How to Record Any Chrome Tab with Audio in Clicks

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How to Record Any Chrome Tab with Audio in Clicks

Last Updated: Apr. 12, 2021

You can take a screenshot of your computer screen, or capture application window easily, but it can be a little tricky to record any browser tab. Here we will show you several easy ways to record chrome tab. Not only Chrome, they also works for recording Firefox, Bing. Find the best solution above.

Record Chrome Tab with Game Bar on PC

Record Chrome Tab on Mac

Recommend: Record Chrome Tab with Online Tool

Record Chrome Tab with Third-Party Application

Record Chrome Tab with Game Bar on PC

Most people don’t know that there is a recording tool on PC. As long as you are on Windows 10, you have the access to the Game Bar’s recording tool. It is developed to record PC games, but it works on recording any interface on PC.

Step 1

Go to Settings > Game.

Step 2

Toggle on the Record game clips, screenshots, and broadcast using Game bar option.

Record Chrome Tab on PC

Record Chrome Tab with Game Bar on Mac

On Mac, there is a built-in screenshot tool with recording options. It’s even easier to operate.

Step 1

Bring the recording tool by pressing Command + Shift + 5, select the Chrome tab you’d like to record.

Step 2

Click on the record button to start capturing.

Step 3

To stop recording, press Command + Shift + 5 again and click on the Stop Recording button. The video will be saved to the Movies folder.

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Recommend: Record Chrome Tab with Online Tool

We strongly recommend you try recording Chrome Tab with online tools like RecordCast. You don’t need to download anything to your computer, nor register. So, you don’t have to worry about that RecordCast spays your Chrome tab. It’s also easy to operate. All you have to do is visit RecordCast, and click the Start Recording button. RecordCast does more than just recording Chrome tab. It also provides tools to edit Chrome tab record. Follow us and give it a try!

Step 1

Visit RecordCast and click on the Start Record tab.

Record Chrome Tab Online - Step 1

Step 2

Choose Screen Only and go to the next step.

Record Chrome Tab Online - Step 2

Step 3

Set the audio recording options. Four options meet all your needs.

Record Chrome Tab Online - Step 3

Step 4

Choose a Chrome tab you’d like to record and start recording.

Record Chrome Tab Online - Step 4

Step 5

(Optional) Edit the video. You will be brought to Recordcast’s editing panel. Trim, add text, elements and more.

Step 6

Download and save as MP4.

Record Chrome Tab with Third-Party Application

If you want to turn to some third-party recording application, it’s time to get to know OBS Studio. It is commonly used for live streaming on sites, but it’s also used to record Chrome tab. Check 3 easiest ways to capture streaming videos online.

While using it to record Chrome tab, it provides multiple “scenes” with different settings, which is extremely useful if you’d like to switch between them. The shortcoming of this application is it can be hard for green hands to catch up with without any guidance. However, in case some of you are willing to try, here are the detailed steps.

Step 1

Download OBS Studio to your computer, launch it.

Step 2

Go to Output, set up recording video resolution and frame rate here.

Step 3

Set up your default microphone and camera, if necessary, add more scenes to switch.

Step 4

Click on the Start Recording. Click the stop recording button when you are done.

The Bottom Line

That’s all for how to record a Chrome tab. Which method works the best for you? Tell us via Facebook. If you have more ideas, do share it with us. By the way, if you’d like to edit any video, remember to give RecordCast a try!