# How to record your screen on a Chromebook

> Record a Chromebook screen in the browser, and when to use the built-in ChromeOS recorder instead.

Source: https://www.screen-recording-software.com/guides/record-screen-on-chromebook
Category: Platforms

Chromebooks run Chrome, so browser-based screen recording works well. ChromeOS also has its own recorder built into the system tray, and for some jobs that is the better tool.

## Recording in the browser

Open the recorder and press start. The picker offers your whole screen, a specific window, or a Chrome tab. Tab recording is the cleanest option on a Chromebook because it also captures that tab’s audio.

## The built-in option

Press Shift + Ctrl + Show Windows, or open the status area and choose Screen capture. ChromeOS records to your Downloads folder as a WebM file, the same format a browser produces. It can record a selected region of the screen, which a web page cannot do, and it keeps recording while you switch between apps.

## Which to use

Use the browser recorder when you want the file to stay in the page until you decide to save it, or when you want a webcam overlay. Use the ChromeOS recorder when you need a cropped region or want to record outside the browser entirely.