6labs Gameplay Recorder for Windows

This guide covers the 6labs Gameplay Recorder on Windows: installing it, completing the one-time setup, and recording gameplay. For a high-level description of how recording works, see the Gameplay Recorder overview.

1. Prerequisites

The following prerequisites must be met to set up the Gameplay Recorder:

  • Windows 10 or later, 64-bit only.
  • Your game's App ID. If you already have one, use it. Otherwise, contact your 6labs sales representative to obtain one.
  • Make sure enough disk space is available before you start a new recording.

2. Gameplay Recorder Installation

Follow the steps below to install the Gameplay Recorder:

  1. If you've received a custom installer from us, use that to install.
  2. Otherwise, download the latest version of the Gameplay Recorder.
  3. Go through the wizard by following the on-screen instructions.

3. First-run Setup

A one-time setup is required to start recording your gameplay.

The Gameplay Recorder setup window showing the Enter your details form, with fields for Work email and App ID, a Mainland China Yes/No selector, a Keep local copies toggle, a link to the recordings folder, and a Save and Start button.
  • Enter the details:
    Field What to enter
    Work email Enter your email address.
    App ID Enter the App ID for the game, for example 10007. When the App ID is entered, the recorder validates it and displays the corresponding game name.
    Are you in Mainland China? Select Yes or No, based on your region.

    *For users in Mainland China, uploaded videos are stored and retained in China.
    Keep local copies Turn this on if you want recordings to remain stored on the PC after upload. Turn it off if you do not need local copies of the recordings. You may click the link to the recordings folder, as highlighted above. The recordings folder contains recorded gameplay sessions.
  • Click Save & Start.
    • The window switches to Waiting for <game>.
    • To change any of these details later, open the window and click Settings, as shown below:
      The Gameplay Recorder window in the READY state, showing Waiting for Sample Game, with the Settings link highlighted.

4. Recording Gameplay

The recorder starts automatically at system startup and waits for you to launch the configured game. It does not begin recording until the game is launched.

  • Launch the game. When its window appears, recording starts automatically and the window shows REC with an elapsed clock.
    The Gameplay Recorder window in the REC state, showing an elapsed clock at 0:04 and a Stop recording button.
  • Play the game as you usually do.
  • Once you close the game, the recording stops, upload starts in the background, and the recorder goes back to waiting.

4.1 Recording Controls

  • Pause: Available while the recorder is waiting for the game. While paused, the recorder will not start recording, even if the configured game launches, until you click Resume.
    The Gameplay Recorder window with the Pause button highlighted.
  • Stop recording: Ends the current recording and asks whether you want to Stop & upload or Stop & discard. While a recording is in progress, this is the only control available.
    The Gameplay Recorder window while recording, with the Stop recording button highlighted.

4.2 Quitting the Recorder

Right-click the tray icon and select Quit.

The system tray context menu for the recorder, showing the current status, an Open 6labs Recorder item, and a Quit item.

Note

  • Clicking the X button on the Recorder window only hides it; the application continues running in the system tray.

4.3 Status Chips

The status chip in the window and the tray icon indicate the current status:

Chip Meaning
SETUP Not configured yet — enter an App ID.
READY Watching for the game; recording starts when it launches.
REC Recording right now.
UPLOADING A finished session is being uploaded.
PAUSED You paused it; nothing records until you resume.
ERROR Something needs your attention — read the message in the window.

5. Recording Uploads

Uploads happen automatically after each session. These recordings are available in your 6labs Gameplay Library.

Note

  • If an upload fails, the recordings are saved locally even if the Keep local copies option is turned off.
  • These files are available in the recordings folder. Go to Settings and click the recordings folder link, as shown below.
The Gameplay Recorder settings window with the recordings folder path link highlighted beneath the Keep local copies toggle.

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