Record with the Chrome extension
Record a tab, a window or your whole screen from Chrome, with or without your camera, and get a share link as soon as you stop.
The Vidler extension records straight from Chrome, and the link is ready when you stop. To set it up, see Install the Chrome extension.
Start a recording
- Open the page you want to record. Click the Vidler icon in the toolbar, or press
Alt+Shift+V(Option+Shift+Von a Mac). - Make sure Video is selected, then choose Screen and camera, Screen only or Camera only.
- Choose what to share: Current tab, A window or Full screen. For a window or your screen, Chrome asks which one after you start.
- The first time, click Allow camera and microphone, or Record without them.
- Pick a Countdown (Off, 3s, 5s or 10s), then click Start recording.
During the countdown, press Space (Start now) to begin at once, or Esc to Cancel.
While you record
For a tab or a window, the controls open in a small window that isn't in your video. For Camera only, they sit next to your camera bubble. When you share your whole screen, Chrome can't hide the controls window, so it appears in the recording.
From the controls you can pause, Rewind, Start over, discard, mute the microphone, turn the camera off and draw on the page.
| Shortcut | What it does |
|---|---|
Alt+Shift+S | Start, or stop and save |
Alt+Shift+K | Pause or resume |
Alt+Shift+H | Show or hide controls |
On a Mac, use Option instead of Alt. To change them, open Recording options and click Change shortcuts.
Stop and share
Click Stop and save, or press Alt+Shift+S. Vidler copies the link and opens the video in a new tab while it processes. To change this, open Recording options and go to After recording. There you can turn off Copy the link, or set Then to Stay on this page.
Tools in the popup
- Script: text for the teleprompter, which scrolls in the controls window. See Script and teleprompter.
- Blur: click parts of the page to blur emails, names or numbers, then click Done.
- Part of tab: record only part of the current tab. After Start recording, drag on the page to choose the area.
- Recording type: choose Video, Bug report or For an AI agent. See Report a bug with logs.
- Practice take · not saved: a try-out that is never uploaded. Watch it, then click Record for real.
- Setups: save your devices and camera look under a name.
Recording options
Click Recording options (the sliders icon) for quality, computer audio, camera shape and size, a checklist, a time limit and more. Use my Vidler defaults copies your choices from Settings → Recording.