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How to record your screen with audio in Chrome

There are two kinds of sound in a screen recording: what your computer plays (a video, an app’s sounds) and your voice. Here’s how to record each in Chrome, and how to balance them afterwards.

Updated 29 October 2026 · 3 min read

Record a tab with its sound

When you record a browser tab with Reframe, the tab’s sound is recorded with it automatically. There’s nothing to switch on: if the page plays sound while you record, it’s in the video.

Add your voice

A headset or a USB microphone sounds much clearer than a laptop’s built-in one. Record somewhere quiet, and keep the microphone at the same distance throughout.

  1. Click the Reframe icon and open the microphone menu.
  2. Choose your microphone. Chrome asks for permission the first time.
  3. Press Record and talk as you go.

Sound from a window or the whole screen

For window and screen recordings, Chrome decides what sound can be shared. When you share your whole screen, Chrome’s sharing dialog can offer to share system audio on some systems, such as Windows and ChromeOS. A single window is shared without its sound. Your microphone works in every case.

Balance the sound when you edit

  • Set the volume, or mute all audio, in the editor’s Audio tab.
  • Cut long silences, or speed up quiet stretches, from the timeline.
  • If you export a GIF, the sound is left out: GIFs can’t carry audio.

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