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What this does
Records what is on your screen along with your microphone, and saves it as a video file. Useful for a quick walkthrough, a bug report, or showing someone how to do something instead of writing it out.
Nothing is installed and nothing is uploaded. The recording is built on your own machine and saved straight to a folder you choose.
How to use it
- Choose the folder where recordings should be saved.
- Pick your microphone, and tick the speaker option if you also want the computer’s own sound.
- Press "Select desktop" and choose a whole screen, a single window, or one browser tab.
- Press start. There is a countdown first so you can get ready.
- Press stop when you are done. The file appears in your chosen folder.
Screen, window, or tab
The picker offers three kinds of share, and the choice matters.
- Whole screen: everything, including notifications that pop up. Close your chat apps first.
- A single window: only that program, even if you click elsewhere. Safest for a clean recording.
- A browser tab: just that page, and it is the only option that can capture the tab’s own audio.
Choosing a quality
Draft is fine for a quick internal clip and keeps the file small. Higher settings look sharper on a large monitor but grow the file quickly, and a long recording at high quality can strain an older machine.
If the video stutters, drop the quality a step and record again.
The extra controls
- Pause: stop and resume without starting a new file.
- Mark: drop a marker at an interesting moment so you can find it later.
- Auto-stop: end the recording on its own after a set time, in case you forget.
- File prefix: name recordings consistently, which helps when there are dozens.
- Test 5 s: a short trial run to check your mic level before committing.
Your privacy
Your recording never leaves your device. The video is assembled in your browser and written to a folder you picked, so nothing is uploaded and nothing is stored on a server.
Common questions
Why can I not hear the computer audio?
Only a browser tab share can capture the computer’s own sound, and you must tick the audio box in the picker when you choose it. A whole-screen share cannot.
Can I record just a part of the screen?
Not directly. Share a single window instead, or crop the video afterwards with ClipGrabber.
What happens if I close the tab mid-recording?
The recording stops and you may lose it. Keep the tab open until you press stop.
Why does it ask for a folder?
So the file can be written straight to disk instead of going through your Downloads. The permission covers only that one folder and ends when you close the tab.