How to record your screen in Chrome, with automatic zoom

What you need

• Google Chrome 116 or later (Edge and Brave can install Chrome extensions too).
• The free Reframe extension.
• Optional: a camera and a microphone.

Record a browser tab

Recording a single tab gives the best result: Reframe sees your clicks there, so it can add zooms automatically and show a clearer cursor.

1. Open the page you want to record.
2. Click the Reframe icon in the toolbar, or press Ctrl+Shift+Y (Cmd+Shift+Y on a Mac).
3. Choose This tab. Turn on your camera and microphone if you want them.
4. Press Record. After a short countdown, use the page as you normally would.
5. Pause with Ctrl+Shift+U if you need a moment. Stop by clicking the icon again.

Record a window or your whole screen

To show more than one tab, or an app outside the browser, choose Window or Screen in the recorder instead. Chrome asks which window or screen to share. Reframe can’t see clicks outside a tab, so in the editor you add zooms yourself: move the playhead to the moment and press Z.

Edit and export

When you stop, the editor opens with your recording and, for tab recordings, a zoom on every click. From there:

• Drag a zoom to move it, change how close it gets, or delete it.
• Press S, then click a clip to cut it; or select a clip and change its speed.
• Pick a background, padding, rounded corners and an aspect ratio in the Look tab.
• Press Export and choose MP4, WebM or GIF and a quality from 720p up to full resolution.

Tips for a clear recording

• Close notifications and tabs you don’t need before you start.
• Move the pointer slowly and pause briefly before each important click; zooms look best when the pointer settles.
• Zoom the browser page in (Ctrl and +) if the text is small. It reads better in the final video.
• Try it first on the practice page.

Related

• How to record your screen with audio
• Tutorials with Reframe