Riverside

High-quality remote recording with local tracks and cloud backup

Riverside puts professional podcast and video capture in your pocket, prioritizing creation over playback. It is trusted by more than 70,000 podcasters, media organizations, and independent creators, a sign that its toolset fits real production needs.

The standout feature is how it records. Instead of relying on a live call’s audio or video, Riverside captures a local file for every participant. Even if a connection wobbles, the final result benefits from clean, locally saved media. Sessions can include up to eight people, and each contributor can deliver HD video alongside their audio. That flexibility makes it suitable for remote interviews, panel discussions, and multi-guest shows that demand consistent quality.

Editors will appreciate the separate stems. Riverside saves isolated audio and video for each participant, so you can mute a cough, trim an interruption, or reduce a noisy room without harming the rest of the conversation. Once the recording wraps, files automatically sync to the cloud. This provides an immediate backup and a central place to retrieve each person’s tracks, lowering the risk of losing a great take to device issues.

There is a trade-off to note. While the recording workflow is robust, the built-in editing options are limited. Expect to hand off your tracks to dedicated post-production software for deeper cleanup, mixing, and finishing.

If your priority is dependable capture from distributed guests, Riverside delivers the essentials: per-guest local recording, HD video from all participants, and automatic cloud storage. It streamlines remote production and gives you the raw ingredients that editors want. Those looking for advanced on-device editing tools will need to complement it with external software, but as a recording backbone for podcasts and video conversations, Riverside is a strong and reliable pick.