Desktop recording
Record a window or your entire screen to capture cross-tab and multi-window bugs.
Use desktop recording to capture a screen, window, or tab selected in Chrome's sharing picker.
Start a desktop recording
Open Screendesk and expand Recording settings.
Set Record area to Desktop.
Choose your camera and microphone devices if needed, and turn their toggles on.
Choose Record Desktop.
Select the screen, window, or tab in Chrome's picker and confirm sharing.
If you enabled the camera, Screendesk prepares a picture-in-picture camera preview during setup. After you select the shared surface, return to the original page for the countdown. You do not need to start a second recording from a separate setup window.
End the recording using Screendesk's recording controls, then review it and choose Upload.
Camera and audio
A separate camera window is not automatically composited into another window or tab. Keep the preview visible on the shared screen if you want it in a full-screen recording, then check the saved video.
Audio from the shared surface depends on Chrome, your operating system, and the selected source. See Microphone and audio and Webcam and camera preview.
Operating system permissions
Your operating system may ask you to allow screen recording for Chrome. On macOS, check System Settings → Privacy & Security for the screen-recording permission. Depending on your macOS version, this may be named Screen Recording or Screen & System Audio Recording.
Restart Chrome if your operating system asks you to after changing a permission. Then try the recording again.
What gets captured
The video shows your selected surface. Attached technical diagnostics relate to the browser page, not other desktop applications. Close sensitive windows and notifications before recording.
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