How to record your screen and camera in Chrome without installing anything (2026)
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Chrome and Edge let a web page ask to share a browser tab, a window or your whole screen, and the page can record that together with your camera and microphone. No extension or app is needed. On tellscreen.com: choose Screen and camera, allow your camera and microphone, press Start recording, pick what to share, and the link is on your clipboard when you stop.
Step by step
- Open tellscreen.com in Chrome or Edge on a computer.
- Choose Screen and camera, Screen or Camera. The preview shows where viewers will see you.
- Allow the camera and microphone when the browser asks. Pick a different camera or microphone from the two menus if you have more than one.
- Press Start recording. Chrome asks what to share: a tab, a window or your entire screen.
- A 3-2-1 countdown runs. Your camera and the Pause, Start over, Delete and Stop buttons float in a small window on top of whatever you are showing.
- Press Stop. The share link is copied, and the video page opens.
Chrome's own Stop sharing button also stops the recording and shares it.
Sound
Your microphone is recorded with your voice. When you share a Chrome tab, Chrome can include the tab's sound too; the option is in the same dialog where you pick the tab. Whether Chrome can include your computer's sound when you share a whole screen depends on your operating system.
Which browser to use
| Screen and camera | Floating controls | |
|---|---|---|
| Chrome on a computer | Yes | Yes |
| Edge on a computer | Yes | Yes |
| Other desktop browsers that support screen sharing | Yes | No; use the page's own buttons |
| Phones and tablets | Camera only; mobile browsers can't share the screen | No |
The floating window uses a browser feature called Document Picture-in-Picture, which Chrome and Edge have.
What happens while you record
Every second of video is saved in the browser and uploaded while you record, so the link can be ready about a second after you stop. If the connection drops or the tab closes, the recording isn't lost: the next visit finishes the upload. Recordings can run up to 4 hours.
Once you stop, the transcript, an AI summary with chapters, a GIF for emails and a downloadable MP4 with your camera in the picture fill in behind the link. On a 20-second test recording, the transcript arrived about 21 seconds after Stop and the MP4 about 34 seconds after.
Sources
- How a web page asks to share the screen: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/MediaDevices/getDisplayMedia
- Recording in the browser: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/MediaRecorder
- Floating windows: https://developer.chrome.com/docs/web-platform/document-picture-in-picture