Screen recorder for Mac, Windows, Linux and Chromebook
Recordio is one recorder and one team library across every operating system, because it runs as an extension in Chrome, Edge and Brave rather than as a native app. Install it once from the Chrome Web Store, sign in, and the same auto zoom, spotlight, captions and share links work on a MacBook, a Windows PC, an Ubuntu laptop or a school Chromebook.
Recordings from every platform land in the same workspace. A product manager on a Mac, an engineer on Linux and a support agent on a Chromebook share one library and send links that look identical. Pick your platform below for setup notes, what to expect from browser capture on that system, and the questions we get asked most.
Pick your platform
- Screen recorder for Mac Chrome, Edge or Brave on macOS, with no desktop app to install. Auto zoom and spotlight are applied as you record, and every video lands in your team library.
- Screen recorder for Windows Runs in the browser on any Windows PC, so there is nothing to install beyond the extension. Same recorder and same share links as the Mac half of your team.
- Screen recorder for Linux Works on Ubuntu, Fedora, Debian, Arch and any distro with a Chromium browser. Tab capture behaves the same on Wayland and X11, with no PPA or Snap to add.
- Screen recorder for Chromebook Runs on any Chromebook, including managed school and work devices, with an admin allow-list guide. Cloud rendering on Pro keeps the work off a small machine.
- Screen recorder for Chrome How the extension itself works: tab capture, the simplified toolbar, blur and the editor at app.recordio.io. The same notes apply to Edge and Brave.
The same everywhere
- Tab capture with auto zoom that reads the page, and every zoom an editable keyframe.
- Auto spotlight, Smart AutoCut, blur, webcam bubble, device frames and the simplified toolbar.
- The editor at app.recordio.io, 1080p downloads on Free, 4K and cloud rendering on Pro.
- Share links with view analytics and a shared team library on Pro, with unlimited viewer seats.
- Full-page screenshots with annotation from the same extension.
What differs by platform
- Mac has polished native recorders too, so the Mac page is where the Screen Studio comparison matters most.
- Windows is where most desktop capture tools live. Recordio skips the install and the export step.
- Linux has few recorders with auto zoom at all, and Wayland breaks many of the ones that exist. The browser handles capture on both Wayland and X11.
- Chromebook devices are often managed. The Chromebook page covers the admin allow-list and why cloud rendering helps on small machines.
Guides for each platform
- How to record your screen on Mac with audioRecord your Mac screen with your microphone using the built-in Screenshot toolbar, and when to reach for more.
- How to record your screen on Ubuntu with audioRecord your Ubuntu desktop with microphone and desktop audio using the free OBS Studio.
- How to screen record on a ChromebookRecord your Chromebook screen with your microphone using the ChromeOS Screen capture toolbar.
- How to make a product walkthrough videoPlan, record, edit and share a product walkthrough video that people watch to the end.
Related comparisons
- Recordio vs Screen StudioThe Mac-first cursor-effects benchmark, compared on Windows, Linux and sharing.
- Recordio vs OBSFree, open source and built for streaming, compared for product demos and tutorials.
- Recordio vs ScreencastifyThe classroom Chrome recorder, compared on auto zoom and view analytics for teams.
- All comparisonsRecordio compared with ten other screen recorders, grouped by type.