Get 100 free creditsLocal Video Upload
Every Recapo project starts with getting footage into the cloud, and local upload is the most direct way in: drag files from your device, watch the progress bar, start editing. It accepts the formats cameras, phones and screen recorders actually produce.
The uploader is built for real-world connections. If your network drops mid-transfer, the upload resumes where it stopped instead of starting over — which matters most on exactly the large source files where a restart hurts.
Click to upload or drop a video
Live-preview & trim in your browser; rendering runs in the cloud — don't leave this page (leaving cancels the render)
Supported video formats
The uploader covers the containers most workflows produce, so conversion is the exception rather than the rule:
Uploading large source files without pain
Upload time scales with file size, not video length — a bloated bitrate costs you twice, once uploading and once storing. Before sending multi-gigabyte footage, compress it with the video compressor or trim to the segment you'll actually edit; transcription and AI analysis stay just as accurate on a leaner file.
A wired or stable connection helps, but resumable transfer is the real safety net: long uploads survive flaky Wi-Fi, sleep mode and brief outages without losing progress.
How to use the Recapo local video upload
Three steps, fully in the cloud — nothing to install.
Step 1: Pick your files
Drag and drop or browse from your device. MP4, MOV, MKV, WebM and GIF all go straight in without pre-conversion.
Step 2: Let the transfer run
Watch progress as the file uploads. A dropped connection pauses the transfer rather than killing it — reconnect and it continues from the same point.
Step 3: Edit the moment it lands
Send the uploaded footage into captions, recap scripting, voiceover, compression or vertical cropping without re-importing anything.
Frequently asked questions about the local video upload
Which formats can I upload directly?
MP4, MOV, MKV, WebM and GIF upload without preparation. For unusual containers or codecs, convert to MP4 with the format converter first and the rest of the pipeline behaves normally.
My footage is huge — should I compress before uploading?
Usually yes. Compressing first shortens the upload dramatically while leaving captions, scripts and AI analysis unaffected, since they don't need a pristine bitrate. Keep the original locally as your master copy.
What happens if my connection drops mid-upload?
The transfer resumes from where it stopped once you're back online, instead of restarting from zero. For very long uploads, that's the difference between a hiccup and a lost hour.
How is this different from the Video Link Importer?
Local Video Upload pulls a file straight off your own computer or phone, while the Video Link Importer fetches footage from a URL. Use this tool when the recording already lives on your drive rather than online.
What happens to my clip after it finishes uploading?
The file is ingested as a source clip in your workspace and stays available to the rest of the Recapo workflow, so you can run transcription, recap scripting, captions, voiceover or clipping on it without uploading it again.
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Upload videos straight from your device into Recapo.ai. MP4, MOV, MKV, WebM and GIF are supported, uploads resume after drops, and large files have a fast path.
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