TabRecorder

About

Record your Chrome tab or full screen in one click. No accounts. No cloud uploads. No subscriptions. Everything stays on your device.

🎥 What you can record

This Tab - Capture exactly what's playing in the active tab, including audio
Screen / All Tabs - Pick any window, tab, or your full desktop using Chrome's native source picker

⏺ Built for simplicity

One-click recording from the toolbar popup
Pause and resume without losing your session
Live recording timer shown right on the extension badge
Keyboard shortcut: Alt+Shift+R to start and stop hands-free

💾 Saves instantly to your Downloads
Your recording is saved as a high-quality .webm file the moment you hit Stop - no export step, no waiting.
🔒 Completely private
TabRecorder runs 100% on-device using Chrome's built-in capture APIs. No data is sent to any server. No analytics. No account required.
⚙️ Customisable quality
Choose from three quality presets in Settings:

Low — great for quick screen shares (~1 Mbps)
Medium — balanced quality for presentations (~3 Mbps)
High — crisp detail for tutorials and demos (~8 Mbps)

🎙 Flexible audio options

Capture tab or system audio automatically
Optionally mix in your microphone for voiceovers and commentary


Perfect for:

Recording online video calls, webinars, and live streams
Creating software tutorials and walkthroughs
Capturing browser-based gameplay
Screen recording for bug reports and QA testing
Saving lecture content or online course videos


Requires Chrome 116 or later. Recordings are saved to your default Downloads folder in WebM format.