Session Recording

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AnyDesk offers the ability to record sessions from both ends of the connection, ensuring that these recordings are always stored locally and can be deactivated in the settings.

• Session recordings are stored in the .ANYDESK file format.
• Session recordings can only be played using an AnyDesk client.
• AnyDesk allows users to determine whether only incoming, outgoing connections, or both, should be recorded.
• Session quality and performance remain unaffected when session recording is enabled.
• Modifications such as watermarks or additional display elements are not supported.
• Concurrent sessions will generate a separate recording for each session.

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Settings

Recording settings can be accessed via the main menu under Settings > Recording.

In these settings, users can automatically:

• Record incoming sessions at the start of the session
• Record outgoing sessions at the start of the session

Users can also start recording in the middle of an active session by clicking the record button in the AnyDesk toolbar.

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Filename Formatting

The filename for recordings includes:

• Session type: outgoing or incoming
• Both clients’ Alias and ID

Note: Sessions are stored in the .ANYDESK file format and conversion are not supported at this time.

The filename is always in the format:

<incoming/outgoing> <name_other_client> (<ID_other_client>)-<name_your_client> (<ID_your_client>).anydesk

Caution: Please note that if AnyDesk is installed, the name of the client will always be SYSTEM as it is the SYSTEM user that starts AnyDesk.

For more differences between portable and installed versions of AnyDesk, please see Portable vs. Installed.

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Session Player

The Session Player supports:

• Starting from the beginning of the recording
• Start/Pause
• Fast Forward
• Super Fast Forward
• Skipping to a certain point

The recording can be played by double-clicking the file in the File Explorer or selecting “Screen Recording” in the main menu.

Default save locations:

Windows: %homepath%\Videos\AnyDesk

macOS: ~/.anydesk/AnyDesk

Linux: ~/Videos/AnyDesk

Custom paths based on the local device are supported.

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