions
- Screen recording on Windows, Mac, iOS and Android, with no recording-hour limit on paid plans

## What to watch

- Screen shares max out at 1080p
- Computer audio from the whole screen only on Windows
- No free studio plan on the pricing page, and no Linux or Chromebook support


## Our verdict

Riverside is a studio for recording conversations. Each person is recorded as a separate track, screen shares become their own track, and the editor lets you cut by transcript, add captions and arrange tracks on a timeline. After a session you can share a link that anyone can watch without an account.

As a screen recorder it is a side feature. Screen shares record at up to 1080p, and on a Mac computer sound comes only from a browser tab. The free online recorder needs no sign-up but stops at 30 minutes. The studio starts with Pro at $288 a year.

If you mostly record your screen alone, [Descript](/reviews/descript/) gives you 4K on Mac and a share link the moment you stop. For free recording and editing without a watermark, try [Clipchamp](/reviews/clipchamp/).