Best alternatives to Google Vids Screen Recorder (2026)

10 Chrome extensions that do a similar job to Google Vids Screen Recorder, closest first. Each shows real store users, its rating, how recently it was updated and how many permissions it asks for.

Google Vids Screen Recorder: reviews, users and permissions Best Communication extensions

Google Vids Screen Recorder today

≈200K users4.4★ from 51 ratingsUpdated 4 days ago5 permissions

Google Vids Screen Recorder alternatives, compared

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Screen Recorder for Google Chrome™
Screen Recorder is a software that allows you to capture and record your computer screen right in the browser!
≈600K users4.2★ from 18.1K ratingsUpdated 3 months ago3 permissions
- About 3.0× more users than Google Vids Screen Recorder
- Rated 0.3 stars lower
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (3 vs 5)
- Listed under Workflow & Planning
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Screen Recorder
Free Simple tool for high quality video capturing from Tab, Area of the page and full Screen, with Mic, Webcam and System audio
≈400K users3.7★ from 1.1K ratingsNot updated for 2+ yearsNo special permissions
- About 2.0× more users than Google Vids Screen Recorder
- Rated 0.7 stars lower
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (0 vs 5)
- Listed under Workflow & Planning
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Screen Recorder
Record a video from the camera or capture it from the screen (desktop, specific application window or browser tab)
≈2M users3.8★ from 1.9K ratingsNot updated for 2+ years1 permissions
- About 10× more users than Google Vids Screen Recorder
- Rated 0.7 stars lower
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (1 vs 5)
- Listed under Workflow & Planning
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Vidyard - Screen Recorder & Screen Capture
Capture your screen, share your video and track who's watching it!
≈300K users4.2★ from 1.3K ratingsUpdated 2 weeks ago11 permissions
- About 1.5× more users than Google Vids Screen Recorder
- Rated 0.2 stars lower
- Asks for more permissions (11 vs 5)
- Listed under Workflow & Planning
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Screen Recorder
Record your computer's screen with just one click!
≈300K users3.1★ from 311 ratingsUpdated 2 months ago3 permissions
- About 1.5× more users than Google Vids Screen Recorder
- Rated 1.4 stars lower
- Asks for fewer permissions (3 vs 5)
- Listed under Tools
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Screencastify - Screen Video Recorder
Used by 15M+ people. An easy-to-use screen recorder for your browser. Capture, edit and share videos in seconds.
≈9M users3.9★ from 11.7K ratingsUpdated 12 days ago14 permissions
- About 45× more users than Google Vids Screen Recorder
- Rated 0.5 stars lower
- Asks for more permissions (14 vs 5)
- Listed under Workflow & Planning
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Vidline Screen Recorder
Quickly record screen with audio and camera. Instantly share videos with one click.
≈40K users4.6★ from 234 ratingsUpdated 20 months ago13 permissions
- About 5.0× fewer users than Google Vids Screen Recorder
- Updated less recently
- Asks for more permissions (13 vs 5)
- Listed under Workflow & Planning
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Screen Recorder
Screen recorder - simple, tiny, user-friendly and full-featured!
≈1K users4.5★ from 4 ratingsUpdated 20 months ago3 permissions
- About 200× fewer users than Google Vids Screen Recorder
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (3 vs 5)
- Listed under Workflow & Planning
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Screenshot & Screen Video Recorder
An effective screenshot and screen recording tool to quickly share screens and capture entire pages and edit.
≈400K users4.1★ from 539 ratingsUpdated 12 months ago6 permissions
- About 2.0× more users than Google Vids Screen Recorder
- Rated 0.3 stars lower
- Updated less recently
- Asks for more permissions (6 vs 5)
- Listed under Tools
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Free Screen Recorder
Record screen along with audio and making the recording downloadable
≈20K users3.4★ from 29 ratingsNot updated for 2+ years1 permissions
- About 10× fewer users than Google Vids Screen Recorder
- Rated 1.1 stars lower
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (1 vs 5)
- Listed under Workflow & Planning
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Google Vids Screen Recorder alternatives: questions

What is the best alternative to Google Vids Screen Recorder?

By users, the most popular alternative is Screencastify - Screen Video Recorder with ≈9M users and a 3.9-star rating. The closest match by what it does is Screen Recorder for Google Chrome™.

Which Google Vids Screen Recorder alternative has the best rating?

Vidline Screen Recorder has the highest rating of these alternatives with 50+ ratings: 4.6 out of 5 from 234 ratings.

Is there a Google Vids Screen Recorder alternative that asks for fewer permissions?

Screen Recorder asks for 0 permissions, against 5 for Google Vids Screen Recorder.

How many alternatives to Google Vids Screen Recorder are there?

We list 10 close alternatives to Google Vids Screen Recorder on the Chrome Web Store, picked by what they do and ranked by how close they are.

Users and ratings are the figures shown on the Chrome Web Store, re-checked continuously. Alternatives are matched on name, description, category and topic. Browse best-of lists by niche.