Riverside

How a Riverside session works

Hosts create a studio, send guests a link, and monitor the conversation in the browser while Riverside records each participant locally. Files upload during the session, then appear as separate audio and video tracks for editing or export. The built-in editor handles transcript-based cuts, layouts, captions, branding, and short social clips. Paid tiers mainly expand recording allowances, quality, and production tools, so active shows need to watch their monthly hours.

Where it fits, and where it does not

• Do use it for: remote interviews, panel podcasts, webinars, and creator teams that need isolated tracks without coaching every guest through specialist software.
• Do not choose it for: frame-accurate post-production, complex sound design, or sessions where slow connections and interrupted uploads create too much operational risk.
• Plan around: browser permissions, guest device checks, and waiting for every participant's local recording to finish uploading before closing the studio.