This free online screen recorder captures a screen, window, or browser tab directly in your browser and downloads the video when you stop. Add microphone or system audio when your browser supports it, then make tutorials, bug reports, demos, and quick walkthroughs without installing software. Choose what to share, record, stop, and keep multiple WebM recordings in the same local session. Nothing is uploaded.
How screen recording works here
Press start and your browser asks what to capture: one window, one tab, or the entire screen. Pick the source, and the recorder runs until you press stop, saving the footage locally as it goes. Turn on microphone recording to request microphone permission, or turn on system audio when the share picker offers it. When you stop, the video appears on the page with a player preview and a download button, saved as a WebM file. The whole process uses your browser's native capture, so there is no upload, no plugin, and no account required.
Everyday jobs for screen recording
A short capture replaces a long explanation. Record a bug exactly as it happens and attach the clip to the ticket instead of writing paragraphs nobody can reproduce. Walk a client through a dashboard over a two minute video instead of a call. Make a quick tutorial for teammates who keep asking the same question. Capture a checkout flow to show where it breaks. Record a presentation rehearsal to review your pacing. Students film their solution process; support agents film the steps they want a customer to follow. Whenever showing beats telling, press start.
Record like the clip will be watched
Small preparation makes the difference between usable and re-recorded. Close unrelated windows and tabs before capturing, both to declutter the frame and to keep private things off camera. Silence notifications; a popup mid demo steals attention. Plan the first five seconds: open on the relevant screen, not on a desktop full of icons. Move the pointer deliberately and pause briefly after each click so viewers can follow. If you narrate, say what you are about to do, do it, then say what just happened. Keep recordings short; one focused clip per topic beats one long ramble.
Local, private, and instant
Screen footage often contains exactly what should not travel: internal tools, client data, unfinished work. This recorder keeps the capture on your device from start to finish. The video is assembled locally by your browser, previewed on the page, and handed to you as a download; nothing reaches a server unless you choose to share the file yourself afterwards. Keep up to 10 recordings in one page session, switch between them, download each one, or package them into a ZIP.
Fit recordings into your workflow
The captured clip is usually one step in a job. Trim the dead air at the start and end with the video trim tool before you send it. If the file is heavy for email, compress it; if the platform wants MP4, convert it. Adding a voiceover later, or swapping in clean audio, the video tools cover that too. Screenshots from the recording can be pulled frame by frame with the screenshot tool when a still explains enough. Switch between the recordings saved on this page and continue the workflow locally without uploading anything.
How to use Free Online Screen Recorder
Drop a video, or click to choose one. The first run loads the local engine.
Set format, quality, or the time range.
Start, wait for the preview, then download.
Questions
What format is the recording?
A WebM video, playable in modern players and browsers, downloadable the moment you press stop.
Is the video uploaded?
No. Capture and assembly happen on your device; the file downloads directly and nothing is stored online.
Can I record with sound?
Yes. Microphone audio can be included when your browser offers it, which suits narrated walkthroughs.
What can I capture?
One window, one browser tab, or the entire screen; the browser asks you to choose before recording starts.
Is there a time limit?
There is no hard limit set by the tool; very long recordings simply produce larger files on your device.
Can I record only one tab?
Yes. When the browser asks what to capture, choose a single tab or window instead of the full screen, which keeps other content out of the frame.
Why WebM instead of MP4?
WebM is the standard format browsers record natively. If a platform requires MP4, run the clip through the video converter afterwards, entirely in your browser.
Does recording need an account?
No. Capture runs locally with your browser's built-in recording, so there is no sign-in or upload. The page keeps up to 10 recordings at a time; clear the library to continue.
Can I record my microphone?
Yes, when your browser offers the option. Grant microphone access during the capture prompt so your narration lands in the same WebM file as the video.
Can I record my whole screen?
Yes. Choose the entire screen when the browser asks, and the screen recorder captures everything on the screen until you stop. Recording the screen runs locally, so the recorded screen footage never leaves your device.
Do I install anything to record?
No. The recorder works in your browser, so you can record the screen without plugins or apps. Start recording, share the screen or one window, stop recording, and download; every recording stays on your device.
Can I record the screen with audio?
Yes. The screen recorder can record microphone sound together with the screen, so your recording carries narration. Record the screen, stop the recording, and download; the recorded screen stays on your device.
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