Shitty Screenshare

Shitty Screenshare is a single-purpose advocacy site built around one frustration: video conference screenshares that look soft, smeared, or otherwise unwatchable. Rather than offering software of its own, it argues that the problem is structural. Browsers decide your bitrate, codec, and resolution, and those defaults rarely match what you are actually presenting. The site positions WHIP as the missing link that lets professional capture tools join ordinary calls.

The core argument rests on WHIP, an open standard for sending live video to a service over WebRTC. A provider hands you a server URL and a stream key, called a bearer token, and your encoder speaks the same protocol as the conference. That means OBS and FFmpeg can connect directly instead of being locked out by proprietary clients. The site highlights the practical payoff: you set resolution, frame rate, bitrate, and codec yourself, so the output matches your content rather than a browser’s guess.

The site speaks to streamers, developers, and technical presenters who already know their way around OBS or FFmpeg and are tired of degraded demos. It is less suited to casual users who want a one-click fix, since the workflow assumes familiarity with encoder settings and conference credentials. Visitors whose provider lacks WHIP support get a blunt suggestion: complain and ask for open standards.

Use it as a starting point rather than a manual. Read the FAQ to understand what WHIP is and why browser captures blur, then