Online screen recorder

How to record your screen in the browser

This page records with the screen sharing built into your browser, so there is nothing to install and no account. Chrome, Edge, Firefox and Safari on a computer can all record the screen; which sounds you get and which file format you end up with depend on the browser, as the next two sections explain.

1. Pick a mode: screen, camera only or microphone only. For the screen you can add System audio, Microphone and Webcam bubble.
2. Press Start recording. Your browser asks what to share: pick the entire screen, a window or a tab, tick Share audio if you want sound, then press Share.
3. With the countdown on, recording starts after 3 seconds, which gives you time to switch to the window you want to record.
4. Press Stop when you are done, or use the browser’s Stop sharing button. Then preview it, trim the start and end, and download the file.

Shortcuts only work while this page is the active window: browsers do not let a web page register system-wide shortcuts. When you are recording another window, use the browser’s Stop sharing button or come back here and press Stop. The keys avoid the Ctrl and Command combinations browsers use themselves, and single letters.

Webcam bubble

With Webcam bubble on, your camera is cropped into a circle and placed in a corner of the recording, which works well for tutorials and walkthroughs. The bubble is drawn into the video itself, so it is in the file you download. Pick any of the four corners, even while recording. With the bubble, the video is at most 1920 × 1080 (1080 × 1920 for a portrait screen) and larger screens are scaled down; without it, the screen is recorded at its own size (up to 4K).

Which sounds can be recorded

Sound playing on your computer (system audio) has to come from the browser, and each one handles it differently. As of October 2026:

Every browser can record the microphone. With both system audio and the microphone on, the tool mixes them into one audio track. If a recording has no sound, see the question "Why is there no sound in my recording" below.

MP4 or WebM

Chrome and Edge 126 or later and Safari record straight to MP4 (H.264), which plays in the players and editors built into Windows and macOS and uploads anywhere. Firefox cannot record MP4 and saves WebM instead; WebM plays in Chrome, Firefox and VLC. If you need MP4, record with Chrome or Edge. Before you start, the line under the start button says which format this browser will use.

• Microphone only: Chrome, Edge and Safari save an M4A audio file; Firefox saves WebM or Ogg audio.
• Audio only: you can download just the sound of a video. AAC audio is saved as M4A and Opus audio as Ogg, without re-encoding. MP3 is not offered.
• Recordings have no watermark and no time limit; length is limited only by your computer’s memory (see the FAQ).

Trimming (start and end only)

Trimming only cuts the start and the end. The video is not re-encoded, so it is fast and the quality stays exactly the same. The trade-off is that the start has to land on a keyframe: when the point you pick is not on one, it moves back to the previous keyframe (usually less than a second for files from Chrome and Edge; if the next keyframe is less than 0.25 seconds away, it starts there instead), and the page tells you where it actually starts. At least 0.5 seconds must remain, and you can restore the full recording at any time.

Record with the tools built into your computer

Windows and macOS can also record the screen without a browser. These steps follow Microsoft’s and Apple’s official help pages, checked on 10 October 2026.

Windows: Xbox Game Bar (Windows logo key + Alt + R)

1. Open the game or app you want to record.
2. Press Windows logo key + Alt + R to start. The screen flashes to show recording has started. You can also press Windows logo key + G to open Game Bar and choose Start recording in the Capture widget.
3. Press Windows logo key + Alt + R again to stop. Windows logo key + Alt + M turns the microphone on or off while recording.
4. The video is saved as an MP4 file in the Captures folder inside Videos, and you can also find it in the Game Bar Gallery.

Sources: Xbox Support, Using Game Bar Widgets; Microsoft Support, Use a screen reader to record your screen with Xbox Game Bar. Checked on 10 October 2026.

Windows 11: Snipping Tool (Windows logo key + Shift + R)

1. Press Windows logo key + Shift + R, or open Snipping Tool, select Record, then select New.
2. Drag to select the area of the screen you want to record, then select Start.
3. Select Stop when you are done. Save the recording as it is, or choose Edit in Clipchamp.
4. By default it is saved as an MP4 file in the Screen Recordings folder inside Videos.

Newer versions of Snipping Tool can also record your PC audio and microphone (announced on the Windows Insider Blog in August 2023). Screen recording in Snipping Tool is only on Windows 11.

Sources: Microsoft Support, Use Snipping Tool to capture screenshots; Keyboard shortcuts in Windows; Windows Insider Blog (31 August 2023). Checked on 10 October 2026.

