GitHub - mbarlow/chrome-recorder: Chrome extension to record browser tab, window, or desktop video and audio to local WebM files

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Record your active browser tab, your window, or entire screen as a WebM video with one click or a keyboard shortcut just using native chrome.

chrome-recording-2026-04-08T02-24-19-256Z.webm

Features

  • Record any browser tab with audio
  • Draggable recording indicator on the page — click to stop
  • Automatic save to Downloads as WebM
  • Clean popup with live timer

Install

  1. Download and unzip the latest release from the releases page, or clone this repo
  2. Open chrome://extensions
  3. Enable Developer Mode
  4. Click "Load unpacked" and select the unzipped directory

Usage

Click the extension icon and press "Start Recording". Click the floating indicator on the page to stop. The recording saves automatically to your Downloads folder.

License

MIT