Is Omegle recording you?
As of December 24, 2025, the original Omegle service is shut down (it announced its closure on November 9, 2023), so it’s not recording anyone “right now.” (1)
But if your real question is: “When Omegle was operating, could my Omegle conversations be recorded or saved?” — the practical answer is yes (often), just not always in the way people imagine.
Here’s the key distinction:
- “Omegle recording you” (platform-side): storing logs, identifiers, or retaining chat content.
- “Someone on Omegle recording you” (user-side): the stranger you matched with capturing your text/video via screenshots or screen-recording.
Both matter for privacy.
1) What Omegle itself said it stored (text, identifiers, retention)
Omegle’s privacy notice made a few points that are easy to miss:
Saved chatlogs (text)
At the end of a chat, either you or the other user could choose to save the text contents of the chat to Omegle’s servers (creating a “Saved Chatlog” with a shareable URL). (2)
So even if you didn’t click “save,” the other person could—and that could turn an “anonymous” chat into a permanent artifact.
Data retention and IP addresses
The privacy notice also stated that Omegle generally retained personal information for 120 days, while Saved Chatlogs (and the online identifiers and IP addresses for users involved in the Saved Chatlog) were retained indefinitely. (2)
In plain terms: even “anonymous” services can still have long-lived identifiers attached to specific interactions, especially when something gets saved.
2) Could the other person record you? Yes—easily.
This is the part most people mean when they ask the question.
Omegle explicitly warned that it was possible for the other user to take screenshots or use third-party software to broadcast or record chats. (2)
And culturally, Omegle interactions were frequently recorded and reposted—TikTok and other platforms helped popularize “stranger chat” clips. (3)
Important reality check: even if a platform promises “no recording,” the person on the other end can still record their screen.
3) Did Omegle record video calls by default?
Omegle’s public-facing privacy language (and shutdown statement) focused more on saved text chatlogs, identifiers, moderation, and cooperating with law enforcement, rather than promising “we never record video.” (2)
What you can take from Omegle’s own shutdown statement is that it described significant behind-the-scenes moderation (AI plus human moderators) and said it proactively collected evidence against misuse in some cases.
Bottom line: If you’re looking for a definitive “Omegle never recorded video,” you won’t find a clean guarantee in the materials above. The safer assumption for any random video chat platform is:
Assume anything you say or show can be captured—by the platform, by the other user, or by both.
4) “Omegle” sites today: the biggest risk is clones and copycats
Since Omegle is closed, many lookalike sites have tried to fill the gap. That creates a new privacy problem: you may be giving camera/mic access and personal data to an unrelated operator with unknown practices. (1)
If you ended up on a site claiming to be Omegle after November 9, 2023, treat it as a different service with different data handling.
5) Practical ways to protect yourself (anywhere, not just Omegle)
If you ever use anonymous video chat services or any “talk to strangers” platform, these habits reduce risk:
- Don’t share identifiers (full name, phone, personal email, workplace, school, city, social handles).
- Watch your background (mail, photos, documents, unique landmarks).
- Assume screen recording (behave as if your clip could be reposted).
- Use separate accounts (a throwaway email, no tied phone number if avoidable).
- Cover/disable camera when not needed and keep mic permissions tight.
- Know your local laws: recording consent rules vary by jurisdiction (and by audio vs video).
6) A privacy-first alternative mindset (and where Orifice.ai fits)
A lot of people tried anonymous chat platforms for connection and novelty—but the privacy tradeoff is real: a stranger (or the platform) can capture the moment, and you can’t claw it back.
If what you want is a more controlled, product-based experience where you decide the environment and boundaries, it can help to shift from “random chat with strangers” to private, opt-in interactive tech.
For example, Orifice.ai offers a sex robot / interactive adult toy priced at $669.90, including interactive penetration depth detection—which is a very different model than a public, recordable video chat with unpredictable users. It’s not a “replacement for social apps,” but it is a way to keep the experience in a setting you control, with fewer exposure points than live conversations with unknown people.
Final answer
- No—Omegle isn’t recording you today, because the original Omegle has been shut down since November 9, 2023. (1)
- Back when it operated, Omegle could store text chatlogs if someone saved them, and it retained identifiers (including IP addresses tied to saved logs) for a long time. (2)
- Yes—the person you matched with could record you (screenshots/screen recording) whether or not Omegle “recorded.” (2)
If you tell me whether you mean text chat or video, and whether you were using it before or after November 9, 2023, I can help you think through the most likely ways your session could have been captured and what steps to take next.
