One key, and it is not on the screen.
Where the recording PC sits somewhere people can see it — a shop counter, a reception desk, a site office — you often do not want the camera software visible. Secret mode takes it off the screen entirely and keeps recording.
One hotkey and the program is gone from the screen: no window, no tray icon. Watching and recording carry on exactly as before. The same key brings it back.
It is one keypress, not a sequence, and not a separate install.
- A PC on the shop floorThe machine can do its normal job in front of customers with nothing on display.
- Shared officesThe recording does not have to be a conversation every time somebody walks past the screen.
- Site offices and gatehousesWhere the PC is also used for other work.
Hiding the software on the screen is not the same as hiding the cameras. What you may record, and whether you must tell people you are recording, is set by the law where you are — and in workplaces the rules are usually stricter. Secret mode is about what is on the monitor, not a way around notification requirements. Check what applies locally, particularly for staff areas.
Quick answers.
Does recording continue?
Yes. Nothing about the cameras changes; only the window goes.
Is it a separate product?
No, it is part of the program and included in every license, including the free one.
Can someone tell it is running?
Not from the screen. It is still a program on the computer, so somebody with access to the machine can find it.
Every feature, on the free license.
One camera, free for life, with the complete program. Paid licenses add cameras, not features.