Guide

Sharing and accounts

How hosted share links, sign-in, public watch pages, limits, and dashboard management work.

Sharing / Accounts

Sign in when you need account features

ChalkReel remains usable without an account for local editing, recording, and downloads. An account is required for hosted share links and cloud project sync.

Use email/password sign-in, account creation, or password recovery from the public header or share flow.
If you start sharing from the review page while signed out, ChalkReel returns you to the review after authentication.
Editable projects can sync to your account, while source videos and local recording files remain device-local.

Sharing / Review

Create a public watch link from a finished recording

After recording, the review page can upload the finished WebM and create a public watch URL for the rendered breakdown.

Use Create Share Link after previewing the recording on the review page.
Anyone with the link can watch the finished recording and view included breakdown details.
The hosted share contains the finished WebM plus a read-only snapshot of relevant notes, clips, moments, tags, and source-film timing.

Sharing / Limits

Know the free hosted-share limits

Hosted sharing is separate from local downloads and browser storage. Current limits are enforced before a recording is published online.

Each account can have up to 3 active or pending hosted share links.
Hosted uploads are limited to 50 MB per finished WebM recording.
Public links stay active until you remove them from the dashboard.

Sharing / Dashboard

Manage shared recordings in the dashboard

The dashboard shows your account, hosted-share usage, upload limit, and the share links owned by the signed-in account.

Open active links, copy watch URLs, or remove a hosted share from the dashboard.
Removing a share stops the public watch link and deletes the hosted WebM.
Use Open Saved Work for browser-local projects and recordings stored on the current device.

Sharing / Watch Page

Understand what viewers see

A shared watch page is read-only. It plays the uploaded recording and, when available, displays contextual breakdown details next to the video.

Shared notes, play titles, tags, statuses, and teaching-point details may be visible to anyone with the link.
Source-film times are context from the original film, not guaranteed seek points inside the recorded WebM.
Do not include private player, team, or opponent information in notes you intend to share publicly.