Mac: Screenshot toolbar (Shift + Command + 5)

1. Press Shift, Command and 5 together to open the Screenshot toolbar.
2. Choose Record Entire Screen or Record Selected Portion (macOS Tahoe 26 or later also has Record Selected Window).
3. For sound, click Options and choose a microphone; on macOS 27 or later you can also choose Include System Audio.
4. Click Record to start.
5. To stop, click the Stop button in the menu bar or press Command + Control + Esc. Recordings are saved to the desktop as .mov files by default.

Source: Apple Support, How to record the screen on Mac. Checked on 10 October 2026.

Record with the tools built into your phone

Phone browsers (Safari and Chrome on iPhone and iPad, Chrome on Android) cannot record the screen, so use the screen recorder built into your phone. When you open this page on a phone, the tool shows these steps right away. They follow Apple’s and Google’s official help pages, checked on 10 October 2026.

iPhone and iPad: Screen Recording in Control Center

1. Swipe down from the top-right corner to open Control Center (on models with a Home button, swipe up from the bottom).
2. Tap the gray Screen Recording button (a dot in a circle) and wait for the 3-second countdown. If it is not there, add it to Control Center first.
3. To record your voice too, touch and hold the Screen Recording button, tap Microphone to turn it on, then start.
4. To stop, tap the red recording indicator at the top of the screen (or the red dot in the Dynamic Island), then tap Stop. The video is saved to the Photos app.

To add the button on iOS 18 or later, open Control Center, tap the Add button, tap Add a Control and choose Screen Recording. On iOS 17 or earlier, go to Settings > Control Center. Some apps do not allow recording, and you cannot record while mirroring your screen.

Sources: Apple Support, Record the screen on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch; iPhone User Guide, Use and customize Control Center. Checked on 10 October 2026.

Android: Screen record in Quick Settings

1. Swipe down twice from the top of the screen to open Quick Settings.
2. Tap Screen record. You may need to swipe right to find it; if it is missing, tap Edit and drag it into Quick Settings.
3. Choose what to record and whether to record audio, then tap Start. Recording begins after the countdown.
4. To stop, swipe down from the top of the screen and tap the screen recorder notification. Find the video in Google Photos under Collections > On this device > Movies.

Google notes that on Pixel phones some steps work only on Android 11 and up. Other brands may use a different name or place for the tile; check your phone maker’s help pages.

Source: Android Help, Take a screenshot or record your screen on your Android device. Checked on 10 October 2026.

Permissions and troubleshooting

To record the screen you pick what to share in your browser’s sharing dialog; adding the microphone or camera makes the browser ask again. Until you press Start, this page does not touch your screen, microphone or camera. The permission is for this site (www.pocketool.app) only, and you can take it back at any time.

You pressed Block or cancelled sharing

• Cancelled the sharing dialog: press Start again, pick what to share and press Share.
• Chrome, Edge: click the icon at the left of the address bar, set Microphone and Camera to Allow, then reload this page.
• Firefox: click the permissions icon at the left of the address bar, clear the blocked permission, then reload.
• Safari: choose Safari > Settings > Websites, find Microphone or Camera, and set www.pocketool.app to Allow.

Mac says the browser cannot record the screen

macOS needs its own permission for screen recording: open System Settings > Privacy & Security > Screen & System Audio Recording (called Screen Recording on older versions), turn on your browser, then quit and reopen the browser. Microphone and Camera are on the same page.

No microphone or camera found, or it is in use

• Check that the microphone or camera is connected, and that a laptop camera is not covered by a privacy switch or shutter.
• Close apps that are using it, such as video calls, and try again.
• Windows: in Settings > Privacy & security > Camera and Microphone, make sure access for apps and for your browser is on.

Is my recording uploaded

No. Recording, preview, trimming and audio export all happen in your browser. What you record is never sent to a server and never saved to browser storage.

• The recording lives only in this tab’s memory and disappears when you close or reload the page, so download it first.
• This tool does not remember any settings in your browser, and the URL never carries anything about your recording.
• Usage statistics only record the mode, the downloaded format, whether you trimmed, whether the webcam bubble was on, whether it was audio only, and, when recording fails, which source failed (screen, microphone or camera) and an error code. They never record length, file size, device names or any picture or sound.

Trimming and audio export use the open source Mediabunny library (MPL-2.0 license), downloaded to your browser the first time you trim, export audio or tidy up a WebM file. For details on usage statistics and server logs, see the privacy notice.

Frequently asked questions