Private Chrome screen recorder

Simply ScreenRecorder

Screen recording that's fast, private.

Record a tab, app window, full screen, selected area, or camera. Add audio, webcam effects, and annotations, then edit and export without sending your recording anywhere.

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100% on-device No account No uploads

5capture modes

4Kmaximum quality

120 FPSmaximum frame rate

10languages

6UI themes

Capture your way

From one tab to the whole screen.

Choose the source, quality, audio, camera, countdown, and save location before recording starts.

Current Tab

Record the active browser tab with optional tab sound.

App Window

Capture one selected application window.

Full Screen

Record the complete display with system sound where supported.

Selected Area

Choose and record a specific region of the page.

Camera Only

Record directly from the selected webcam.

On-device webcam effects

Change the scene. Keep the footage private.

Blur or replace the background, choose from 133 face masks, or protect a face with blur, pixelation, or hiding. The bundled models run locally.

Draggable, resizable webcam overlay
Circle, rounded, or rectangle shape
Background blur or replacement
Face blur, pixelate, or hide

Webcam effects panel with background, face privacy, and face mask controls

Control while recording

Pause, resume, annotate, or stop on time.

Use the popup or keyboard shortcuts while recording. A countdown helps you prepare, an auto-stop timer handles planned sessions, and crash recovery salvages interrupted recordings automatically.

Pen & highlighter Shapes Click highlights Pause & resume Countdown timer Auto-stop timer

Simply ScreenRecorder controls for pause, stop, restart, audio, camera, quality, and timer

History and editor

Find it, refine it, export it.

Recordings land in a searchable local library with bulk delete and a storage meter. The built-in editor handles trim, crop, text, boxes, and circles before export.

Recording History and built-in editor with trim, crop, text, box, and circle tools

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Private by design

Your recording never leaves your device.

Simply ScreenRecorder has no account, no upload pipeline, no analytics, and no tracking. Recordings, edits, settings, and webcam effects stay on your computer.

No serversThere is nowhere for your recording to be uploaded.

Local processingEditing and AI webcam effects run on your device.

Local historyRecordings use Downloads and local IndexedDB storage.

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Simply ScreenRecorder welcome screen explaining private on-device recording

Everything included

A complete recording workflow.

Quality up to 4K

Choose quality up to 4K and frame rates up to 120 FPS, with smart bitrate scaling.

Clean audio

Record microphone audio with noise cleanup alongside tab or system sound.

Webcam overlay

Drag, resize, and choose a circle, rounded, or rectangle webcam shape.

Live annotations

Use pen, highlighter, shapes, and click highlights while recording.

Recording control

Use countdown, auto-stop, pause, resume, and keyboard shortcuts.

Crash recovery

Interrupted recordings are salvaged automatically.

Searchable history

Search recordings, bulk delete items, and monitor local storage use.

Built-in editor

Trim, crop, and add text, boxes, or circles before export.

Localized UI

Use Simply ScreenRecorder in 10 languages and choose from 6 UI themes.