How to record your screen in the browser
- Click Start recording and choose what to share in the browser dialog: the entire screen, a single window or one browser tab.
- Optionally tick Include microphone audio first, for narrated walkthroughs.
- Record — the live preview and timer confirm what is being captured.
- Press Stop here, or the browser’s own Stop sharing button, to finish.
- Click Download recording to save the file — it was on your device the whole time.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where does my recording go?
Nowhere but your device. Frames are captured by your browser’s own screen-capture API, held in memory, and handed to you as a downloadable file. Unlike most online recorders, there is no upload step at all — nothing to intercept, nothing retained on a server.
Which format do I get?
The browser decides: Chrome, Edge and Firefox produce WebM (VP9 or VP8 video), while Safari produces MP4. The tool picks the best format your browser supports automatically and names the file accordingly.
Can I record system audio too?
It depends on your browser. When you share a browser tab, most browsers offer to include that tab’s audio. Whole-screen audio capture is available on Chrome for Windows in the share dialog. Microphone audio can always be layered on with the checkbox here.
Is there a watermark or time limit?
No watermark, ever — the recording is your file, produced locally on your machine. The only practical length limit is device memory, since the capture accumulates in your browser until you download it.
Why did my recording come out empty?
The most common cause is minimizing or covering the shared window during capture — some platforms pause frames for hidden content. Keep the shared source visible, and stop the recording with the tool’s Stop button or the browser’s share bar.