Screen Recorder

Record your computer's screen with just one click!

Screen Recorder - Firefox Add-on for Quick Screen Recording

"Screen Recorder" is a Firefox add-on that lets you record videos straight from your computer's screen. The recording process is initiated by a single click from the toolbar button. Users have the flexibility to select their video source, be it their screen, a window, or a tab. The video is automatically downloaded to your computer in a default WebM format. For different video format, external software may be required. Please note, the current version doesn't support audio recording.

Add-on stats

By: Bernard
Daily users: 20,060
-33
Rating: 2.79
(42)
Version: 0.2.1 (Last updated: 2024-11-13)
Creation date: 2021-03-04
Weekly download count: 786
Firefox on Android: No
Risk impact: Very low risk impact
Risk likelihood:
Manifest version: 3
Permissions:
  • storage
  • unlimitedStorage
Size: 61.76K
URLs: Website

Other platforms

Not available on Chrome
Not available on Android
Desktop Screen Recorder (v0.2.1)
3.30 (20) 70,244
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Add-on summary

Screen Recorder addon helps you record video from the computer's screen.

To work with this addon, please click on the toolbar button. Once the recorder interface appears, please adjust desired options, and then click the - Start - button. The video source could be your screen, window, or tab. The audio source can be the system's audio, microphone, mixed, or no audio at all. When you click the start button, a popup will appear within the interface. This popup window allows you to select the desired screen, tab, or window. To start recording please click on the - Share - button. When you are done recording the screen, please press the toolbar button (or the stop button on the app interface) to stop the recording process. The recorded video will be download to your computer automatically (on the default download location).

By default, recorded media is in - webm - format. To get more information about webm video format, please visit this Wikipedia page (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WebM). If you want to change this format to a different one, please use a different software.

Note: currently in Firefox, recording the audio is not supported. "navigator.mediaDevices.getDisplayMedia" API, does not have audio capabilities. In the future, if this capability is added to the API, it will be included in the addon automatically.

To report bugs, please fill the bug report form on the addon's homepage.

User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Firefox Browser Add-ons does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.
Pros
  • Works fine for basic usage
  • Simple to use
  • Automatically saves recordings to downloads folder
  • Works as intended for some users
Cons
  • No audio recording feature
  • Video quality is poor
  • Fails to work consistently for many users
  • Error message related to accessing downloads folder
Most mentioned
  • No audio
  • Poor video quality
  • Does not work for some users
  • User interface issues with finding recordings
User reviews

Cannot work at all with a message, "Error! Could not access the downloads folder to save the final recording. Please reload the app and try again."

by Paul, 2024-12-13
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Add-on safety

Risk impact

Screen Recorder does not require any sensitive permissions.

Risk impact analysis details
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Risk likelihood

Screen Recorder is probably trust-worthy. Prefer other publishers if available. Exercise caution when installing this add-on.

Risk likelihood analysis details
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