How to record your screen in Chrome, with nothing to install
Updated 30 September 2026
Chrome can record your screen by itself. There is no extension to add and no app to download: a web page asks Chrome, Chrome asks you what to share, and the recording happens in the tab.
How it works
When a site like Reverie asks to record, Chrome opens its own picker. The site never sees your screen until you choose something in that picker, and you can stop sharing at any time from the bar Chrome shows at the bottom of the screen.
Microsoft Edge uses the same engine and works the same way.
What you can choose
- A tab. Just one browser tab. The cleanest option for walking through a website or web app, because nothing else on your computer can appear in the video.
- A window. One app's window, such as a slide deck or a code editor.
- Your entire screen. Everything, including notifications. Turn on Do Not Disturb first.
Sound
Your microphone is separate: the site asks for it on its own, and you can say no. When you share a tab, Chrome can also include that tab's sound, which is useful for recording a demo that plays audio. Whether you can capture your whole computer's sound depends on your operating system.
The easiest way
- Open Reverie in Chrome or Edge and press record.
- Pick a tab, a window or your screen, and turn on your camera if you want to be in it.
- Talk for as long as you need. There is no time limit.
- Press stop. Trim it if you like, and send the link.
Everything is recorded and put together on your own computer, so a wobbly connection cannot ruin a take.